Emergency Department - Senior Clinical Fellow ST5

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Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people's homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action - our way of engaging staff - we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care.
Join us and be a part of the team that is making Croydon proud. #choosecroydon

Job overview

Senior Clinical Fellow

Level (ST4-6) in Emergency Medicine

• Are you looking for further opportunities to increase and perfect your emergency skills?
• Want good variety in your work?
• And the opportunities to learn or improve procedural skills?
• Want to follow CESR route or want to improve your CV before applying for training programme?

Then #ChooseCroydonED. We are increasing the number of senior doctors and nurses working across the department. At Croydon we see a huge variety of medical & surgical emergencies. There are opportunities to get experience in urgent care and major trauma management. Working with us will prepare you well to manage anything that can present to Emergency department.

This exciting opportunity is best suited to those who have completed MRCEM examination. NHS Experience in emergency medicine is desirable but not essential.

Main duties of the job

1. To provide Emergency Medicine Services and this includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
2. Responsible for covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
3. Clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to Continuing Medical Education and clinical governance initiatives.
5. Responsible for out-patient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed by Croydon Health Services
6. To contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
7. To contribute to the 4.

The above represents an outline of the duties of the post and will, together with the job plan, be reviewed on an annual basis in accordance with the Trust's performance review scheme for consultants

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon.

These include:
• Croydon University Hospital
• Purley Hospital
• The Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Centre in Thornton Heath
• Community bases at Purley, Sanderstead, New Addington, Broad Green, Woodside
• A minor injuries unit in New Addington

The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 3,500 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our Vision:

"Excellent integrated care for you and your family, when and where you need it"

Our 5 key 'Here for you' promises to the people of Croydon are:
• You feel cared for by helpful and welcoming staff
• You feel in safe hands with highly professional staff
• You feel confident in your treatment from skilled teams of compassionate clinicians
• You feel we value your time with convenient appointments, minimal waiting and care closer to home
• You feel it's getting better all the time as we continue to improve our services

"As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19."

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

1. To work in accordance with the Trust's Here for Your standards to consistently demonstrate the behaviors required to fulfil the promises we have made to the people of Croydon. These promises, developed with our patients, carers and staff help us deliver the pledges in the NHS Constitution and our own corporate objectives.

The post holder is required to carry out his/her role in accordance with the organisation values, standards and behaviors, in a Professional, Compassionate, Respectful and Safe way.

To ensure that Croydon Health Services Trust's policies and procedures are adhered to.

1. To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirements of the Health and Safety Regulations and the Trust's Health and Safety policies and procedures.
2. To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.
3. To work in accordance with the Trust's policies to eliminate unlawful discrimination and promote equality and diversity in the workplace. To positively promote at all times equality of opportunity in service delivery and employment in accordance with Trust policies, regardless of age, disability, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, gender, religion, belief, sexual orientation or domestic circumstances.
4. To adhere to the Trust Infection Control Policy, procedures and guidelines, and in particular practice strict hand hygiene at all times while carrying out clinical duties, in line with the responsibilities placed on employees by the Health Act 2006: Code of Practice for the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HCAIs). The prevention and control of HCAIs must be embedded into everyday clinical practice and applied consistently.

All clinical staff holds responsibility for ensuring they have sound knowledge of standard infection control precautions and that no omission on their part or within the sphere of their responsibility is detrimental to the interests or safety of their patients, visitors and colleagues. Clinical staff must keep their infection control knowledge and skills up to date by attending the Trust's mandatory infection control training, a record of which will be kept and information provided to line managers as required.

Person specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS/MBChB or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• ATLS
• ALS
• APLS( or equivalent)

Further Training and Knowledge

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of publications , audit and research

Aptitudes and Skills

Essential criteria

• Management and diagnostic skills

Desirable criteria

• Research and study background

Experience

Essential criteria

• 18 months experience in Emergency Medicine

Desirable criteria

• Previous experience at registrar level in emergency medicine

Personality and Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

• Confidence , good decision maker
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and collogues
• Excellent organisational skills
• Flexible team member
• Compassionate honest approach to patient care
• Vigilance in all aspects of patient safety
• Prepared to stand up for high quality and good practice .

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Team work and organisational skills

We particularly welcome applications from black, asian and minority ethnic candidates as there is an under-representation at senior level within Croydon Health Services NHS Trust.

We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

DETAILS ON APPLICATION PROCESS

Please note that no job offer or volunteer placement will be made until satisfactory references have been received. You are asked to provide email addresses for all referees, and ensure their accuracy before submitting your application.

If you need to discuss any reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act, require the application form in a different format or would like advice in regard to the recruitment process, please email the South West London Recruitment Hub - khft.askrecruitment@nhs.net

In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process, if applicable, should you be appointed.

WE COMMUNICATE TO ALL JOB APPLICANTS VIA THE E-MAIL ADDRESS WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED ON THE APPLICATION FORM. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU CHECK YOUR E-MAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS

Due to the high volumes of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

If you decide to apply for this post, but do not hear back from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• senior clinical fellow (PDF, 730.6KB)
• CHS DBS Policy Statement (PDF, 53.0KB)
• Map of Croydon University Hospital (PDF, 95.6KB)
• CHS Accomodation (PDF, 2.7MB)
• Croydon Trust Values (PDF, 324.9KB)