Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust

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Job summary

Consultant in Emergency Medicine

We are excited to be recruiting a substantive Consultant Emergency Medicine at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (SASH) based at East Surrey Hospital to join our established team of 13 Consultants.

Our department is one of the busiest in the South of England with over 110,000 attendances per year and nearly 100 ambulances conveyed a day serving a population of around 750,000. The department has undergone significant refurbishment over the last 5 years and includes 31 majors cubicles, a 5 bedded resus, dedicated CT scanner and a distinct but co-located paediatric emergency department. In addition, in December 2022 we opened a new walk-in rapid assessment and see and treat area which is protected to manage our walk in patients and improve streaming and redirection

The Trust is CQC rated 'Outstanding' and rated highly as a place to work in the NHS Staff survey and in 2021 were awarded HSJ Acute Trust of the year. We are a values-based organisation with a strong improvement culture enabled by a well- resourced Kaizen promotion office who have been supporting our continuous improvement culture for over 5 years. We have active value streams focusing on ambulance handover, initial assessment and streaming and redirection. Applicants will have every opportunity in our department to develop their interests and support our ambition to provide safe and effective care.

Main duties of the job

To plan a visit or for further information, please contact Dr Csaba Dioszeghy - Clinical Director (Csaba.Dioszeghy@nhs.net).

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Provisional interview date: 12th September 2024

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:o Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.o National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.o We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.

Date posted

31 July 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£99,532 to £131,964 a year per annum (depending on experience)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

326-6402301-PN

Job locations

East Surrey Hospital

Canada Avenue

Redhill

RH1 5RH

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
oA complete and accurate application
oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
oEvidence of essential experience for role
oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

Person Specification

Criteria

Essential

oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
oA complete and accurate application
oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
oEvidence of essential experience for role
oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).