Job summary
Position: MERIT Doctor
Location: North West England (all areas).
Overview:
North West Ambulance Service is expanding its Medical Emergency Response Incident Teams (MERIT) across the region, offering an exciting opportunity for skilled doctors to join its medical advisory team. MERIT doctors derive from a range of backgrounds such as general practice, or a consultant in an appropriate hospital specialty such as emergency medicine, anesthesia, critical care, or surgical specialties. The role of the MERIT Doctor is to provide medico-legal advice to the Ambulance Service Tactical and Operational Command structure during Major, Mass Casualty and Critical Incidents.
Main duties of the job
Responsibilities:
- Provide on-call medico-legal advice to the Tactical and Operational health command structure.
- Undertake the role of Tactical Medical Advisor, Operational Medical Advisor or Casualty Clearing Station Medical Lead during major, mass casualty or critical incidents.
Requirements:
- Hold full professional registration with the General Medical Council (GMC).
- MERIT doctors must live in the North West of England (Commuting from out of area for on-call duties is not possible).
- Possess a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) Level 8.
- Demonstrated ability to provide accurate medical advice swiftly and calmly under pressure.
Training and Development:
MERIT doctors are formally trained and assessed in the performance of the Tactical Medical Advisor and Operational Medical Advisor criteria stated in the NARU National Ambulance Service Command and Control Guidance. As a result, they can advise the on-call operational and tactical commanders to provide direct command support to the regional coordination of major, mass casualty and complex incidents.
The MERIT Annual training and exercising program includes:
- Face-to-face mandatory training days plus online modules
- Tactical medical advisor training day
- Operational medical advisor training day
- Live exercises
- Command training days.
- Operational training days with advanced paramedics
- Reflective practice records.
- No-notice communication exercises.
Interview Process:
Interviews will be conducted via video call.
About us
North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust provides 24 hour, 365 days a year accident and emergency services to those in need of emergency medical treatment and transport.
Our highly skilled staff provide life-saving care to patients in the community and take people to hospital or a place of care if needed.We also provide non-emergency patient transport services for those patients who require non-emergency transport to and from hospital and who are unable to travel unaided because of their medical condition or clinical need.
Alongside the other emergency services, we also work to ensure the safety of the public and treatment of patients in the event of a major incident.
We also deliver the NHS 111 service in the North West. NHS 111 replaced NHS Direct in 2013. This service was introduced to make it easier for people to access local NHS healthcare services in England. It provides non-emergency medical help fast, and is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have full registration with the GMC.
For more information or to apply for this exciting opportunity, please contact meritsupport@nwas.nhs.uk
Please ensure that you read the attached Job Description thoroughly before making an application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will have full registration with the GMC.
For more information or to apply for this exciting opportunity, please contact meritsupport@nwas.nhs.uk
Please ensure that you read the attached Job Description thoroughly before making an application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with GMC
- CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care or Surgical or Medical Speciality on GP Register.
- Must live in the North West of England
Desirable
- Minimum of 7 years' (or full-time equivalent) appropriate experience in a relevant speciality to include anaesthesia, critical care, emergency medicine and/or acute surgical speciality.
- MIMMS certified.
- Level 7 or higher training IBTPHEM/ Skills for Health Career Framework or equivalent
- Diploma in Immediate Medical Care (or working towards)
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by the time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including: o good clinical care o maintaining good medical practice o good relationships and communication with patients o good working relationships with colleagues o good teaching and training o professional behaviour and probity o delivery of good acute clinical care
Fitness To Practise
Essential
- Applicant's knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following: o applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English. o applicants have scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent equal to those required for recruitment to MMC speciality training programmes.
Clinical skills
Essential
- Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
- Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Making safe decisions quickly and calmly under pressure
- Proven ability to work effectively in the different clinical and non-clinical settings required in the job.
- Rapid Sequence Induction Competent or willing to undertake training provided
- Agreement for participation in mandatory operational training prior to commencement in post, and a further operational training courses in the first 12 months of appointment and annually thereafter.
Desirable
- ATLS/ETC certified
- APLS/ PHPLS certified
- ALS certified
- ITU experience
- Experience in casualty mass management
Commitment to clinical governance
Essential
- Participation in a clinical care governance system with evidence of appraisal.
