Job summary
The Emergency Department Team are seeking to appoint one enthusiastic and quality driven Consultant colleague.
Come and work with us at one of the busiest and best performing Emergency Departments of Greater Manchester. Wigan is the second largest borough in Greater Manchester with a population of approximately 325,000. We are only a couple of hours via train to London and half an hour via car to Manchester.
Wigan Emergency Department has an average of 90,000 patient visits per year.
With delivery of best possible patient care and innovation at heart, our department has come leaps and bounds to achievehigh standards and quality of care. We have also developed our own research team to initiate and facilitate future research projects.
Wigan ED isproud to be a Trauma Receiving Unitand works closely with the Major Trauma Centres in Greater Manchester.
We have recently reconfigured the department and rebranded as Emergency Village. We have developed a co-located UTC, ISAT and upgraded the walk-in centre at Leigh. We have also started the SDEC as per national guidelines.
The team has also beenhighly commended by NHSI and ECISTfor innovative measures utilised in patient flow with streaming to relevant areas, utilising an ambulatory patient pathway and the clinical decisions area for patients.
Main duties of the job
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to enjoy the variety of clinical practice that comes from working in a busy district general hospital whilst developing theirown special interestsboth clinically and non-clinically. Flexible working patterns and special interests in other specialties will be supported.
At WWL, there is asignificant scope for motivated Consultants to take a lead in shaping the future of emergency careon both a local and regional level. The Trust will support Consultants in developing a special interest within Emergency Medicine such as Academic Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Education, Guidelines, Governance and Emergency Ultrasound.
You will be responsible, along with the other Consultants for developing and maintaining the high standard of care we provide to our patients.
All consultants are expected to participate in audit and research.
The post-holder will be expected to be committed to the concept of lifelong learning and produce and maintain a Personal Development Plan and Job Plan in agreement with the Clinical Director.
About us
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters so that we can manage individual and environmental risks, and so that we can support those who may be undecided about vaccination. If you are unvaccinated there is helpful advice and information available by contacting Covid-19.vaccine@wwl.nhs.uk where you can also find out more about how to access vaccinations. There is a current Government consultation underway which will determine whether some new starters may need to be vaccinated.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Planning and Organisational Duties
The post holder will participate in non-clinical / administrative activities. The post holder is expected to participate in the departmental and Trusts governance meetings and answering complaints and coroners reports. Consultants will be expected to maintain and foster improvements in the quality and standards of services. All post holders will be allocated and be in charge of audits through the year.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
- Maintain excellent communications with all team members and other Allied Health Care Professionals.
Responsibility for Finance
Contribute to ensuring the effective use of all resources in a cost effective manner
Responsibility for Human Resources
- Adhere to all Trust policies and maintenance of the professional Code of Conduct
- Provide supervision to junior doctors and nursing staff on the shop floor
- Act as a role model with their version and values
Responsibility for Health & Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Responsibility for Teaching
- Create and maintain an appropriate learning environment to meet the educational needs of all team members.
- Attend mandatory training as required by the Trust.
- The post holder will be responsible for continued professional development and will take part in continuing medical education activities, in line with the requirements of the appropriate (Royal) College guidelines to maintain standards of performance.
Work Circumstances & on-call
ED Consultant shop floor cover is from 0800 to 2300 on a weekday and 0800 to 2100 on a weekend. Proposed job plan included as a separate attachment.
The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive, asymptomatic and negative COVID wards
Job description
Job responsibilities
Planning and Organisational Duties
The post holder will participate in non-clinical / administrative activities. The post holder is expected to participate in the departmental and Trusts governance meetings and answering complaints and coroners reports. Consultants will be expected to maintain and foster improvements in the quality and standards of services. All post holders will be allocated and be in charge of audits through the year.
Communications and Key Working Relationships
- Maintain excellent communications with all team members and other Allied Health Care Professionals.
Responsibility for Finance
Contribute to ensuring the effective use of all resources in a cost effective manner
Responsibility for Human Resources
- Adhere to all Trust policies and maintenance of the professional Code of Conduct
- Provide supervision to junior doctors and nursing staff on the shop floor
- Act as a role model with their version and values
Responsibility for Health & Safety
Compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 the post holder is required to fulfil a proactive role towards the management of risk in all of their actions. This entails the risk assessment of all situations, the taking of appropriate actions and reporting of all incidents, near misses and hazards, and a statutory duty of care for their own personal safety and that of others who may be affected by their acts or omissions.
Responsibility for Teaching
- Create and maintain an appropriate learning environment to meet the educational needs of all team members.
- Attend mandatory training as required by the Trust.
- The post holder will be responsible for continued professional development and will take part in continuing medical education activities, in line with the requirements of the appropriate (Royal) College guidelines to maintain standards of performance.
Work Circumstances & on-call
ED Consultant shop floor cover is from 0800 to 2300 on a weekday and 0800 to 2100 on a weekend. Proposed job plan included as a separate attachment.
The role will require you to work across all areas in the Trust which includes those that are designated as positive, asymptomatic and negative COVID wards
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
- Training & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
- Entry onto the Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine or within 6 months of CCT date at interview
- ATLS / ETC, APLS, ALS Provider
- Ultrasound trained
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in Emergency Medicine in the UK including Paediatric EM
- Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
- Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Evidence of personal practice in all areas described by RCEM curriculum role as Consultant and all its implied responsibility for clinical management tasks
- Experience of using evidence base to support decision making
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Experience in demonstrating clinical procedures / techniques to other healthcare professionals
Skills
Essential
- Ability to lead and work as part of multidisciplinary team
- Good written and verbal communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and all levels of staff.
- Flexible attitude, polite and professional manner
- Ability to manage conflicting & unpredictable demands
- Competent to work under pressure
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
- Ability to manage and lead clinical team.
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to design and deliver talks / lectures / workshops effectively
- Commitment to continuing medical education and development
- Understanding of research methodology and its use in clinical practice
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process
Additional
Essential
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
- Training & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
- Entry onto the Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine or within 6 months of CCT date at interview
- ATLS / ETC, APLS, ALS Provider
- Ultrasound trained
Experience
Essential
- Broad experience in Emergency Medicine in the UK including Paediatric EM
- Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
- Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Evidence of personal practice in all areas described by RCEM curriculum role as Consultant and all its implied responsibility for clinical management tasks
- Experience of using evidence base to support decision making
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Experience in demonstrating clinical procedures / techniques to other healthcare professionals
Skills
Essential
- Ability to lead and work as part of multidisciplinary team
- Good written and verbal communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and all levels of staff.
- Flexible attitude, polite and professional manner
- Ability to manage conflicting & unpredictable demands
- Competent to work under pressure
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
- Ability to manage and lead clinical team.
- Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
Knowledge
Essential
- Ability to design and deliver talks / lectures / workshops effectively
- Commitment to continuing medical education and development
- Understanding of research methodology and its use in clinical practice
- Understanding of the Clinical Governance process
Additional
Essential
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation
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).
