Applications are invited for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Accident & Emergency, to join an innovative team at one of the largest Emergency Departments in the East of England.

Our rapidly expanding department has over 140,000 attendances per year and our ED footprint includes a purpose-built Children's and Older People's Emergency Department, GP front door streaming pods and an all-weather helipad. The ED is set within the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, which provides a full range of acute clinical services, with over 1,000 beds.

No two days are the same within our ED; you will be joining a busy and supportive department where you will be encouraged to develop both professionally and personally. Department leads encourage split posts and doctors within their department to seek out the opportunity to develop any special interests they may have inside or away from the Trust; whether it is further education or PAs in different departments, ED will be a fantastic stepping stone for any plans you have for the future.

Main duties of the job

The post of Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Ultrasound at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is particularly focused on preparing leaders within the field of Emergency Ultrasound.

We aim to produce Emergency Physicians who will excel in the clinical applications of bedside ultrasound and who will serve as educators and mentors, advancing the use of Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine. Specifically, the aim of the post will include;

About us

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NNUH) is one of the busiest teaching trusts in England. We serve almost 1 million people across Norfolk, North Suffolk and surrounding areas for specialist services.

The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital is located on the Norwich Research Park and serves the population of Norfolk, North Suffolk, and further afield for specialist services. It opened in 2001 and is a 1,200 bed teaching hospital with state-of-the-art facilities. We provide a wide range of secondary and tertiary services, including Accident and Emergency. The trust will be commemorating 250 years of a hospital in Norwich in 2021.

As a university teaching hospital, we have developed our research and development strategy in partnership with the University of East Anglia. We also have strong links with the East Anglian Air Ambulance and have introduced joint pre-hospital roles with them. We treat major trauma cases from Norfolk and the surrounding areas, as we are a designated Trauma Unit and work closely with the Major Trauma Centre at Addenbrookes. The team have aspirations to be a MTC within the next few years.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Training in core and advanced Emergency bedside Ultrasound applications

Administrative training needed to establish and maintain Emergency Ultrasound credentialing and quality assurance programs

Training in Emergency Ultrasound Education and Research

Training in Paediatric Emergency Ultrasound

The post will be for a 12 month period in the first instance, which could be extended if mutually agreed. The position involves working a shift pattern, including night duties. The job will include 30% protected time for Emergency Ultrasound Fellow related duties.

The successful candidate will be offered support and supervision to use the protected time to focus on the following;

Developing skills in image acquisition, imagine interpretation and integration into clinical care for both basic and advanced Emergency and point-of-care Ultrasound applications

Understanding the administrative and governance aspects required to run an Emergency Ultrasound program, including technological innovations and learning how to utilise them for image archiving and quality assurance

Reviewing Ultrasound images and participating in reporting Emergency Ultrasound images with diagnostic value on Radiology Information System

Understanding the state of Emergency Ultrasound research by participating in weekly journal club activities and developing an independent research project from its inception to publication

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration
• Entry on the GMC Register with licence to practice
• ALS or equivalent

Desirable

• APLS provider
• Instructor status in ATLS or ALS

Training, Audit & Research
Essential

• Commitment to teaching and training of undergraduates and junior doctors
• Commitment to ongoing professional development
• Evidence of keeping up-to-date with topics relevant to Emergency Medicine practice

Desirable

• Previous audit projects with closure of loop documented
• Previous research projects with abstract and / or full paper publications

Aptitudes
Essential

• Flexible outlook on working hours
• Ability to work in a high speed, high pressured environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, support staff, patients and families
• Work effectively with colleagues towards a shared goal

Desirable

• Experience or specific training in leadership

Experience
Essential

• A minimum of 4 years of postgraduate training or equivalent experience, including at least 2 years' experience in Emergency Medicine
• Emergency Medicine trainees from recognised overseas training programs will be considered for shortlisting whether or not they've worked in the UK or not
• Experience working within the NHS

Desirable

• Experience in Emergency Medicine including Paediatric
• Experience in one or more of other related specialties (Acute Medicine, Orthopaedics, Cardiology, ITU, Anaesthetics, Plastics, or Primary Care)

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