Job summary
Trust Grade CESR Registrar in Emergency Medicine
Basic salary: £33,790 - £53,132 per annum + 1A Banding (50%) + £2,162 London Weighting per annum. In addition to the basic salary shown + 1 A banding and London weighting you will receive £13,000 retention bonus paid in two instalments of £6,500 every six months of completed work.
This job is designed for those who wish to pursue a career in Emergency Medicine and progress to the consultant role via the CESR route. We are looking to replace the senior doctors who have left the trust this year to go into training, and to complement the 7 doctors currently undergoing CESR training (including secondments in Acute medicine, ITU, anaesthetics and paediatrics) alongside an active CESR guidance programme.
Main duties of the job
.The job will involve 3-6 months non lead role middle grade, followed by our in house leadership training program and become senior ED decision makers. Following a maximum of 9-12 months in EM the successful candidate will be expected to be a departmental leader (including at night) and would have the opportunity to go on their first secondment to the specialties.
Doctors leading the department and wishing to stay on either in full time positions or working towards CESR will be supported to do so. Candidates who are not leading the department within 18 months of joining will be supported in finding more suitable roles within the NHS.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Portfolio development
The successful candidate will spend time developing their portfolio to enable progression in their emergency medicine CESR application and success. Please come to the interview prepared to tell us about the area that sparks passion for you and that you would want to develop your skills in during your time spent working for our Trust.
The successful candidate will be allocated a Consultant Supervisor knowledgeable in the CESR requirements and process. They will work alongside the candidate to support them over the 12 months to achieve their personal goals including development of an online portfolio and their own professional development plan. These include support in the Work Based Assessments, logbooks, case presentations and management tasks required for a successful CESR application. The candidate will be expected to undertake a structured appraisal at the end of the year which will support future revalidation processes and an in-house ARCP equivalent review of CESR target progression. There is support for the RCEM FRCEM exams and OSCE stations and we have an excellent in house skills course, USS level 1 training and support and Trust based ATLS, EPALS and ALS courses. The ED Consultant body will also support networking for the candidate with key representatives within the Trust in that area of interest. This will support the fostering of links between the ED team and external specialties that is key to running supportive and efficient Urgent and Emergency Care pathways.
Teaching
We prioritise teaching for all members of our multidisciplinary team and you will be expected to participate in teaching to share your skills and knowledge and will be supported to do so using a range of mediums eg e-learning modules on our departmental online teaching platform, through MDT simulation sessions, MS Teams sessions and face to face teaching (as social distancing allows).
Management
All our CESR fellows are expected to participate in Audit and Quality Improvement Projects and management training within the department as expected of the EM GMC Specialty Specific Guidance (SSG) and Emergency medicine curriculum (2021). There is an extensive programme of national, regional and local Audit and QIPs ongoing within our EDs that you will have the opportunity to become involved in and lead on. The successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the patient safety and clinical governance team to ensure any lessons learnt e.g. from drug errors, national patient safety alerts, clinical governance meetings and complaints can be shared in an educational format.
The successful candidate will be encouraged and supported to present their work at local meetings and produce posters to be entered in meetings such as the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Conference.
Qualifications
MRCEM
ALS
APLS
ATLS or equivalent
Registration
Full GMC Registration
Skills
Emergency Medicine experience at a Senior level
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
Portfolio development
The successful candidate will spend time developing their portfolio to enable progression in their emergency medicine CESR application and success. Please come to the interview prepared to tell us about the area that sparks passion for you and that you would want to develop your skills in during your time spent working for our Trust.
The successful candidate will be allocated a Consultant Supervisor knowledgeable in the CESR requirements and process. They will work alongside the candidate to support them over the 12 months to achieve their personal goals including development of an online portfolio and their own professional development plan. These include support in the Work Based Assessments, logbooks, case presentations and management tasks required for a successful CESR application. The candidate will be expected to undertake a structured appraisal at the end of the year which will support future revalidation processes and an in-house ARCP equivalent review of CESR target progression. There is support for the RCEM FRCEM exams and OSCE stations and we have an excellent in house skills course, USS level 1 training and support and Trust based ATLS, EPALS and ALS courses. The ED Consultant body will also support networking for the candidate with key representatives within the Trust in that area of interest. This will support the fostering of links between the ED team and external specialties that is key to running supportive and efficient Urgent and Emergency Care pathways.
Teaching
We prioritise teaching for all members of our multidisciplinary team and you will be expected to participate in teaching to share your skills and knowledge and will be supported to do so using a range of mediums eg e-learning modules on our departmental online teaching platform, through MDT simulation sessions, MS Teams sessions and face to face teaching (as social distancing allows).
Management
All our CESR fellows are expected to participate in Audit and Quality Improvement Projects and management training within the department as expected of the EM GMC Specialty Specific Guidance (SSG) and Emergency medicine curriculum (2021). There is an extensive programme of national, regional and local Audit and QIPs ongoing within our EDs that you will have the opportunity to become involved in and lead on. The successful candidate will be expected to work alongside the patient safety and clinical governance team to ensure any lessons learnt e.g. from drug errors, national patient safety alerts, clinical governance meetings and complaints can be shared in an educational format.
The successful candidate will be encouraged and supported to present their work at local meetings and produce posters to be entered in meetings such as the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Annual Scientific Conference.
Qualifications
MRCEM
ALS
APLS
ATLS or equivalent
Registration
Full GMC Registration
Skills
Emergency Medicine experience at a Senior level
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
GMC Registration
Essential
Desirable
- Emergency Medicine experience at senior level
MRCEM
Essential
Desirable
- ALS
- APLS
- ATLS or equivalent
Person Specification
GMC Registration
Essential
Desirable
- Emergency Medicine experience at senior level
MRCEM
Essential
Desirable
- ALS
- APLS
- ATLS or equivalent
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).
