Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

Junior Clinical Fellow in Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 11 February 2026.

Princess of Wales Hospital, Bridgend

80/20 split rota

Are you finishing your foundation training? Are you unsure which speciality you want to choose? Are you looking for an opportunity to try Emergency Medicine before applying for training?

Can we tempt you to join our amazing multidisciplinary team? Our Junior Clinical Fellow posts are an ideal opportunity to work in a supportive clinical environment with dedicated non-clinical time for portfolio development.

The posts will have dedicated non-clinical time (20% of rota time) to develop a portfolio of your choice, ideas include:

• Educational Fellow - 6 months (with an option to progress SIM training)
• Quality Improvement Fellow - 1 year
• Ultrasound Fellow - 1 year (with a commitment to sign off level 1 competence by the end)

Feedback from trainees has been extremely positive including:

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'I have felt fully supported and able to discuss any issues; I was fully aware what was expected of me and felt well included in the ED Team'.

'Sim teaching here has been so useful and always highly relevant as well as engaging and interactive'.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will be part of a team of 13 junior doctors in a busy district general hospital Emergency Department (ED). You will work alongside nine middle grade doctors & eight consultants in a multi-disciplinary team including ENPs and ACPs providing front line care to an undifferentiated case mix. The successful applicant will participate in a full shift rota providing 24-hour shop floor cover. The department provides a consultant-led service with ample opportunity for supervision. This post is fixed term for up to 6 months. There is direct consultant shop floor cover approximately 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

• We listen, learn and improve
• We treat everyone with respect
• We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15,000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only the lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.

Job responsibilities

The Post Holder will be required to perform the full range of duties outlined in the job description. The Emergency Department provides a 24/7 service; therefore, the post holder will be expected to cover a mixture of shifts including days, evenings, nights and weekends.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or recognised equivalent
• ALS ATLS APLS or equivalent

Registration

• Full GMC registration

Experience

• Completion of foundation competences
• Previous experience of working in the NHS
• Experience of UK working practices and systems

Educational Skills

• Experience in delivering teaching

Organisational Skills

• Ability to work under pressure, prioritise effectively, show initiative, act decisively whilst taking responsibility and recognising your own limits of competence and ability
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Able to contribute to the clinical team
• Evidence of working as part of the multidisciplinary team

Audit

• Evidence of audit or Quality Improvement in practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board