BSc, MBBS, MCEM, FCEM

Training and education

Qualifications

BSc in neuroscience, University College London, 2001
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Royal Free and University Hospital London Medical School, London, 1998 to 2004
Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine, London, 2009
Fellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine, London, 2011.

Training

Pre-registration house officer, 2004 to 2005
Senior house officer in emergency medicine, paediatrics, orthopaedics, anaesthetics and intensive care, 2005 to 2008
Specialty registrar in emergency medicine in Wessex, 2008 to 2012.

Experience

Dr Grimwood joined the Trust in 2011 as a higher specialist trainee in emergency medicine. She has been a consultant in emergency medicine since October 2012.

Dr Grimwood is the lead for the minor injuries area of the emergency department, and for poisons. She is also the lead for emergency nurse practitioners and majors assisting practitioners.

Key achievements

Developing a new allied health professionals role for nurses working as practitioners in the majors area of the department.
Lead for quality improvement.
Lead for venous thromboembolism in the department and Trust representative on the thrombosis committee.

Research

Assistance with radio medical advice for First Aid Afloat, by Sandra Roberts. Wiley Nautical (2010).