Depending on your experience, you will be appointed to a Junior Fellow role (equivalent to CT1, CT2 or CT3) or on our ST4+ equivalent rota. You may be considered for the Senior Fellow role if full MRCEM or MRCPCH is held at the time of applying.
These posts are ideal opportunities for anyone wishing to gain more experience or exposure in Paediatric ED prior to an application to a National Training Programme or a joining a local CESR programme.
You will have the opportunity to work in a forward thinking, dynamic department which is committed to the Trust’s ambition of developing staff and delivering outstanding healthcare outcomes for patients
Working in our CYPED encompasses many management skills such as managing the shop floor, keeping to the four hour target and constant reprioritisation of tasks.
You will be supported to work through competencies to develop portfolio evidence to meet your set objectives and will work under the clinical direction of CYPED Consultants who are present in the department 24/7. You will be allocated an Educational and Clinical supervisor
What we can offer you as a Fellow in ED:
Monthly teaching
Work place based assessments
Shop floor supervision
Opportunities to get involved with teaching
Audit work and QIP's etc
Research opportunities
Located in one of the friendliest and greenest cities in the UK, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH) is a Major Trauma Centre and our ED is one of the busiest in Europe, seeing 179,940 new patients a year across co-located adult and Childrens and Young People's departments.
NUH consists of the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) and the Nottingham City Hospital Campuses. QMC houses our Emergency Department which has co-located adult and children’s units. NUH is the Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands region.
Our forward thinking, research active Emergency Department is one of the busiest in Europe with 195,000 new attendances annually. The Children’s ED sees 44,000 children and young people and has expanded its resuscitation capability with a major capital investment.
Nottingham is a haven for sports lovers and nature lovers. It is home to two famous football teams, an ice hockey team, an annual tennis open and boasts a test cricket ground and the National Ice and Water Sports Centres. Known for its high quality schools, the city has excellent rail and road links and an ultra-modern bus and tram service. A vibrant university city, the centre has an array of shops, restaurants, clubs and attractions to suit all ages and tastes.
Please read our job description for a more detailed in depth look at our Trust, we hope you would like to come and join us!
We have clearly set out in our job description and person specification the essential criteria for the roles (please see below).
You may be thinking about taking time to consider your future career direction while still working and acquiring additional skills and experience or you may have elected to take time away from training progression but now wish to re-establish a foothold in the profession. Alternatively, you may be looking to take time out of your training programme to gain further experience in emergency medicine in a major trauma centre. We welcome all applications!
For a Junior post
- We expect you to have at least three years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to at least one year in an NHS Emergency Department (ED) it would be desirable to have experience in Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgery or Paediatric Emergency Medicine
- You must be an APLS provider
- Have a good and wide ranging recent experience of clinical medicine in acute inpatient setting.
- We expect you to have at least five years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to at least 1 years experience in an NHS Emergency Department (ED). It would be desirable to have experience in Paediatric Medicine, Paediatric Surgery or Paediatric Emergency Medicine .
- You must be an APLS provider
- Full MRCEM or MRCPCH
- Have a good and wide ranging recent experience of clinical medicine in acute inpatient setting.
We expect that you will keep yourself up to date with current knowledge and practice, attend clinical meetings within the department and to participate in audit and in service training of other professionals.
Clinical Fellows in the CYPED can expect to:
Build on previous experience and develop increased expertise in the identification, assessment and management of sick patients
Gain experience and familiarity in identifying and managing a wide variety of medical conditions, with appropriated decision making around need for admission and discharge +/- primary care/specialty follow up
Gain experience and familiarity in managing poly-trauma patients and the concept of ‘silver trauma’
Have opportunities to acquire additional skills such as fascia iliaca block, chest drain etc
To enhance your communication skills with patients relatives and colleagues
To keep up to date with mandatory training required for your role
To participate in the annual appraisal process
We have successfully supported many doctors who have come to work with us to gain places on training programmes, just let us know if this is your aim and we’ll do everything we can to help you get there.
For doctors with no NHS experience, we will welcome you on our IMG induction programme providing prescribing sessions, clinical skills and much more during these sessions. You will also have a shadowing period in the department and time given in the first couple of weeks to attend any settling in appointments you may need to or view accommodation etc.
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