Communication skills
Essential
- Effective communication skills: Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Empathy and sensitivity: Capacity to listen and take in others' perspectives.
- Compassionate and caring
- Works in partnership with patients: Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making.
- Directs and supports patients to access the information they need to support decision making.
Personal skills
Essential
- Team working: Demonstrated experience of working in a team, values the input of other professionals in the team.
- Prepared to be hands-on.
- Working with and helping people.
- Managing others & team involvement: Experience taking the lead and managing people.
- Coping with pressure: capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with setbacks & adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
- Experience of multi-tasking - organised, flexible and adaptable.
- Capacity to organise oneself and prioritise own work. Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and self-discipline.
- Problem-solving & decision making: capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems & make decisions.
- Organisation & Planning: Understands the importance of information technology.
- Competent in the use of computing and technology
- Flexible approach to work: able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care.
- Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity
Probity
Essential
- Guidance Score Professional integrity and respect for others: capacity to take responsibility for their own actions and demonstrate a non-judgmental approach towards others. Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues.
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Essential
- Learning and personal development: Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
- Self-awareness and the ability to accept and learn from feedback
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full Registration with GMC
- CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care or Surgical or Medical Speciality on GP Register.
- Must live in the North West of England
Desirable
- Minimum of 7 years' (or full-time equivalent) appropriate experience in a relevant speciality to include anaesthesia, critical care, emergency medicine and/or acute surgical speciality.
- MIMMS certified.
- Level 7 or higher training IBTPHEM/ Skills for Health Career Framework or equivalent
- Diploma in Immediate Medical Care (or working towards)
Eligibility
Essential
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by the time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including: o good clinical care o maintaining good medical practice o good relationships and communication with patients o good working relationships with colleagues o good teaching and training o professional behaviour and probity o delivery of good acute clinical care
Fitness To Practise
Essential
- Applicant's knowledge is up to date and fit to practise safely
Language Skills
Essential
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, which could be demonstrated by one of the following: o applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English. o applicants have scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or equivalent equal to those required for recruitment to MMC speciality training programmes.
Clinical skills
Essential
- Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk
- Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need
- Making safe decisions quickly and calmly under pressure
- Proven ability to work effectively in the different clinical and non-clinical settings required in the job.
- Rapid Sequence Induction Competent or willing to undertake training provided
- Agreement for participation in mandatory operational training prior to commencement in post, and a further operational training courses in the first 12 months of appointment and annually thereafter.
Desirable
- ATLS/ETC certified
- APLS/ PHPLS certified
- ALS certified
- ITU experience
- Experience in casualty mass management
Commitment to clinical governance
Essential
- Participation in a clinical care governance system with evidence of appraisal.
Communication skills
Essential
- Effective communication skills: Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication and capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
- Empathy and sensitivity: Capacity to listen and take in others' perspectives.
- Compassionate and caring
- Works in partnership with patients: Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options.
- Always considers the full impact of clinical decisions on the patients, Practice shared decision making.
- Directs and supports patients to access the information they need to support decision making.
Personal skills
Essential
- Team working: Demonstrated experience of working in a team, values the input of other professionals in the team.
- Prepared to be hands-on.
- Working with and helping people.
- Managing others & team involvement: Experience taking the lead and managing people.
- Coping with pressure: capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative and resilience to cope with setbacks & adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
- Experience of multi-tasking - organised, flexible and adaptable.
- Capacity to organise oneself and prioritise own work. Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and self-discipline.
- Problem-solving & decision making: capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems & make decisions.
- Organisation & Planning: Understands the importance of information technology.
- Competent in the use of computing and technology
- Flexible approach to work: able to adapt and work with employers to deliver improved patient care.
- Equality and diversity: promotes equality and values diversity
Probity
Essential
- Guidance Score Professional integrity and respect for others: capacity to take responsibility for their own actions and demonstrate a non-judgmental approach towards others. Displays honesty, integrity, awareness of confidentiality and ethical issues.
Commitment to ongoing professional development
Essential
- Learning and personal development: Demonstrates a commitment to maintaining professional skills and knowledge relevant to the job.
- Self-awareness and the ability to accept and learn from feedback
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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