Senior Clinical Fellow - Emergency Department

Job summary
The Emergency Department is its own Directorate within Division Two. The Directorate is represented on the Divisional Management Board by the Clinical Director of Acute Services.

Main duties of the job
The Directorate is managed by the Clinical Director, the Clinical Lead, Matron and the Directorate Manager. Directorate Meetings are held weekly which are attended by the above mentioned and the senior medical staff (Consultants and Associate Specialists) and the EM Sisters.The Directorate is responsible for its delivery of clinical care and its budget through the management of its staff and resources.The Emergency Department moved to its current site at New Cross Hospital in January 1996. Its catchment area includes Wolverhampton, South Staffordshire and East Shropshire and consequently it has a varied workload from urban and rural areas as well as a multi-cultural one. Its sees approximately 108,000 new patients a year of which approximately 26% are children under 16 years of age.It is a designated Major Accident Unit and is the 5th largest department in the West Midlands Health Region. With the development of the Trauma Network & the Major Trauma Centres, New Cross Hospital is a designated Major Trauma Unit.

About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job responsibilities
Person Specification Essential Essential

• 24 months experience in Emergency Medicine

Desirable Essential

• Research and publications

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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Medical Degree
• Experience in minimum 24 months in Emergency Medicine
• General Medical Council registerable degree or GMC registration

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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Employer details
Employer name: The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
Address: New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Director Emergency Services, Dr Thushi Ashmore, 01902694146

Details
Date posted: 30 September 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Doctor - other
Salary: £67,325 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 225-DIV2-8221542
Job locations: New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, WV10 0QP, United Kingdom