Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine
Bristol NHS Foundation TrustWeston-super-Mare, South West
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Bristol NHS Foundation Trust based in Weston-super-Mare. The advertised salary is £55,355. Applications close on 30 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Weston Emergency Department are looking to recruit to Two Clinical Fellows: one for 12 months and one for a 24 month contract. This is an exciting opp...
Clinical: The reception, diagnosis and emergency treatment of patients presenting to the adult Emergency Department. The successful candidate will be given supervision and support from senior medical staff to develop competency in the autonomous clinical management of these patients whilst ensuring patient safety.
Managerial: The management responsibility of the post holder will be to the ED Clinical Lead who is responsible to the Clinical Chair, Chief Executive and Trust Board.
Clinical audit and clinical governance: The post holder must be aware of clinical governance and clinical risk management and take an active part in their implementation, including Quality Improvement Projects. Each post holder will participate in at least one supervised QIP during the 12-month post and will be encouraged to attend clinical governance meetings.
On-call Commitment: In ED the roster is a full shift system. Shifts are a mix of earlies, middles, lates and nights. The post's pay will be calculated by HR and will be compliant with the new Junior Doctor's contract.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.
Essential: - Able to assess, resuscitate and stabilise acutely sick patients; - Good clinical judgement; - Understand Audit/governance processes
Desirable: - Completed specialist skills courses (e.g. ATLS/APLS, ultrasound course, etc.); - Understands audit and governance processes; - Designed and / or completed audits
Essential: - Ability to organise and prioritise workload; - Good communication skills; - Honesty and reliability; - Ability to work effectively within an MDT environment; - Flexibility; - Critical approach to work; - Demonstrates initiative; - Ability to gain confidence of both staff and patients; - Willing to undertake additional clinical duties when necessary, including cover for colleagues on leave
Essential: - Registered with GMC (UK); - At least 24 months full-time hospital service as a trainee in the Foundation (or higher) grade; - No unexplained career gaps; - Previous experience of working in the British Healthcare system (not observing)
Desirable: - Advanced Life Support provider; - Intermediate EM/ MRCP/MRCS (Part 1) or equivalent; - Other membership, fellowship or diplomas; - Specialist Interest intent and evidence of interest
Essential: - IT skills on all Microsoft packages; - Fluent English speaker
How this role compares
We hold 965 NHS vacancies in South West that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £34,098. This role pays more than about 81% of them.
There are 13,012 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,546 of them in South West.
You have 9 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 46 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust has 77 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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