Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 29 January 2025

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Job summary

Job Title:

Consultant

Clinical Speciality / Sub-Speciality:

Emergency Medicine

Care Group/Clinical Directorate:

Urgent Care

Reports To:

Clinical Lead for Emergency Department

Accountable To:

Chief Medical Officer (CMO)

Nominal Base:

Royal Berkshire Hospital

Hours:

Full or part time (for discussion)

Contract Type:

Substantive

On-Call Rota Requirements:

1 in 4.5 weekends. 1 in 11 on-call

There will be a required simulation on the 18th February 2025 and the interview date will be the 7th March 2025.

Please note this vacancy might close earlier that the closing date if suitable applicants are received.

Main duties of the job

Direct delivery of clinical care within the emergency department including:

Unscheduled care of adult and paediatric patients presenting to the ED
Shop floor clinical supervision of junior medical staff, nurses and PAs
Patient related administration

Supporting professional activities:

Continuing medical education and professional development
Teaching and training
Audit and clinical governance
Service development
Research

About us

Emergency Medicine at the Royal Berkshire Hospital

The RBH is a busy district general hospital serving a population of 800,000 and our ED sees approximately 150,000 patients per year with 25% of these being under 16 years old. We are a trauma unit operating within the Thames Valley Trauma Network. We have a 24hr cardiac catheterisation and stroke thrombolysis service.

Emergency Medicine is at the heart of the hospital's emergency care pathway and provides innovative and high quality care for patients from the moment they arrive at the hospital. It is a consultant led service with consultants providing leadership and patient care on the 'shop floor'. There is a strong commitment to ensure the ED is appropriately resourced to deliver high quality and timely emergency care. The Trust has been and continues to be very supportive of the developments that are taking place to address the pressures resulting from increased emergency admissions and a greater acuity of cases which present.

The department has consultant shop floor presence between 8 am and midnight every day supported by a registrar tier comprised of specialty trainees and SAS doctors. There is a full junior tier comprising resident doctors, Advanced Care Practitioners (ACPs) and Physician Associates (PAs).

Date posted

08 January 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

193-CON227UCG

Job locations

Medics - A&E - Medical Staff

Craven Road

Reading

RG1 5AN

Job description

Job responsibilities

This is a full or part time post. A final job plan will be agreed upon appointment, ensuring both individual and Trust / departmental objectives align. Job planning commences annually with the Clinical Lead and Directorate Manager, in September, to compliment the departmental business planning process and concludes in December, following sign-off by the CMO.

The balance between Direct Clinical Care and Supporting Professional Activities will be agreed with the post holder in the final job plan. The SPA allocation is 1.5 for personal CME, audit and revalidation requirements including departmental meetings. Additional Pas (APAs) may be allocated for specific agreed objectives for the Trust subject to the agreement of the Clinical Director.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration within 6 months of CCT in Emergency Medicine or successful completion of CESR at interview date
Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine of the United Kingdom or equivalent

Desirable

Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded

Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Fully trained in Emergency Medicine
Previous responsibility for clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice
All aspects of general Emergency Medicine and patient care

Desirable

Fully trained in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration within 6 months of CCT in Emergency Medicine or successful completion of CESR at interview date
Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine of the United Kingdom or equivalent

Desirable

Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded

Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills

Essential

Fully trained in Emergency Medicine
Previous responsibility for clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice
All aspects of general Emergency Medicine and patient care

Desirable

Fully trained in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.