Job summary
We invite applications for a Paediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellow post and Adult Clinical Teaching Fellow posts through one recruitment advertisement. These 12-month appointments combine ST4+ equivalent emergency care with opportunities to develop teaching, supervision, leadership and quality improvement skills. Responsibilities and development objectives will reflect the appointed pathway.

The paediatric pathway is particularly suited to higher specialty trainees seeking advanced PEM experience and portfolio development before applying for PEM subspecialty training. The fellow will join the PEM Teaching Faculty and contribute to county-wide multidisciplinary education. Out of Programme Experience arrangements require confirmation before appointment.

The adult pathway combines adult Emergency Medicine practice with undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervision and support for junior doctors, resident doctors and CESR candidates.

Please specify in your application form if your interest is in Paediatrics or in the Adult Teaching Fellow post.

Please also ensure your application form provides evidence that you are working at ST4 level.

Main duties of the job
The post offers a unique 70:30 split between clinical Emergency Medicine practice and educational leadership activities, providing extensive opportunities for teaching, simulation, quality improvement, governance, leadership and multidisciplinary working.

The successful candidate will become an integral member of the emergency medicine team.

Shared clinical responsibilities (approximately 70 percent)

• Participate in the Emergency Department rota at ST4+ equivalent level.
• Assess, diagnose and manage undifferentiated illness and injury within the appointed pathway.
• Work autonomously within agreed competencies, seeking senior support appropriately.
• Supervise and support junior trainees, foundation doctors and resident doctors.
• Contribute to patient flow and operational activities.
• Participate in resuscitation, trauma and acute care management as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate clinical records.
• Participate in governance, audit, quality improvement and risk management.
• Deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care in line with Trust and departmental standards.

Educational, leadership and development responsibilities (approximately 30 percent)
Please refer to the attached job description for more information.

About us
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester.

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our values

• Being open and honest
• Ensuring people feel cared for
• Showing respect to everyone

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Details
Closing date: 19 November 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialty registrar
Salary: £67,998 to £76,582 a year Nodal 4b - Nodal 5a
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9365-26-7376

Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the Capabilities Framework, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements.

A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to:

• Provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary team in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patient's home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and rotas may be revised in due course.
• Be responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical duties.
• Provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• Attend Consultant ward rounds and triage ward referrals.
• Prepare patients for planned treatment and procedures, including post-operative care as required.
• Provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care, including discharge summaries.
• Attend multi-disciplinary meetings where requested, which may be cross county and cross site.
• Collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trust's and departmental objectives.
• Provide professional supervision, training and management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
• Participate in the middle grade on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues in post.
• If undertaking non-resident on-call duties, attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. You must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team.
• Participate in clinical audit as part of quality improvement activity under local arrangements.
• Commit to taking part in annual appraisal process which will be undertaken by a trust approved appraiser.
• Be responsible for compliance with personal continuing professional development requirements with the support of the Trust. It is mandatory for all Specialists to keep up to date with evidence based practice.
• Be responsible for maintaining awareness of and acting in accordance with professional guidelines such as Duties of a Doctor, Good Medical Practice, and the GMC Performance Procedures.

Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit

Desirable

• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.

Adult Clinical Teaching pathway
Essential

• If you are interested in Adult Clinical Teaching Fellow role please answer Yes or No.
• If yes please demonstrate your ability to supervise trainees in the clinical environment.

Desirable

• Previous Teaching Fellow experience.
• Postgraduate qualification in Medical Education, or working towards one.
• Simulation teaching experience.
• Experience supporting CESR applicants.

Paediatric Emergency Medicine pathway
Essential

• If you are interested in Paediatric Emergency Medicine pathway please answer Yes or No.
• If yes please demonstrate your experience managing acutely ill and injured adults and children.
• Enthusiasm for Paediatric Emergency Medicine.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification relevant to Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics or Medical Education.
• Formal teaching qualification, such as PGCert Medical Education or equivalent.
• Previous PEM experience.
• Experience of simulation design and facilitation and faculty experience on simulation courses.
• Experience presenting work at regional or national meetings.
• Evidence of educational leadership and coordinating teaching programmes.
• Interest in pursuing PEM subspecialty training.

Personal Qualities
Essential

• Ability to work effectively as a multidisciplinary team member.
• Enquiring, critical approach to work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
• Flexible approach to work duties.
• Ability to work without supervision.
• Reliable and supportive to other colleagues.
• Ability to work antisocial hours.

Desirable

• Interest in research in medical education
• Evidence of innovation
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Qualifications
Essential

• Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment.
• MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• Satisfactory completion of ST3 training, or equivalent.
• Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College.
• ALS Certification.
• ATLS Certification.
• APLS/EPALS

Desirable

• Higher degree.
• Attendance at recognised management courses.
• Ultrasound qualification
• Formal qualification in teaching/education.

Teaching Experience
Essential

• Ability to organise and deliver teaching across the whole undergraduate curriculum.
• Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Knowledge of audit principles and evidence of participation and completion of audit projects.

Desirable

• Critical appraisal skills.

Experience
Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required at ST4 level in relevant specialty. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
• At least 2 years experience in Emergency Medicine
• Completed at least four years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on part time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective, within specialty and sufficient experience.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.

Desirable

• Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty of minimum of 12 months.
• Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address: Charles Hastings Way, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 1DD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Consultant in Emergency Department, Dr Gemma Myers, gemmamyers@nhs.net

Post subject to standard NHS employment checks.