Clinical Fellow (F3 / ST1 equivalent) in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

The ED Children's doctor will see children presenting acutely to the ED (Resus, Majors and minors) in the dedicated Children's area and in the Resus Room. They will be always supported by an ED Consultant/ Registrar. The daytime doctor will be expected to review all overnight Paediatric discharges to ensure all safeguarding paperwork are completed and this will be supported by the PEM Consultant.
The doctor will be expected to attend monthly joint Paediatric and ED simulations held in the Resus room or in the simulation suite. They will be expected to participate or assist in the running of the simulations as part of their SPA time. They will be expected to attend all Paediatric related teaching sessions that are held on the Paediatric ward or in ED.
If there are few children to be seen in the ED, the doctor could discuss attending Paediatric clinics and/or spend time in the Day Assessment Unit (DAU) for part of the day.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate in regional meetings, get involved in regional development of Paediatric guidelines and be involved and lead on QIPs relating to Paediatric service development.
All Paediatric competencies covered in ED will be based on the RCEM 2021 Curriculum., We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.
OTHER INFORMATION
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Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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The post would be ideal for candidates wanting to apply for a National Training Number in Paediatrics, as it will provide broad experience in a wide range of acute paediatric presentations to the emergency department, with the scope of spending time on the Day Assessment Unit (DAU) in the Paediatric Unit and attending some Paediatric clinics during admin/ SPA days.
Successful candidates will spend 6 months working within the new Children's area in the Emergency Department.
Shift patterns incorporate working weekday normal days (08:00 - 18:00hrs), weekday late shifts (13:00 - 22:30hrs), weekend day shifts (08:00-18:00) and weekend late shifts (13:00 -22:30). There is a 1 in 3 weekend commitment. Rota times and shifts will be annualised and will be compatible with the terms and conditions of the 2016 Junior Doctor Contract., Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme., We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. These include but aren't limited to:-
+ Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
+ Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
+ An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months)
+ Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
+ Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
+ An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
+ Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
+ Cycle to work scheme
+ Uniform provided (where required)
+ On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
+ On site health and fitness club
+ On site car parking
+ Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.