Junior or Senior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

Junior or Senior Clinical Fellow Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 17 January 2026

Are you looking for a career in Emergency Medicine in a large UK teaching hospital with a Major Trauma Centre?

The Emergency Department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is excited to be able to offer opportunities for motivated doctors to join our friendly Emergency Medicine team from 1st April 2026 for 12 months. One post is to cover maternity leave and a second is for 12 months initially.

You will have the opportunity to work in a forward‑thinking, dynamic department which is committed to the Trust’s ambition of developing staff and delivering outstanding healthcare outcomes for patients.

Depending on your experience and interview, you may be offered a Junior Fellow role on our Tier 2 (CT1/2 level) rota or Tier 3 rota (CT3 level) which would only be considered if you hold MRCEM. We may offer you a Senior Fellow at Tier 4 level, which is our registrar rota if you have the required amount of experience in ED plus MRCEM along with taking into consideration your interview.

There will be opportunities for T3 clinicians to progress to the Tier 4 rota, Senior Fellow role, if full MRCEM is obtained and progression reviews completed.

Please note, you must be available to start on 1st April ’26 to align with our Resident doctor rotation which includes an induction to the Trust and a departmental induction on 2nd April which will be mandatory.

Working in our ED encompasses many management skills such as managing the shop floor, keeping to the four‑hour target and constant reprioritisation of tasks.

You will be supported to work through competencies to develop portfolio evidence to meet your set objectives and will work under the clinical direction of EM Consultants who are present in the department 24/7. All Fellows will have a monthly teaching day along with educational development time reflected on your rota. You will be allocated an Educational and Clinical supervisor.

What we can offer you as a Fellow in ED:

• Monthly teaching
• Work place based assessments
• Opportunities to get involved with teaching
• Audit work and QIP's etc
• Research opportunities
• Potential for a secondment to other specialities based on your interest and placement availability

Located in one of the friendliest and greenest cities in the UK, Nottingham University Hospitals Trust (NUH) is a Major Trauma Centre and our ED is one of the busiest in Europe, seeing 179,940 new patients a year across co‑located adult and Children and Young People departments.

NUH consists of the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and the Nottingham City Hospital Campuses. QMC houses our Emergency Department which has co‑located adult and children's units. NUH is the Major Trauma Centre for the East Midlands region.

Our forward thinking, research active Emergency Department is one of the busiest in Europe with 195,000 new attendances annually. The Children's ED sees 44,000 children and young people and has expanded its resuscitation capability with a major capital investment.

Nottingham is a haven for sports lovers and nature lovers. It is home to two famous football teams, an ice hockey team, an annual tennis open and boasts a test cricket ground and the National Ice and Water Sports Centres. Known for its high quality schools, the city has excellent rail and road links and an ultra‑modern bus and tram service.

A vibrant university city, the centre has an array of shops, restaurants, clubs and attractions to suit all ages and tastes.

Please read our job description for a more detailed in‑depth look at our Trust, we hope you would like to come and join us!

We have clearly set out in our job description and person specification the essential criteria for the roles (please see below). You will be expected to meet all of the essential criteria in order to move to the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process.

Whilst clinical attachment is not essential, please do note in your application if you have had an attachment in ED.

For a Junior post

• We expect you to have at least three years post MBBS (or equivalent) in addition to experience…