Job summary
Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine - ST3+ equivalent Medicine
Duration: 1-year Fixed term
Full Time
Anticipated Start Date: August 2025
Based at Grange University Hospital (GUH), Cwmbran, SE Wales
Do you want to want to develop your skills in Emergency Medicine? Do you want to work in a brand-new purpose-built critical care centre? Do you have interests in other areas aligned to Emergency Medicine which you would like to develop? Are you an enthusiastic, hard-working, willing to learn team player? Do you want to work in a beautiful part of the world as part of team that values work life balance? Answered yes to all of these questions, a Senior Clinical Development Fellow in Emergency Medicine in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board could be just right for you.
Main duties of the job
Appointees will work on the middle tier rota. They will supervise junior doctors in training and will have on-site Consultant support for 16 hours of the day. They will provide senior clinical care and support across the adult majors, resus and within the co-located children's ED.
The department has a good track record of developing senior EM doctors and support will be given to work towards gaining a Specialty Doctor post or Specialist Registration via Article 14. The posts could also support an individual to develop a special interest prior to starting as a Consultant. The department has recently supported 2 Specialty and Staff Grade doctors through the Fellowship Examination (FRCEM). Up to 20% of the job plan can be non "shop floor" time to pursue a special interest.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Well-being Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Health Boards two Type 1 Emergency Departments have recently merged into a brand-new department in the new specialist and critical care centre at the Grange University Hospital. The successful candidate would be expected to work across the health boards acute sites to support the clinical model as required.
Emergency Medicine in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is consultant led with an emphasis on training for all members of the team. The consultant body is made up of 30 consultants and one consultant nurse across the sites. This dynamic and enthusiastic team of Consultants believe in leading from the front line and aim to provide outstanding care with a shop floor presence from 8 am until midnight day seven days a week. They are supported by an excellent Middle Grade tier made up of ST4+ trainees, Speciality doctors and Senior Clinical Fellows and Junior (F2/CT level) doctors. The team are further complemented by experienced Emergency Nurse Practioners, Advanced Clinical Practioners and Physicians Associates.
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including
- An adults and childrens barred list check
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Health Boards two Type 1 Emergency Departments have recently merged into a brand-new department in the new specialist and critical care centre at the Grange University Hospital. The successful candidate would be expected to work across the health boards acute sites to support the clinical model as required.
Emergency Medicine in Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is consultant led with an emphasis on training for all members of the team. The consultant body is made up of 30 consultants and one consultant nurse across the sites. This dynamic and enthusiastic team of Consultants believe in leading from the front line and aim to provide outstanding care with a shop floor presence from 8 am until midnight day seven days a week. They are supported by an excellent Middle Grade tier made up of ST4+ trainees, Speciality doctors and Senior Clinical Fellows and Junior (F2/CT level) doctors. The team are further complemented by experienced Emergency Nurse Practioners, Advanced Clinical Practioners and Physicians Associates.
This position involves Regulated Activity with children and adults as defined by the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act (amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012) and the following checks will be undertaken following any conditional offer:
- Enhanced check with barred list information, including
- An adults and childrens barred list check
Person Specification
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
