Job summary
EMERGENCY MEDICINE TRUST REGISTRAR
We are looking for four experienced (3+ years) Emergency Medicine doctors to join our team of 18 registrars in emergency medicine at Newham University Hospital. You will be working alongside ST4+ and ST3 trainees, Specialist Doctors and Consultants providing clinical leadership to all areas of the department, including Paediatrics. Our emergency department has a reputation for both excellent and supportive training as well as an exciting case mix of emergency patients from a diverse population.
The post offers the following opportunities:
- Develop clinical leadership skills including supervising junior trainees
- Work with a team of supportive and highly motivated Consultants, dedicated to providing high quality teaching and training
- Gain experience in resuscitation and management of adult and paediatric emergencies, covering a wide range of pathologies and clinical procedures
- Attending and delivering weekly departmental teaching
- Time to develop skills in quality improvement and managing clinical risk and governance
This is a fixed-term role for minimum of 6 months, up to 48 hours per week, working a mixture of day, late and night shifts on a 1:3 rota. We fully support requests for flexible and less than full time working.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work undertaking clinical duties as a registrar in Emergency Medicine at NUH including pro-rata out of hours work. They will work in all areas of the department, including Resus, Majors, Paeds, Front door assessment, SDEC and CDU
Each post will have a named educational and clinical supervisor.
There will be formal educational oversight of the role, with an induction, educational agreement, a personal development plan and regular appraisal.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role,outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.Please view the attachment below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role,outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.Please view the attachment below.
Person Specification
Personal Skills
Essential
- Communication
- Problem solving and decision making
- Organisation and planning
- Coping with pressure and managing uncertainty
- Team working, leading and managing others
- Appropriate personal attributes
- Computer skills
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- MBBS or equivalent
- BLS and ALS
- PLAB if required
- Child Safeguarding Level 3
- 36 months experience emergency medicine or acute specialties, with a minimum of 12 months in emergency medicine
- APLS
- ATLS
- MRCEM or equivalent
Desirable
- Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
- FRCEM or equivalent
- Advanced ultrasound skills
- Experience working at registrar level in emergency medicine
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of clinical competencies appropriate for stage in training
- An appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Ability to work without supervision where appropriate
Desirable
- Experience leading the shift, managing the department
- Resuscitation course instructor
Research
Essential
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
- Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods
Leadership and Management
Essential
- Evidence of effective team working and clinical leadership
- Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development
- Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in local management systems
- Attendance at leadership courses
- Evidence of effective leadership (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
- Understanding of the local and national context of the NHS, including economic and political influences
Quality / Service improvement or audit
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance, including the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives
Desirable
- Evidence of a portfolio of audit / quality improvement projects, including evidence that the audit loop has been closed and evidence of learning about the principles of change management
- Evidence of publications / presentations / prizes in quality improvement or audit
Education and Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
Desirable
- Development of teaching programmes
- Participation in teaching courses
- Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
- Action learning sets / simulation instructor
Person Specification
Personal Skills
Essential
- Communication
- Problem solving and decision making
- Organisation and planning
- Coping with pressure and managing uncertainty
- Team working, leading and managing others
- Appropriate personal attributes
- Computer skills
Qualifications/Training
Essential
- Full registration with General Medical Council
- MBBS or equivalent
- BLS and ALS
- PLAB if required
- Child Safeguarding Level 3
- 36 months experience emergency medicine or acute specialties, with a minimum of 12 months in emergency medicine
- APLS
- ATLS
- MRCEM or equivalent
Desirable
- Additional relevant degree (intercalated, masters or doctorate)
- FRCEM or equivalent
- Advanced ultrasound skills
- Experience working at registrar level in emergency medicine
Clinical Skills
Essential
- Evidence of clinical competencies appropriate for stage in training
- An appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Ability to maximise safety and minimise risk
- Ability to work without supervision where appropriate
Desirable
- Experience leading the shift, managing the department
- Resuscitation course instructor
Research
Essential
- Knowledge of evidence-based practice
- Understanding of research, including awareness of ethical issues
Desirable
- Evidence of relevant academic achievements, including publications / presentations
- Understanding of research methodology and ability to use basic qualitative and quantitative methods
Leadership and Management
Essential
- Evidence of effective team working and clinical leadership
- Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development
- Self-awareness, with knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses, impact and areas for development
Desirable
- Evidence of involvement in local management systems
- Attendance at leadership courses
- Evidence of effective leadership (e.g. evidence of leading innovations or improvements)
- Understanding of the local and national context of the NHS, including economic and political influences
Quality / Service improvement or audit
Essential
- Understanding of clinical governance, including the basic principles of audit, clinical risk management, evidence-based practice, patient safety and quality improvement initiatives
Desirable
- Evidence of a portfolio of audit / quality improvement projects, including evidence that the audit loop has been closed and evidence of learning about the principles of change management
- Evidence of publications / presentations / prizes in quality improvement or audit
Education and Teaching
Essential
- Evidence of interest in and experience of teaching
Desirable
- Development of teaching programmes
- Participation in teaching courses
- Participation in degree or diploma courses in education
- Action learning sets / simulation instructor
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).
