Job summary
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Employer: Barts Health NHS Trust
Location: London
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 p.a.
Closing date: 4th March 2025
If you are looking for:
A team of friendly, supportive and motivated consultants
A department that prioritises high quality patient care, training and education
Patients with a wide range of emergency and critical illnesses
An opportunity to develop sub-specialty interests
A fair work life balance
Then, consider joining our friendly, dynamic team based here at Newham University Hospital. We are looking to expand our team of 16 consultants (3 with PEM sub-specialty training). We pride ourselves on a consultant-led and delivered service and believe this is key to excellence in Emergency Care. Professional well-being and supporting a sustainable work-life balance is a priority in the department.
Newham University Hospital in East London sees over 90,000 emergency patients every year. It is a Trauma Unit with strong links to the Major Trauma Centre at the Royal London Hospital, which is also part of Barts Health. Newham is the largest borough within the Trust's catchment area. The local population is very young and diverse, the case-mix exciting and varied, often with high acuity. There is a separate Paediatric Emergency Department and Urgent Care Centre.
Main duties of the job
Emergency MedicineWhen on clinical shifts the appointee will cover all areas of the department, including resus and the childrens emergency department. Responsibilities include managing the shift as consultant in charge, reviewing patients and supporting and training junior members of staff, decisions to admit and safe discharge. Working with seniorcolleagues across all specialties to make management and referral decisions, and developing strong working relationships with all clinical staff.
Same Day Emergency CareThe emergency medicine consultants run an integrated SDEC unit at Newham, inconjunction with acute medicine. The unit covers a range of treatment chairs,assessment cubicles and short stay (overnight) beds. Patients are managed onDivisional DirectorClinical DirectorClinical LeadEM ConsultantsMiddleGradesFY2ClinicalFellowsambulatory clinical pathways for all specialties. There is a separate SDEC unit forchildren, also managed by emergency medicine
Front DoorAll Consultants play a key role in actively reviewing all patients on arrival, supporting rapid diagnostics and treatment, as well as streaming and redirection to the most appropriate services. We aim to cover both walk-in patients and ambulance handover with a senior decision maker. This ensures maximal utilisation of partners in the urgent care network, Hospital Avoidance Teams and GP out of hours services.
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
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MB ChB or equivalent
Desirable
Higher Qualifications
Essential
- FCEM or Equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee)
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine, or that at time of interview the applicant can produce evidence that he/she is within 6 months of CCT date and is expected to achieve CCT
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent additional higher qualification
- Academic distinction/prizes
Knowledge Clinical Expertise in Specialty / Sub- Speciality
Essential
- Appropriate for level of experience
- Demonstrably able to manage ongoing medical and surgical critical care in the resuscitation room
- Experience of leading care in a Major Trauma Centre
Desirable
- Experience of Major Incident Planning / Training
- Experience in Acute Medicine
- Experience of stroke evaluation and thrombolysis
Training Expected
Essential
- Completion of Specialist training in Emergency Medicine or within 6 months of CCT or equivalent
- ALS, ATLS, APLS and MIMMS provider or equivalent
Desirable
- Instructor status in more than one course
- Experience of organising teaching / training programmes
- Evidence of appropriate Faculty Development towards Educational Supervision
Governance
Essential
- Appropriate experience of clinical audit
- Understanding of risk as it relates to Emergency medicine
Desirable
- Evidence of previous participation in Clinical Governance activities
Personal Skills
Essential
- Team player
- Work independently
- Work under pressure
- Commitment to cross-site working
- Demonstrates commitment to excellence in patient care
Desirable
- Patience Demonstrates compassion
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration
- MB ChB or equivalent
Desirable
Higher Qualifications
Essential
- FCEM or Equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee)
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine, or that at time of interview the applicant can produce evidence that he/she is within 6 months of CCT date and is expected to achieve CCT
Desirable
- MRCP or equivalent additional higher qualification
- Academic distinction/prizes
Knowledge Clinical Expertise in Specialty / Sub- Speciality
Essential
- Appropriate for level of experience
- Demonstrably able to manage ongoing medical and surgical critical care in the resuscitation room
- Experience of leading care in a Major Trauma Centre
Desirable
- Experience of Major Incident Planning / Training
- Experience in Acute Medicine
- Experience of stroke evaluation and thrombolysis
Training Expected
Essential
- Completion of Specialist training in Emergency Medicine or within 6 months of CCT or equivalent
- ALS, ATLS, APLS and MIMMS provider or equivalent
Desirable
- Instructor status in more than one course
- Experience of organising teaching / training programmes
- Evidence of appropriate Faculty Development towards Educational Supervision
Governance
Essential
- Appropriate experience of clinical audit
- Understanding of risk as it relates to Emergency medicine
Desirable
- Evidence of previous participation in Clinical Governance activities
Personal Skills
Essential
- Team player
- Work independently
- Work under pressure
- Commitment to cross-site working
- Demonstrates commitment to excellence in patient care
Desirable
- Patience Demonstrates compassion
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).
