Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS TRUST JOB DESCRIPTION JOB DETAILS: Job Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine and Major Trauma Grade: ST3+ Specialty/Department: Emergency Medicine Site and Location: LGI INFORMATION ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT / ROLE: Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is one of the largest acute hospital trusts in the country. It provides emergency care in three Emergency Departments with Adult Emergency Departments at St James University Hospital (SJUH) and the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), and a separate Pediatric Emergency Department at the Leeds General Infirmary. The Leeds Emergency Departments offer 12-month Senior Clinical Fellow posts designed to provide individually tailored experience and training for those who want to develop a special interest in Emergency Medicine whilst working in a large teaching hospital and major trauma center. This fellowship is targeted specifically at those with an interest in improving their skills managing severely injured patients, and improving the care provided in the regional Major Trauma Centre at the LGI.Our fellowship posts are designed with substantial non-clinical time (40%) to allow for the development of special interests. They are supported by a generous study budget. We will support trainees to complete a relevant PG Certificate during their time with us. As well as a clinical role at the regional MTC, 40% of this post is dedicated to non-clinical activities related to the provision of high-quality Major Trauma care.Previous projects have included work on developing a chest drain proforma for pneumothoraces requiring procedural drainage, as well as local and international trauma education. There may be opportunities to utilise non-clinical time to shadow colleagues in other trauma-related specialties, including Anesthesia, Critical Care, Major Trauma Surgery, and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine. Weekly attendance at the trauma Morbidity and Mortality meeting is expected, where all cases ISS >15 are discussed. As the post continues, it is expected that you will take a more active role in this, taking part in the rota of reviewing and presenting cases.Furthermore, it is expected you will participate in and ultimately lead some of the weekly virtual Trauma of the Week peer-to-peer review sessions, joining a rota of experienced specialty consultants. Finally, the trauma fellow is involved in delivery of the monthly trauma simulation, which involves the whole MDT trauma team. In summary, through clinical exposure and a varied non-clinical portfolio of activities, this role will allow you to develop as an expert trauma team leader and emergency physician, and to contribute to the provision of high-quality Major Trauma care to the patients of West Yorkshire and beyond. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED Please see the Person Specification.The posts are adaptable to suit the level of experience of the candidate ranging from ST3+ equivalence to post CCT. LEVELS OF RESPONSIBILITY The appointee must have experience in Emergency Medicine and in specialties with relevance to emergency medicine i.e. ACCS specialties, T&O, surgery, paediatrics Applicants must provide information regarding their status from the GMC and/or relevant Royal College at the time of application for the application to be progressed further. Ideally the candidate will have completed MCEM/FRCEM intermediate, or equivalent qualification The appointee must be able to demonstrate they have the skills and competencies to work at CT3 or higher level.DUTIES OF THE POST Our Senior Clinical Fellows work alongside our HSTs in Emergency Medicine and Staff Grade doctors on our tier two rota. The SCF in EM/Major Trauma is based in the Emergency Department at the LGI, working across all adult clinical areas. Previous candidates have had 60% of the post recognized as training time in emergency medicine (OOPT). Trainees applying for out-of-programme training will be allocated appropriate clinical / educational supervisors and supported to get their required assessments completed and attendance at regional teaching.Depending on the individual's experience, the applicant will work either on the CT3 or HST rota. The individual will have up to 16 hours of non-clinical duties depending on individual development needs. This non-clinical time is for the development of the fellows special interest in Major Trauma, but there is also an expectation that fellows will contribute/ support the departments education, governance and research programmes. For example: Delivery and development of undergraduate education and support of medical students in the department Delivery and development of postgraduate education Delivery of simulation training Development of clinical guidelines relevant to the ED Contributing to clinical governance requirements including quality improvement projects and audit An example rota is seen below.We provide self rostering for our tier 4 doctors which is a flexible rota system. The work schedule below is an example which includes the correct number of shifts that you will be working but not the order you will work them in. The posts are offered on a fixed term contract for up to 12 months in the first instance. The post holder must be registered with GMC and hold a licence to practice.MEDICAL STAFF IN THE DEPARTMENT We have over 45 consultants in the Emergency Department with a wide range of clinical, educational, and managerial interests. These include Dr Anin Dasgupta (Clinical Director Urgent Care) Dr Helen Mollard (Clinical Lead Pediatrics Emergency Department) Dr Sundararaj Manou (Recruitment Lead, Clinical Lead Adults, LGI) Dr Dafydd Hammond-Jones ( TPD HST west Yorkshire) Dr Catherine Holmes (Speciality Tutor & EM simulation TPD Y&H) Dr Claire Thrompson (Specialty Tutor) Dr Andrew Davies (TPD ACCS West Yorks) Dr Jennifer Russell (Undergraduate Lead) Dr Alia Yakub (Major Trauma Lead) Dr Mohit Arora (TPD for Ultrasound) Dr S Higgins (TPD- CT3- West Yorks) Dr Paul Onion (Consultant in Emergency and Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine) Dr Peter Cutting (Risk and Learning Lead) Dr Tajek Hassan (Past RCEM President) Dr Jonathan Jones (West Yorkshire Major Trauma Network Lead) Dr Rosalind Roden (Guardian for Safe Working) Dr Najeeb Rahaman (Global EM track)