Trust Clinical Fellow/ST1/2 - Emergency Medicine | West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 15 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,068 - £48,637 per annum plus 1A banding |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 May 2024 |
| Location: | Watford, WD18 0HB |
| Company: | West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6230490/360-F-5633 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the A & E Department at Watford General Hospital. We are seeking to recruit a Trust Grade doctor at ST1/2 Level. The successful candidates will join a dynamic team committed to excellence in patient care and staff.
The post is to start ASAP for a period of 6 months initially.
Applicants are invited to apply for the above Trust Doctor post in Accident & Emergency at Watford General Hospital
The department sees approximately 95,000 new patients per annum and is staffed by 26 FY2, 1 ST1, 9 Clinical Fellows, 3 SpR, 10 Consultants in addition to a dedicated team of Emergency Nurse Practitioners and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
Please apply online. This advert will close as soon as we receive a sufficient number of applications. We are actively pursuing equal opportunities.
The Main duties of the post will involve seeing, diagnosing and treating A&E patients, referring to other clinicians or General Practitioners where appropriate.
The post holder will be required to work to a full shift rota, which will be produced in advance and will include prospective cover for annual leave for colleagues.
Junior doctors are required to perform duties over and above their contracted hours in occasional emergencies and in unforeseen circumstances, at the request of the Clinical Director of the
service.
It has been agreed with the profession and the Department of Health that these additional commitments are exceptional and juniors should not be required to undertake work of this kind for a prolonged period or on a regular basis. In case if these situation arises then the Trust operates a fair Exception reporting system.
There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are planned as part of the New Hospital Programme. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.
The trust has recently gained ‘teaching hospital’ status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.
We are a flexible working employer
At West Herts we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. We are delighted to offer a variety of flexible working options for all staff. Please check out our web page for more information.
https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/
We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
24-hour Emergency Medicine services, supported by full acute hospital services, are focused at Watford General Hospital, which has recently been extensively upgraded.
The nursing staff allocation provides for 12 Nurses on duty during day time shifts in the Emergency Department at Watford, and 7 nurses on duty at night (Fri – Mon, 4 on duty at night Tue – Thur). In addition, there is an Emergency nurse practitioner on duty for a major part of the working day in the minor injury unit within the A&E department at Watford.
The Emergency Medicine directorate is part of the Clinical Management Unit – Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine, with shared management across the West Hertfordshire Acute
Trust. Management of the Emergency Department is under a single Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine.
There is a General Manager for the CMU with overall management responsibility, accountable to the Clinical Directors, with two site based Service Managers each covering Emergency Medicine and medical specialties. Genito-Urinary Medicine and Cancer
Services are also within this CMU.
The Department has a 9-bedded Resuscitation Room and a dedicated Children’s Emergency Department. The Hospital is a Major Trauma Unit, part of the North West London Trauma Network.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024