Job summary
CONSULTANTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Based at WHIPPS CROSS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
FULL TIME - 10 PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES 7.5 DCC / 2.5 SPA
We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious healthcare organisation. In return, Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives that means:
- doctors and nurses in training are able to gain experience in different hospitals along the whole patient pathway.
- there is greater opportunity for career progression - we can develop staff who might otherwise leave to gain promotion.
- being world-class enables us to recruit some of the best doctors and researchers in the world who can share their knowledge and experience.
- we can recruit, as an organisation that is recognised as a world, meaning we are making great strides in reducing the number of vacancies.
- joining forces with other partners in an Academic Health Science System means that staff are better able to secure funds and pool their talents to develop new technology, techniques and treatments.
Further Information
Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit the Trust, which may be arranged by contacting the Clinical Director based at Whipps Cross Hospital:
Mr Imran Zia (Clinical Director) or Dr Tony Sebastian (Clinical Lead) - Consultants
Whipps Cross University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust
020 8539 5522 extension 5682 or 5253
i.zia@nhs.net / tony.sebastian@nhs.net
.
Main duties of the job
Whipps Cross site has its own dedicated leadership team, clinically and operationally, who are committed to represent the interests of the site and its staff and support the delivery of safe and compassionate care to our patients.
There are opportunities within the site for Emergency Medicine Consultants to develop special interests such as ultrasound, acute medicine, Education, Sepsis and resuscitation, Frailty and elderly care as well as critical care, leadership and Ambulatory Care. The Clinical Lead is keen to support the development of senior medical staff.
The jobs have been structured to ensure a variety of clinical duties are available. It is expected that the post-holder will work closely with colleagues from other specialities within the hospital & primary care.
We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious healthcare organisation. In return, Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whipps Cross site has its own dedicated leadership team, clinically and operationally, who are committed to represent the interests of the site and its staff and support the delivery of safe and compassionate care to our patients.
There are opportunities within the site for Emergency Medicine Consultants to develop special interests such as ultrasound, acute medicine, Education, Sepsis and resuscitation, Frailty and elderly care as well as critical care, leadership and Ambulatory Care. The Clinical Lead is keen to support the development of senior medical staff.
The jobs have been structured to ensure a variety of clinical duties are available. It is expected that the post-holder will work closely with colleagues from other specialities within the hospital & primary care.
We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious healthcare organisation. In return, Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives
Job description
Job responsibilities
Whipps Cross site has its own dedicated leadership team, clinically and operationally, who are committed to represent the interests of the site and its staff and support the delivery of safe and compassionate care to our patients.
There are opportunities within the site for Emergency Medicine Consultants to develop special interests such as ultrasound, acute medicine, Education, Sepsis and resuscitation, Frailty and elderly care as well as critical care, leadership and Ambulatory Care. The Clinical Lead is keen to support the development of senior medical staff.
The jobs have been structured to ensure a variety of clinical duties are available. It is expected that the post-holder will work closely with colleagues from other specialities within the hospital & primary care.
We are looking for the best talent to lead our ambitious healthcare organisation. In return, Barts Health will provide unsurpassed professional development opportunities, enabling investment in a range of new initiatives
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a license to practise
- MB ChB or equivalent
- FRCEM or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by HEE/GMC) or entry onto the specialist register for emergency Medicine
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent additional higher qualification
- Experience as a locum Consultant experience or acting up
- MD / MSc
General Professional Training
Essential
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine, or that at time of interview the applicant can produce evidence that he/she is within six months of CCT date and is expected to achieve CCT
- ALS, ATLS, APLS provider
Desirable
- Instructor status in Advanced Life Support Courses,
- MIMMS provider
Level of Responsibility Achieved now
Essential
- Appropriate for level of experience with evidence of continual professional development, quality improvement and annual appraisals
- Able to apply knowledge and experience to practice
- High standard of documentation
- Able to manage patients with on-going medical and surgical critical care needs in the resuscitation room
Desirable
- Experience in Acute Medicine and/or other acute speciality.
Leadership and Management skills
Essential
- To demonstrate leadership skills and behaviours.
