Specialty Doctor Emergency Medicine

Job summary

We are looking to recruit enthusiastic and innovative Specialty Doctors to join our dynamic team. The right candidates will be working within our Accident and Emergency department at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury. You will be joining a highly motivated and highly performing urgent Care Team at the NCA. Full Registration with Licence to Practise with at least four years of postgraduate training, two of those being in a relevant specialty. Applicants must also be eligible to work in the UK and have excellent skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable highly effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues.

Main duties of the job

Active participation in the reception, initial diagnosis, investigation and treatment of patients attending the Emergency Department. Where appropriate the post holder will refer them to the relevant speciality :- The post holder when required will conduct follow up clinics within the Emergency Department as directed by the Consultants The post holder will be expected to deputise for absent colleagues and such exceptional irregular commitments outside normal roster duties as are essential for the continuity of patient care, due to occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. Other duties may be allocated by the Consultants to ensure the proper care of patients.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

We are currently in process of updating our values. For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers websitewww.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk