Emergency Medicine Clinical Fellow Portfolio Programme; CESR

The Portfolio Pathway (formerly known as CESR) is the route to specialist registration for doctors who have not completed a GMC-approved programme in the relevant specialty, but who can demonstrate that they have the relevant knowledge, skills and experience. This post would therefore be suitable for Resident Doctors looking to pursue a portfolio route as an alternative to formal specialty training.

Depending on the years of experience in Emergency Medicine, NHS experience and proven competencies, the successful candidate would start on Tier 2, Tier 3 or Tier 4 rota (dependent on previous experience).

We initially offer a 1-year contract. Following this period, your contract will be subject to an annual review based on the achievement of specified criteria, including a successful Educational Supervisor and ARCP Faculty Report evidencing completion of WBPAs and other requirements set out at the start of your year. If the review is successful, your contract will be extended for a further 12 months.

These extensions will continue annually, supporting your progression through the 4-year programme, and will enable you to complete the Pathway portfolio and secondments. Please note that there is no guarantee of a 4-year contract from the outset.

Placements will be across both the Alexandra Emergency Department and the Worcester Royal Emergency Department. There are RCEM Portfolio Programme (CESR) Supervisors and Assessors at both sites.

• Participating fully in all the educational activities of the department
• Assisting the Consultants in the day-to-day clinical care of the ED patients in all areas of the department including Resus, Majors, Minors, Paediatrics and Ambulatory care.
• Participating as a team member in resuscitation teams under supervision
• Participating in the Clinical Audit programme and the quality control of the department
• Support the Trust in the delivery of a high standard of care and meeting Trust and departmental objectives by timely service and quality led clinical care.
• Comply with relevant trust policies including those relating to data protection
• Actively pursue professional development maintaining a portfolio of evidence so that you are able to participate satisfactorily the appraisal process in accordance with GMC requirements.

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.

• Being open and honest
• Ensuring people feel cared for
• Showing respect to everyone
• We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

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.

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.

The Portfolio Pathway trainee will be assigned a RCEM approved Portfolio Pathway Clinical Supervisor at the start of the programme. The Clinical Supervisor will help identify any specific educational needs, design a personal development plan and provide some guidance on career progression. There will be an Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP), which will include the whole Consultant…