Junior or Senior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

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Job summary

A prominent NHS Trust in Nottingham is seeking a Junior or Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine for a 12-month contract at the Queens Medical Centre. Candidates will engage in dynamic patient care and have opportunities for teaching, research, and securing further qualifications. The role offers a salary ranging from £52,656 to £65,048 depending on the post, with a supportive environment for professional growth and development. Available positions will focus on commitment to outstanding healthcare delivery.

Benefits

Monthly teaching

Workplace-based assessments

Research opportunities

Potential for secondments

Qualifications

• At least 2 years experience in Emergency Department in NHS.
• MRCEM exam completion.
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) qualification.

Responsibilities

• Manage tasks in the Emergency Department.
• Work under clinical direction of Emergency Medicine Consultants.
• Participate in audits and training.

Skills

Advanced Life Support (ALS)

MRCEM

Experience in Emergency Department

Communication skills

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

GMC registration with licence to practice

Job description

Main area Emergency medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03) Contract 12 months (12 month fixed term contract based at QMC campus) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

40 hours per week (OOH payments will apply) Job ref 164-7607321-VC

Employer Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Queens Medical Centre Town Nottingham Salary £52,656 - £65,048 For Jnr posts the salary will be £52,656 & for Snr posts £65,048 Salary period Yearly Closing 18/01/2026 23:59

Junior or Senior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Local Appointment nodal point 3 (MT03)

Job overview

Are you looking for career in Emergency Medicine in a large UK teaching hospital with a Major Trauma Centre?

The Emergency Department at Nottingham University Hospitals’ NHS Trust is excited to be able to offer opportunities for motivated doctors to join our friendly Emergency Medicine teamfrom 1st April 2026 for 12 months. One post is to cover maternity leave.

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. T

Depending on your experience and interview, you may be offered a Junior Fellow role on our Tier 2 (CT1/2 level) rota or Tier 3 rota (CT3 level) which would only be considered if you hold MRCEM. We may offer you Senior Fellow at Tier 4 level, which is our registrar rota if you have the required amount of experience in ED plus MRCEM along with taking into consideration your interview. There will be opportunities for T3 clinicians to progress to the Tier 4 rota, Senior Fellow role, if full MRCEM is obtained and progression reviews completed.

Please note, you must be available to start on 1st April '26 to align with our Resident doctor rotation which includes an induction to the Trust and a departmental induction on 2nd April which will be mandatory.

Main duties of the job

Working in our ED 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 EM Consultants who are present in the department 24/7. All Fellows will have a monthly teaching day along with educational development time reflected on your rota. 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
• Opportunities to get involved with teaching
• Audit work and QIP's etc
• Research opportunities
• Potential for a secondment to other specialities based on your interest and placement availability

Working for our organisation

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!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For this round of recruitment, we are unable to accept any applications that do not have at least 2 years experience in ED in the NHS. Please note clinical attachments are not eligible to count as NHS experience therefore your application will not be considered if you only have an attachment as your NHS experience.

We have clearly set out in our job description and person specification the essential criteria for the roles (please see below). You will be expected to meet all of the essential criteria in order to move to the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process.

Please note for this recruitment, we are looking for applicants

For a Junior post

• We expect you to have at least three years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to experience in an Emergency Department (ED).
• To be considered for Tier 3 (CT3) level role, you will need MRCEM exam plus minimum of 2 years in pure ED setting in the NHS at CT1/2 level
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) qualification

For a Senior post

• At least six years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to experience in an ED
• ALS and ATLS qualifications
• MRCEM exam (full)
• To haveat least two yearsexperience in ED in the NHS at CT3 level or higher

These are service posts so do not have educational approval, but you will be provided with excellent training and educational opportunities, tailored to meet your individual needs.

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 Emergency Department 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. Alternatively if you would like a longer term trust post or to take the CESR training pathway with NUH, we are really happy to have these discussions with you too.

Person specification

Training and Qualification

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• GMC registration with licence to practice
• ALS provider
• Part of MRCEM (if T3) or full (if T4)
• ALS instructor
• ATLS provider if SCF

Experience

• Completion of Foundation training (or equivalent training)
• At least 3 years post MBBS (or for Senior post at least 6 years post MBBS)
• Experience in an ED setting (for junior T3 post 2 yrs CT/2 in NHS, For Senior >2 years NHS at CT3+ level
• Experience in large acute hospital (more than 1000 beds)
• Clinical attachment of more than 2 weeks in large acute hospital in ED

Communication and Relationship Skills

• Good standard of written English

Planning and organisation skills

• Evidence of active involvement in design and running of relevant clinical audit
• Presentation of case reports, audit or research results

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

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If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the Transfer of information. Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.