Job Overview

Join Health and Care Jersey as a Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine. This is an exciting opportunity for doctors looking to advance their career in emergency medicine or gain valuable experience. As a Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellow, you will be a vital member of the team. Your role will include assessing and treating patients with a variety or conditions while working alongside a full medical and nursing team. There are also opportunities to get involved in aero-medical transfers and contribute to the development of clinical guidelines and pathways.The contract is fixed term for up to 3 years, start date is as soon as possible. 

Please contact Catherine King on c.king1@health.gov.je for further information regarding the role. A full job description can be obtained by contacting c.haynes@health.gov.je 

Job Purpose

To work as part of the emergency medicine junior doctor workforce team

See and treat both major and minor injuries and illness in both adults and children

Refer to the relevant specialty when required

Learn and undertake ED procedures and skills

Participate in resuscitation and trauma calls

The rota within emergency medicine equates to 1 in 3 weekends & 1 in 15 nights on average.

Shift patterns are:

Early 08:00-18:00

Mid 10:00-20:00

Late 14:00-23:00

Night 22:00-08:30

Flight Transfer

Patients being transferred acutely to tertiary centres such as the Cardiothoracic Unit in Oxford and to the Neurosurgical Unit in Southampton for further specialist treatment are accompanied by a doctor and a trained nurse. Courses in in-flight transfers are provided, and post holders will be on a rota of 1:7 for such activity during normal working hours and at weekends, if rostered on-call. Accompanying transfers that take place out of hours will be on a voluntary basis and will command additional remuneration.

The Emergency Department

Emergency Department in Jersey General Hospital is the only one on the Island, we see in excess of 45,000 patients per year, 25% of our attendances are children. We are a Trauma Unit part of the Wessex Trauma Network.
We run a well-established ultrasound service in the department and are developing a regional blocks service in the ED.
There is a 24/7 middle grade presence on the shopfloor and ED Consultants are on the shopfloor 8am-10pm Monday to Friday and 10am-4pm Saturday and Sunday with on call support outside of these hours.
There is a well-run weekly SHO multidisciplinary ED teaching focused on emergency presentations. An interest in audit and clinical governance is also encouraged.

Person specification

Essential

• Ability to work flexibly with colleagues to provide services
• Ability to work effectively with a multi-disciplinary team, motivating and Influencing others through their enthusiasm
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, management and other agencies
• Highly motivated
• Able to work within a team
• Ability to prioritise administrative and clinical tasks
• Commitment to learning
• Completion of foundation training or equivalent
• At least 6 months Clinical Experience in Jersey or in paid role in an NHS trust
• Primary Medical Degree
• Full GMC Registration and License to Practice
• Current ALS Certificate

Person Specification

Desirable

• Previous Management Responsibility
• Leadership Experience
• Enthusiastic Teacher
• Specialty Experience Acute Medicine
• MRCEM Part 1

Personal Attributes

Able to work flexibly in a changing health service

Participation in Clinical Audit & Risk Management Activities
Demonstrates a commitment to safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults
Evidence of annual appraisal