Job Description

Closing date due to be 14/08/2025, Shortlisting due week commencing 18/08/2025, and Interviews due week commencing 25/08/2025.



Applications are invited for the innovative post of Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine and Marie Curie REACT (Palliative Medicine) at the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This is a one-year fixed-term post. Applicants must have full registration with the GMC.



This is a fantastic opportunity for an OOPT for a Higher Specialist Trainee in Emergency Medicine to develop their skills in Palliative Medicine. Applications from post-CCT trainees will also be considered. It would also be suitable for medical or palliative care registrars with substantial acute experience. The Senior Clinical Fellow will contribute to the Emergency Department middle-grade rota for 50% of their contracted time. The other 50% of the time will be spent in Marie Curie REACT/Palliative Medicine.

Expectations would be:

Working in the Emergency Department at MT04 level



There will be the opportunity to participate in departmental teaching, quality & safety and quality improvement projects. Participation in a local or national audit is expected.



20% of clinical time can be spent in an area of interest ie Paediatrics, Simulation, Teaching or Quality Improvement.



We are looking for enthusiastic and dynamic middle grades to join our team. We have an excellent track record with Senior Clinical Fellow posts for Higher Specialist Trainees.



Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:



We value people



We are one team



We care



We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.



This innovative, 1 year fixed term post is designed for a Higher Specialist Trainee (or equivalent) in Emergency Medicine to:



Develop their skills in the holistic assessment of patients

Gain a qualification in Palliative Medicine or Medical Education subject to approval

Gain experience in service development, audit and quality improvement.



It would also be suitable for a trainee in Palliative Care or General Internal Medicine with substantial Acute Care experience. Applications from post CCT trainees will also be considered. The successful candidate will contribute to the Emergency Department middle grade rota for 50% of their contracted time. The other 50% of the time will be spent working alongside the Marie Curie REACT Service in the Emergency Department.



The successful applicant's main clinical role in the Emergency Department is to provide clinical work at middle grade level in the department and to supervise members of the junior medical staff on a continuous basis (as outlined in the job plan).



The postholder's role within the REACT service will involve working closely with medical and nursing colleagues within Palliative and Emergency Medicine to identify and support patients presenting to ED with unmet palliative care needs. If appropriate, patients will then be referred into the new 7-day Marie Curie REACT virtual ward.



The postholder will be encouraged to take an active role in audit and service development where there will be opportunities to present this work both locally and regionally. Depending on the skills of the postholder there may be opportunities to be involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and the education of allied health professionals.