Job summary
Job Title: Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Hours per week: 11 sessions per week (the consultant on call rota)
Perm/Fixed Term: Permanent
Salary: £99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Closing Date: 17th December 2024
Interview Date: TBC
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
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Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service. Subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of service, the post-holder must observe agreed policies on clinical and other matters and should follow the Standing Orders and financial instructions of the Trust. This is not intended to restrain clinical autonomy.
Consultants are required to attend all mandatory and statutory training for Trust employees. These include Infection Control, Manual Handling, Fire, Health & Safety and Child Protection. They must also have an annual appraisal and agreed job plan.
All staff must act at all times in accordance with the standards of behaviour and competence level expected by the Trust.
Staff must ensure they are competent in discharging their duties and responsibilities and are responsible for ensuring that they regularly up to date with their skills and knowledge.
The post-holder will be required to undertake flexible activities as part of general duties and supporting professional activities.
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with the consultant medical team to provide senior clinical, managerial, and teaching cover for the Emergency Medicine department.
- To train, supervise and take professional accountability for non-consultant medical staff in the Emergency Medicine department.
- To work flexibly with colleagues with the primary aim of increasing direct senior clinical input in patient care. It is expected that consultants will combine seeing new patients with the supervision of other staff and operational management of the department. The department is working to minimise any commitments to clinics of Emergency Medicine Consultants to maximise commitments to new patients seen in the department. Our vision is to EXCEL at patient care.
- The successful candidate will contribute to the day to day and strategic management of the department. Consultants will be expected to work with the Trust in achieving internal and external targets and to develop a patient focussed approach on this work.
- The post-holder will have special responsibility with medical and nursing colleagues for developing referral protocols for medical and nursing staff within the directorate, that promote high quality medical care, delivered in a timely fashion, without duplication by different teams and/or grades of staff.
- The successful candidate will support the clinical governance agenda of the Directorate and work to promote high standards of clinical practice.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To work with the consultant medical team to provide senior clinical, managerial, and teaching cover for the Emergency Medicine department.
- To train, supervise and take professional accountability for non-consultant medical staff in the Emergency Medicine department.
- To work flexibly with colleagues with the primary aim of increasing direct senior clinical input in patient care. It is expected that consultants will combine seeing new patients with the supervision of other staff and operational management of the department. The department is working to minimise any commitments to clinics of Emergency Medicine Consultants to maximise commitments to new patients seen in the department. Our vision is to EXCEL at patient care.
- The successful candidate will contribute to the day to day and strategic management of the department. Consultants will be expected to work with the Trust in achieving internal and external targets and to develop a patient focussed approach on this work.
- The post-holder will have special responsibility with medical and nursing colleagues for developing referral protocols for medical and nursing staff within the directorate, that promote high quality medical care, delivered in a timely fashion, without duplication by different teams and/or grades of staff.
- The successful candidate will support the clinical governance agenda of the Directorate and work to promote high standards of clinical practice.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Candidates should be in possession of Completion or within six months of completion of a Specialist Training Programme in Emergency Medicine
Desirable
- Broad clinical experience within Emergency Medicine
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCEM/FCEM/FRCS/MRCP/European Board
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable
- ATLS, ALS, APLS/EPALS Certification
- Additional sub-specialist expertise and interest
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process.
- Ability to lead, communicate, liaise, and negotiate with others
- Ability to manage and lead clinical team
- Competent in basic information technology
Desirable
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
- Understanding of the concepts of management
- Experience of service development
- Awareness of health service reforms and issues across all healthcare economy
Teaching and Education
Essential
- Ability to design and deliver talks/lectures/workshops effectively
Desirable
- Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals.
- Commitment to continuing medical education.
- Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Appraisal and assessment training skills
Audit / Research & Publications
Essential
- Undertaken complete audit cycle.
- Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- Interest and awareness of research methodology
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Caring attitude to patients and good excellent inter-personal qualities
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational)
- Ability to achieve objectives and to work within a multiprofessional and multi-disciplinary framework.
- Good organisational skills and ability to motivate and support staff of all discipline.
- Excellent personal time and management skills
Person Specification
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Candidates should be in possession of Completion or within six months of completion of a Specialist Training Programme in Emergency Medicine
Desirable
- Broad clinical experience within Emergency Medicine
Qualification(s) and Professional Training
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCEM/FCEM/FRCS/MRCP/European Board
- Full GMC Registration
Desirable
- ATLS, ALS, APLS/EPALS Certification
- Additional sub-specialist expertise and interest
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process.
- Ability to lead, communicate, liaise, and negotiate with others
- Ability to manage and lead clinical team
- Competent in basic information technology
Desirable
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
- Understanding of the concepts of management
- Experience of service development
- Awareness of health service reforms and issues across all healthcare economy
Teaching and Education
Essential
- Ability to design and deliver talks/lectures/workshops effectively
Desirable
- Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals.
- Commitment to continuing medical education.
- Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students.
- Appraisal and assessment training skills
Audit / Research & Publications
Essential
- Undertaken complete audit cycle.
- Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
- Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- Interest and awareness of research methodology
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Caring attitude to patients and good excellent inter-personal qualities
- Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational)
- Ability to achieve objectives and to work within a multiprofessional and multi-disciplinary framework.
- Good organisational skills and ability to motivate and support staff of all discipline.
- Excellent personal time and management 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).
