Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine Overview

This position offers a fantastic opportunity to join the Emergency Department at Yeovil District Hospital as a Trust Fellow Doctor. The role provides extensive exposure to both adult and pediatric emergency medicine, covering a wide range of acute medical, surgical, ENT, and ophthalmic cases, all under the guidance of experienced consultants and senior clinicians.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing, admitting, clerking, and managing patients who present to the Emergency Department. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the post holder will contribute to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care while ensuring effective communication with colleagues throughout the hospital.

This is a full-time, non-training position featuring a comprehensive 15-week rolling rota that includes normal days, twilight shifts, and night shifts. The selected candidate will engage in weekly teaching sessions, simulation training, journal clubs, and departmental audits, with opportunities for research and service development. A structured induction period, including supernumerary shifts and brief rotations in acute medicine, SDEC, fracture clinic, and ophthalmology, will facilitate familiarization with the Trust and the development of essential competencies.

This role is particularly suited for doctors looking to expand their experience in emergency medicine, enhance their clinical confidence, and gain exposure to a diverse range of acute presentations in a supportive and well-organized environment.

Main Duties:

• Provide frontline clinical care in the Emergency Department, including the assessment, admission, clerking, and management of adult and pediatric patients across a full spectrum of emergency presentations.
• Work under the supervision of Emergency Medicine Consultants and senior middle-grade doctors, seeking timely senior input when necessary.
• Participate fully in the departmental rota, including days, twilight, and night shifts, contributing to safe and effective 24/7 service delivery.
• Engage in departmental teaching and training, including weekly postgraduate teaching, simulation sessions, journal clubs, and supervised clinical learning.
• Support the education of others, including Foundation Doctors, ACP trainees, ENPs, Physician Associate trainees, and medical students through bedside teaching and shared clinical practice.

About Us:

At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we are dedicated to supporting our employees with a variety of benefits aimed at enhancing both their professional and personal lives. We offer flexible working options, a robust NHS pension scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, and a strong focus on career development. Additionally, employees gain access to our Blue Light Card, which provides exclusive discounts on shopping, dining, and leisure activities, as well as NHS-specific perks.

Somerset is a beautiful region that combines stunning countryside, remarkable natural beauty, and breathtaking coastlines, with vibrant cities like Bristol, Bath, and Exeter just a short drive away. The area boasts excellent educational facilities and affordable housing compared to other regions, making it an ideal location to build both your career and your future.

For further details regarding this job role and person specification, please refer to the attached job description.

Degree Requirement: Bachelor’s

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