Emergency Department Clinical Fellow

Emergency Department Clinical Fellow (ST3+equivalent ) The closing date is 10 December 2025 Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is now recruiting for Clinical Fellows to work in its emergency departments at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford and Horton General Hospital, Banbury. This offers a unique opportunity to work cross-site in a Major Trauma Centre and a district general hospital. The department also has close links with a world‑class university that could help to develop you as teacher, mentor or educationalist. We have significant experience with Portfolio Pathway applications for GMC specialist registration, and can offer secondments, in anaesthetics, intensive care medicine, adult medicine and paediatrics. We also support a work life balance. We have an annualised rota, self‑rostering and 1:3 weekends maximum. There is paid educational development time and a competitive salary. Both the city centre with Oxford spires and the historic university and the glorious countryside is within a close radius of the hospital. There is also easy access and public transport to London, the Cotswolds and the midlands. This role is not eligible for GMC sponsorship. If this sounds like an opportunity that you would like to explore, then please get in touch. We will be happy to talk in further detail about what OUH can do for you. Come and join our great team Main duties of the job Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellow equivalent to ST3 level or above. Full time clinical fellows work a full shift rota across both departments, including day shifts, evening shifts, nights and weekend. The majority patients attending OUH EDs are ambulatory, and the majority will be discharged home at the end of their visit. Consequently, clinical fellows will spend much of their time diagnosing and treating ambulatory patients with minor illness and injury. However, clinical fellows will receive exposure to the full range of patients and conditions attending OUH emergency departments, with shifts in resus and paediatric areas. About us Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. Find out more herewww.ouh.nhs.uk The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellenceand its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence. These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel. Job responsibilities DUTIES OF THE POST: In the Emergency Department, the Clinical Fellow will be responsible for the initial assessment and management of unselected acutely ill and injured patients. He/she/they will help to train and supervise more junior doctors (GP trainees and FY2 doctors). He/she/they will assist with clinical administration, for example, checking X-ray reports, corresponding with patients and their general practitioners. He/she/they will have opportunities to participate in the department's Clinical Governance activities, including departmental audit, and national audits required by the Healthcare Commission. He/she/they will also be expected to attend departmental teaching sessions. He/she/they will be responsible for keeping his/her/their resuscitation training up to date. The division of responsibilities between sites will be discussed at interview and arrangements made clear in writing prior to appointment. Factors to be considered will be the preferences of the applicant, their training needs and skill sets, and the needs of the service in so far as they can be foreseen. Work Commitment As per rota. For full time registrars based at the John Radcliffe: 40 hours per week (before subtraction of leave entitlement); Approximately three weekends in nine weeks; Approximately seven nights in nine weeks; Approximately one third to one half of shifts will be worked at the Horton Hospital. Person Specification GMC Registration Full GMC Registration Qualifications/Training MBBS or equivalent medical degree ALS and PALS or APLS by the time of application Full MRCEM ATLS or ETC Experience A minimum of four years post graduate medical experience by the time of application, of which at least 18 months has been worked in emergency medicine. Relevant experience from other acute specialties e.g. general medicine, paediatrics, anaesthesia, critical car Skills and Knowledge Excellent written and spoken English Ability to perform all foundation years "core procedure" skills safely and independently. Prioritisation and time management skills. Ability to communicate professionally at all times with patients and staff at all levels. Punctual, courteous, well informed. IT literacy to include use of Outlook and Word. Level 1 ultrasound competency Additional clinical skills relevant to EM Evidence of involvement in quality improvement, teaching, audit or research 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr