Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Job Title: Senior Clinical Fellow in ED
Department: Emergency Department
Location: Milton Keynes
Contract: Fixed term contract until 31st July 2027

Applications are invited to apply for a Senior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

The Senior Clinical Fellow in conjunction with the ED consultants and Nurses would be expected to manage the wide variety of acute adult and paediatric emergencies presenting to the department. They would be expected to provide support to junior colleagues.

This is a fixed term post until 31.07.2027

We would welcome any qualified GPs with an interest in Emergency Medicine to apply

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join the only Emergency Department in the Milton Keynes District which currently serves a population of over 200,000.

This is a busy teaching hospital with affiliations to the University of Oxford, Health Education Thames Valley (HETV) and the University of Buckingham Medical School (opened in January 2015). There are ample opportunities for career development, teaching experience and research.

We can offer successful candidates a variety of training opportunities. We have monthly Middle Grade Doctor teaching and tailor these to support with exams and your development. We provide simulation training, airway course, internal life support courses and the chance to get involved with management and research opportunities.

About us
Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

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Job responsibilities
We work closely with acute medical colleagues to work in innovative ways to ensure we deliver the best possible outcomes for our patients and have recently opened a new Same Day Emergency Care service which is nationally recognised.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in teaching both under and postgraduate students associated with the University of Buckingham and will also be expected to support colleagues doing these activities as part of his or her arranged job plan.

The duties of the Senior Clinical Fellow doctor are those of a doctor functioning at the middle grade level within the department. Primary duties include the initial diagnosis, resuscitation and overall clinical management of all patients arriving to the A&E Department. Appropriate follow-up, referral for admission, transfer or discharge to GPs care is an important part of the work along with liaison with colleagues in the community, i.e., GPs, Health Visitors, and District Nurse for the proper continuity of care. There is an opportunity to get involved with teaching simulation- including a bimonthly teaching for the SHOs and Middle grades including multi-disciplinary teaching with other specialties.

It is expected that you will supervise the junior doctors in the department whilst working on the shop floor, advising and reviewing their patients as necessary.

Interview Date: 14.09.2026

Person Specification
Qualifications / Registration
Essential

• Entry on GMC Register, Medical degree
• 2 up to date advanced life support courses (ALS or ACLS; ATLS or ETC; APLS, PALS or EPALS)
• MRCEM Primary examination or MRCGP

Desirable

• Full MRCEM or FRCEM
• ATLS/ALS/ APLS or EPLS Instructor
• MIMMS

Knowledge
Essential

• Appropriate level of clinical knowledge in Emergency Medicine

Clinical Experience
Essential

• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job.
• Clinical judgment: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
• Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job.
• Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making.
• Aware of own limitations.
• Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, learning from errors.
• Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.

Desirable

• 12 months Emergency Medicine experience

Communication Skills
Essential

• Ability to communicate effectively through good verbal and written skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.

Teaching
Essential

• Evidence of organising and delivering teaching at under-graduate and post-graduate level

Leadership/ Management skills
Essential

• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
• Ability to motivate and develop training medical staff

Desirable

• Interest in medical management.

Other requirements
Essential

• Ability to work independently as well as part of the Emergency Medicine CSU
• To balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and the Trust as a whole.

Desirable

• Ability and desire to take part in Clinical Directorate Management

Research and Audit
Essential

• Able to appraise research.
• Understanding of Evidence Based Medicine

Desirable

• Publications in peer reviewed journals in the field of Emergency Medicine Participation in Emergency Medicine based research

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.

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