Junior Clinical Fellow - Emergency Medicine

Job description

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Job overview

Are you a junior doctor who has the capacity to be alert to dangers or problems and the ability to make good decisions? Then we would like to hear from you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Emergency Department as a Junior Clinical Fellow.

Your role will be to assist in the provision of an effective emergency medicine service for the people of Mid Essex in collaboration with your colleagues, providing emergency treatment to patients attending the Emergency Medicine Department and liaising with specialties and to assist and guide junior doctors in emergency medicine.

You will liaise with shop floor/on call consultant for clinical and administrative and the sister/nurse in charge and nursing staff and to organise the smooth running of the department with attention to floor management in line with national targets and take a lead in ensuring the ED 4-hour target is achieved without compromising good quality of patient care.

***Previous Applicants Do Not Need to Apply***

Please note this post may close early due to volume of applications

Main duties of the job

As part of the Emergency Medicine service, you will be providing diagnostic and therapeutic services to all patients attending the emergency assessment area comprising of the minor injuries, minor illnesses, ambulatory majors, majors, paediatric and resuscitation areas which are all part of the Emergency Village, comprising of a medical and surgical short stay ward and a medical and surgical Same Day Emergency Care service.

The purpose of the Clinical Fellow posts in Emergency Medicine is to assist in the development of an improved specialist emergency service to the people of mid Essex, within the context of increasing emergency workload and changing professional roles.

Your appointment will enable the Department to increase the level of senior support available to ENPs and junior doctor throughout the whole 24-hour period and at weekends.

Your patients are to be given a graduated model of care and are moved through the assessment areas according to their dependency needs. ENPs work in the stand-alone urgent treatment centre alongside a co-located General Practitioner as well as Emergency Department clinicians.

You will not be expected to lead the department unsupervised at any time.

***Previous Applicants Do Not Need to Apply***

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent

Desirable criteria

• Higher qualification. ATLS, APLS, ALS Certification

Elibility

Essential criteria

• Significant post registration experience including experience in UK Accident & Emergency Services
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards
• 2 Years Emergency Medicine Experience
• NHS Experience

Desirable criteria

• Broad experience in hospital specialties relevant to A&E

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

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Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Chelmsford

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

13-11-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No