Job summary
The postholder will support the transformation of urgent and emergency care pathways within the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust and wider city of Newcastle. The postholder will oversee the governance, quality and development of primary care services embedded within the Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centres and Same Day Emergency Care. The postholder will work in partnership with partners in the trust to provide leadership to Urgent & Emergency Care services as we move to a more integrated model of delivering care. This will include but not be limited to working with clinical leaders and operational managers of Acute Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Acute Paediatrics and Urgent Treatment Centres to ensure patients are seen by the most appropriate service first time, improving access to timely emergency and urgent care and effective utilisation of resources.
It is expected that the postholder will provide clinical sessions within the Urgent & Emergency Care system in keeping with their experience and skillset at a minimum of 2 sessions per week.
This post is fixed term for 3 years initially.
Main duties of the job
Clinical:
To manage urgent presentations and ensure that patients are seen and treated by most appropriate healthcare professional
Manage a clinical caseload of both adults and children
Work closely with Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine including Same Day Emergency Care and Urgent Treatment Centre staff and offer consistent care as an integral part of the team
A degree of flexibility will be required in keeping with the variability and demands of urgent & emergency care
About us
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity, please contact: Chris Gibbins at Christopher.gibbins1@nhs.net
Closing Date: 29 September 2024
Interview Date: TBC
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management and Leadership:
Work with senior leaders in Urgent & Emergency Care services to transform and manage patient pathways
Specifically working in partnership with the Clinical Director of Urgent & Emergency Care, Heads of Service of the Emergency Department, Acute Medicine and local GP providers of Urgent Care
Work with acute hospital services to develop new hospital pathways to manage patients from urgent primary care
Work with the Clinical Director and Associate Director of Operations responsible Urgent Community Response and other acute community services to develop responsive and patient centred pathways
Oversee governance, safety and development of primary care within Urgent & Emergency Care services
Attend appropriate departmental, Board and trust business meetings including Clinical Policy Group alongside other Clinical Directors
Provide visible leadership to promote a fair and supportive culture responsive to the needs of the diversity of our patients, visitors and workforce.
Work with external stakeholders across the ICB, region and national networks to improve Urgent & Emergency Care services more widely
To promote Patient and Public Involvement in the design and planning of services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Management and Leadership:
Work with senior leaders in Urgent & Emergency Care services to transform and manage patient pathways
Specifically working in partnership with the Clinical Director of Urgent & Emergency Care, Heads of Service of the Emergency Department, Acute Medicine and local GP providers of Urgent Care
Work with acute hospital services to develop new hospital pathways to manage patients from urgent primary care
Work with the Clinical Director and Associate Director of Operations responsible Urgent Community Response and other acute community services to develop responsive and patient centred pathways
Oversee governance, safety and development of primary care within Urgent & Emergency Care services
Attend appropriate departmental, Board and trust business meetings including Clinical Policy Group alongside other Clinical Directors
Provide visible leadership to promote a fair and supportive culture responsive to the needs of the diversity of our patients, visitors and workforce.
Work with external stakeholders across the ICB, region and national networks to improve Urgent & Emergency Care services more widely
To promote Patient and Public Involvement in the design and planning of services.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- CCT in General Practice
Desirable
- Experience in a primary care, ICB or acute provider leadership role
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Working as a medical practitioner with experience of urgent care.
Desirable
- Acute Medicine, Acute Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine experience
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Board to the Trust and its workforce.
- Experience in clinical service development and innovation
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Understanding of management goals.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Desirable
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
Person Specification
Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills
Essential
- Primary Medical Qualification.
- CCT in General Practice
Desirable
- Experience in a primary care, ICB or acute provider leadership role
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Working as a medical practitioner with experience of urgent care.
Desirable
- Acute Medicine, Acute Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine experience
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Board to the Trust and its workforce.
- Experience in clinical service development and innovation
- Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
- Able to communicate well with patients and colleagues.
- An understanding of Clinical Governance.
Desirable
- Understanding of management goals.
Teaching
Essential
- Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
Desirable
- Ability to teach clinical skills.
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).