- Ability to prioritise tasks.
- To lead and motivate junior staff.
Desirable
- Management/Leadership development course or qualification
- Led on a service development.
- Evidence of being an effective leader with impact
Audit and Quality improvement
Essential
- Evidence of completing the audit cycle or completing a quality improvement project.
Desirable
- Quality improvement training
Governance and risk management
Essential
- Understanding of risk as it relates to Emergency medicine, with evidence of risk management
- Reporting incidents - understanding how and when and can demonstrate examples of shared learning.
- Quality Assurance
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance activities
- Evidence of learning from an incident or event
- Understanding own role within safeguarding
Desirable
- Lead investigator of a serious incident investigation
- Attendance at departmental and Trust Governance meetings.
Teaching Skills
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching.
- Enthusiastic teacher
Desirable
- Organising a training Programme.
- Written a curriculum and developed a training programme.
- Qualification in teaching
- Evidence of appropriate development towards clinical supervision
Research and Publications
Essential
- Understands importance of research and evidence-based medicine.
Desirable
- Paper presented at Academic meetings.
- Publications
Personal (Transferable skills)
Essential
- Shows decision making and judgement.
- Team Working
- Communicates sensitively with patients and their families and colleagues.
- works under pressure
Desirable
- Demonstrates breadth of thinking.
- Demonstrates initiative.
- Demonstrates resilience
- Positive role model
Other Requirements
Essential
- To be able to demonstrate behaviours in keeping with the Barts Health WeCare values.
- Acts with honesty and integrity
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a license to practise
- MB ChB or equivalent
- FRCEM or equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by HEE/GMC) or entry onto the specialist register for emergency Medicine
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent additional higher qualification
- Experience as a locum Consultant experience or acting up
- MD / MSc
General Professional Training
Essential
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine, or that at time of interview the applicant can produce evidence that he/she is within six months of CCT date and is expected to achieve CCT
- ALS, ATLS, APLS provider
Desirable
- Instructor status in Advanced Life Support Courses,
- MIMMS provider
Level of Responsibility Achieved now
Essential
- Appropriate for level of experience with evidence of continual professional development, quality improvement and annual appraisals
- Able to apply knowledge and experience to practice
- High standard of documentation
- Able to manage patients with on-going medical and surgical critical care needs in the resuscitation room
Desirable
- Experience in Acute Medicine and/or other acute speciality.
Leadership and Management skills
Essential
- To demonstrate leadership skills and behaviours.
- Ability to prioritise tasks.
- To lead and motivate junior staff.
Desirable
- Management/Leadership development course or qualification
- Led on a service development.
- Evidence of being an effective leader with impact
Audit and Quality improvement
Essential
- Evidence of completing the audit cycle or completing a quality improvement project.
Desirable
- Quality improvement training
Governance and risk management
Essential
- Understanding of risk as it relates to Emergency medicine, with evidence of risk management
- Reporting incidents - understanding how and when and can demonstrate examples of shared learning.
- Quality Assurance
- Evidence of participation in Clinical Governance activities
- Evidence of learning from an incident or event
- Understanding own role within safeguarding
Desirable
- Lead investigator of a serious incident investigation
- Attendance at departmental and Trust Governance meetings.
Teaching Skills
Essential
- Experience of undergraduate and Postgraduate teaching.
- Enthusiastic teacher
Desirable
- Organising a training Programme.
- Written a curriculum and developed a training programme.
- Qualification in teaching
- Evidence of appropriate development towards clinical supervision
Research and Publications
Essential
- Understands importance of research and evidence-based medicine.
Desirable
- Paper presented at Academic meetings.
- Publications
Personal (Transferable skills)
Essential
- Shows decision making and judgement.
- Team Working
- Communicates sensitively with patients and their families and colleagues.
- works under pressure
Desirable
- Demonstrates breadth of thinking.
- Demonstrates initiative.
- Demonstrates resilience
- Positive role model
Other Requirements
Essential
- To be able to demonstrate behaviours in keeping with the Barts Health WeCare values.
- Acts with honesty and integrity
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).
