Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Emergency Department at South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust as we look to expand our team of Specialty Doctors. This is a position for experienced doctors currently working at specialty/registrar level to continue their work and development in Emergency Medicine with the support and guidance of our EM consultants.
The Emergency Department attends over 100,000 patients annually and is nationally competitive in key performance indicators and remains nationally recognised for high patient satisfaction ratings. Therefore, evidencing our commitment to exceptional clinical care and patient experience.
As a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine, you will play a pivotal role in providing and driving high-quality care whilst also supporting junior doctor colleagues to achieve this for all patients. Opportunities will be available to support the learning and development of junior doctors and medical students through the delivery of formal and informal training sessions with support from the ED education faculty.
Main duties of the job
Key duties and responsibilities include:
- Assessing and initiating treatment on patients in the department.
- Ensuring that investigations are requested and acted on appropriately.
- Providing support to medical and non-medical staff in the department.
- Seeking advice and support from consultants where appropriate.
- Ensuring appropriate follow-up of patients.
- Taking responsibility for continuing professional education in accordance with guidelines set out by the appropriate college/faculty/professional body.
- Working in collaboration with colleagues in developing skills to provide new ways of working across different professions, organisations i.e., community/primary care.
- Participating in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity.Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this specialty doctor post, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information on this specialty doctor post, please refer to the job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Professional Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years' experience working at Registrar level inn Emergency Medicine
Desirable
- Broad experience in Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, General Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics and Orthopaedics
- Experience of providing Medical Education
Academic Achievements
Essential
- Registration with the GMC
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- ALS, ATLS, APLS, or PALS certification
Desirable
- Research experience
- Higher qualifications (e.g., MRCEM, MRCS, MRCP, MRCGP, FRCA or equivalent)
- Higher qualification (e.g., FRCEM)
Research, Audit & Clinical Governance
Essential
- Proven experience in undertaking clinical audit and governance
- Demonstrate skills in audit and clinical governance activities
Desirable
- Research experience and/or higher qualifications
- Publications in medical journals
Disposition
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication
- Good team leader and player
- Good interpersonal skills
- Reliable
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work flexibly
- Willingness to work with colleagues
- Demonstrate skills in audit and clinical governance activities
- Willingness to work unsocial hours
Desirable
- Innovative
- Able to plan a new service and developments in service delivery
- IT skills
Person Specification
Professional Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years' experience working at Registrar level inn Emergency Medicine
Desirable
- Broad experience in Emergency Medicine, Anaesthetics, General Medicine, General Surgery, Paediatrics and Orthopaedics
- Experience of providing Medical Education
Academic Achievements
Essential
- Registration with the GMC
- Evidence of Continual Professional Development
- ALS, ATLS, APLS, or PALS certification
Desirable
- Research experience
- Higher qualifications (e.g., MRCEM, MRCS, MRCP, MRCGP, FRCA or equivalent)
- Higher qualification (e.g., FRCEM)
Research, Audit & Clinical Governance
Essential
- Proven experience in undertaking clinical audit and governance
- Demonstrate skills in audit and clinical governance activities
Desirable
- Research experience and/or higher qualifications
- Publications in medical journals
Disposition
Essential
- Good verbal and written communication
- Good team leader and player
- Good interpersonal skills
- Reliable
- Able to work under pressure
- Able to work flexibly
- Willingness to work with colleagues
- Demonstrate skills in audit and clinical governance activities
- Willingness to work unsocial hours
Desirable
- Innovative
- Able to plan a new service and developments in service delivery
- IT skills
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
