Job summary
We are advertising for a Trust ST3 equivalent doctor in Emergency Medicine based at the Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospital site for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
Post holders will be supported in maintaining their professional and personal development and will have a Named Clinical Supervisor. You will be entitled to all the benefits of a training contract including study leave, annual leave, sickness leave and pension contributions.
Clinical time will be spent working on the shop floor where we provide 24hour senior or consultant level supervision. There will be opportunities to attend weekly departmental teaching as well as access to relevant trust-wide training days. In addition, we provide 24hours every week of Consultant Clinical Educator time. This is dedicated shop floor time with a Consultant who provides shop floor training and assessments, enabling doctors to maintain evidence of training even when outside of a formally recognized training scheme
About us
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
They will assume a direct clinical role within the Emergency Department, taking responsibility for the initial assessment and management of patients. In addition, they will be responsible for providing supervision and advice to the junior medical staff and Emergency Nurse Practitioners within the department. This will include discussing cases, reviewing patients and instigating appropriate management. Post holders will be expected to gain and maintain certification in ALS, ATLS and APLS, or recognized equivalents to these courses.
Post holders will receive the same benefits as our current Higher Specialist Trainees with time allocated within the rota for attendance at teaching, governance & departmental meetings as well as non-clinical time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
They will assume a direct clinical role within the Emergency Department, taking responsibility for the initial assessment and management of patients. In addition, they will be responsible for providing supervision and advice to the junior medical staff and Emergency Nurse Practitioners within the department. This will include discussing cases, reviewing patients and instigating appropriate management. Post holders will be expected to gain and maintain certification in ALS, ATLS and APLS, or recognized equivalents to these courses.
Post holders will receive the same benefits as our current Higher Specialist Trainees with time allocated within the rota for attendance at teaching, governance & departmental meetings as well as non-clinical time.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Basic Life Support
- Management of Emergency Medical Admission at ST3
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional updating
- Awards/distinctions whilst study for 1st and 2nd degree
- Advanced Life Support
- MRCP
- Prior experience of working within NHS in the last 6 months.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical knowledge and expertise; appropriate knowledge and ability to apply sound clinical judgements to problems
- Research skills: demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit and research
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements e.g. prizes, awards, distinctions, presentations, publications, other achievements
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Communication skills - capacity to adapt language
- Proven ability to work as a member of the team
- Ability to organise and prioritise busy workloads effectively and work under pressure
- Proficient and efficient handling of medical problems
- Evidence of safe sound practical procedures
- Communication effectively both verbal and written
- Understanding the importance of multi-disciplinary approaches to patient care
- Ability to work effectively on an on-call rota shift system
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- Basic Life Support
- Management of Emergency Medical Admission at ST3
Desirable
- Evidence of continuing professional updating
- Awards/distinctions whilst study for 1st and 2nd degree
- Advanced Life Support
- MRCP
- Prior experience of working within NHS in the last 6 months.
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Clinical knowledge and expertise; appropriate knowledge and ability to apply sound clinical judgements to problems
- Research skills: demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit and research
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic and research achievements e.g. prizes, awards, distinctions, presentations, publications, other achievements
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Communication skills - capacity to adapt language
- Proven ability to work as a member of the team
- Ability to organise and prioritise busy workloads effectively and work under pressure
- Proficient and efficient handling of medical problems
- Evidence of safe sound practical procedures
- Communication effectively both verbal and written
- Understanding the importance of multi-disciplinary approaches to patient care
- Ability to work effectively on an on-call rota shift system
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
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).
