Clinical Fellow ST4 - Emergency Medicine | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 18 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £44,170 Per Annum - Pro Rata for Part Time |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 September 2025 |
| Location: | Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 0RY |
| Company: | Southend University Hospital NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7334038/390-MR-MED-SO-1750 |
Summary
If you want to be a part of a highly motivated team then we would love to hear from you.
You will be working as part of the ED team to provide urgent and emergency diagnosis and care to all unselected Emergency presentations who arrive either by ambulance or as self-presentations. This involves working in all areas ie Resus, Majors, Minors, Paediatric and Rapid Assessment areas
All clinicians provide 24 hour cover for the Emergency department as an integrated team, led by the consultants 0800-22:00, and are responsible for ensuring that a high standard of care is provided for all the Emergency Department patients. Providing 24 hour shop floor cover is an essential part of the commitment. The successful candidate must show the required clinical skills and experience and must also demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team.
With around 100,000 people attending our Emergency department every year, we’re really setting the pace in care. Emergency Medicine has its own clinical director, under whom you will contribute a wealth of fresh ideas and drive innovative practice. The consultant team consists of 9 substantive consultants all dedicated to emergency medicine as their specialty of choice with excellent shop floor presence.
Our facilities include a majors area with monitors viewable from the central staffing area, co-located X-ray equipment, departmental ultrasound machine and a fully equipped five-bay resuscitation room with gantry X-ray.
There is a monthly teaching programme in place and you will have an allocated educational and clinical supervisor. Four hours per week on average are allocated for CPD and the department funds the 3 life support courses course fee directly to protect your study budget.
The Emergency Department forms the focus for all unscheduled and unplanned patient attendances to Southend University Hospital and has excellent links with the on call specialties in addition to the adjacent Out of Hours service.
Our Clinical Fellows ST1-8 plus Trainee Junior Doctors provide 24 hour cover for the Emergency department as an integrated team led by the consultants and are responsible for ensuring that a high standard of care is provided for all the Emergency Department patients. Providing 24 hour shop floor cover is an essential part of the commitment. The successful candidate must show the required clinical skills and experience and must also demonstrate an ability to work as part of a team.
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
Are you looking for an exciting Clinical Fellow ST4+ - Emergency Medicine role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
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.
This advert closes on Thursday 21 Aug 2025