Job summary
This is your opportunity to join our
remarkable team at an exciting time. The Royal Surrey Foundation Trust is a
District General Hospital that provides a full range of acute specialties as well as being the
regional tertiary centre for complex major surgery including gynaecological,
head and neck, oesophago-gastric and hepatobiliary cancers and
pancreatitis. The Emergency Department is
situated right at the heart of the hospital serving as a hub through which we
manage unscheduled care.
We are a
level 2 Trauma Centre in our network, with one of the best survival rates for
trauma in the country. We have a long-standing reputation for high quality
clinical care with our staffs commitment to excellence reflected in our
consistent performance at the highest level. In the past year we have
implemented an electronic patient record and are working hard to integrate our
IT systems across the hospital and community.
Our
ethos is inclusive and we value and respect the diversity of our employees. We
are dedicated to inter-professional development and our team boasts excellent
working relationships between senior nursing, medical and operational
colleagues.
The team are motivated, experienced
and progressive who despite the pressures of work are passionate about teaching
and quality improvement. This department is truly flexible, open to new ideas
and wants to recruit clinicians from all walks of life.
Please note this advert will now be closing at midnight on Sunday 4th June 2023.
Main duties of the job
To review and appropriately manage undifferentiated medical patients presenting to the Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit, with senior support as required.
To complete clinical notes contemporaneously, and to adequately record decision making on the computerised records system, including the x-ray reporting system.
To react positively to changes in planned workload when unforeseen interruptions occur and to plan tasks and activities accordingly.
To prioritise own workload demonstrating a methodical and well organised approach.
To ensure patient confidentiality is adhered to at all times and escalate anybarriers leading to delays in patient management or referral.
To ensure that all Trust standards are maintained to maintain a high quality of care to all who come into contact with the services provided by Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
Every employee has a duty to take reasonable care of the health and safety of him/herself and of other persons who may be affected by his/her acts or omissions at work, and to co-operate with the Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to ensure that statutory and Trust regulations are complied with.
It is now a requirement of the Department of Health that you accept personal responsibility for compliance with infection control policies and procedures at any time when you are working in clinical areas.
About us
Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is a friendly, supportive, busy but welcoming acute and community Trust that is ambitious about developing our services and your career.
Our compassionate, caring and friendly colleagues make up our Royal Surrey family and are at the heart of what we do. We all have a passion for learning, continuous improvement and excelling together through innovation, research and development. There are over 4,500 members of our Royal Surrey family.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in the community and homes across Guildford and Waverley.
We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC. We are investing in our colleagues through our health and wellbeing programme and a commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.
There has never been a better time to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is for a Trust Grade Doctor (ST1/ST2 equivalent) in the Emergency Department at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford.
The Emergency Department is a Trauma unit in the SW London and Surrey Trauma Network and contributes to the TARN data set. Currently there are about 73,000 attendances to the ED a year, approximately 18,200 ambulance arrivals.
Our dedicated Paediatric assessment area treats approximately 16,000 paediatric attendances per annum, and is staffed with specialist paediatric nurses 24/7.
The clinical duties include all those that are normally expected in any major Emergency Department in the United Kingdom. Duties will include daytime, evening, night and weekend shifts.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post is for a Trust Grade Doctor (ST1/ST2 equivalent) in the Emergency Department at Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford.
The Emergency Department is a Trauma unit in the SW London and Surrey Trauma Network and contributes to the TARN data set. Currently there are about 73,000 attendances to the ED a year, approximately 18,200 ambulance arrivals.
Our dedicated Paediatric assessment area treats approximately 16,000 paediatric attendances per annum, and is staffed with specialist paediatric nurses 24/7.
The clinical duties include all those that are normally expected in any major Emergency Department in the United Kingdom. Duties will include daytime, evening, night and weekend shifts.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Have evidence of:
- 12 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and
- evidence of achievement of foundation competences in the three years
- preceding the intended start date from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation
- programme or equivalent, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical
- Practice; including:
- Make the care or your patient your first concern
- Provide a good standard of practice and care
- Take prompt action if you think that patient safety, dignity or
- comfort is being compromised
- Protect and promote the health of patients and of the public
- Treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity
- Work in partnership with patients
- Work with colleagues in the ways that best serve patients
- interests
- Be honest and open and act with integrity
- Never discriminate unfairly against patients or colleagues
- Never abuse your patients trust in you or the publics trust in the
- profession.
- Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Have evidence of:
- 12 months experience after full GMC registration or equivalent, and
- evidence of achievement of foundation competences in the three years
- preceding the intended start date from a UKFPO-affiliated foundation
- programme or equivalent, in line with GMC standards / Good Medical
- Practice; including:
- Make the care or your patient your first concern
- Provide a good standard of practice and care
- Take prompt action if you think that patient safety, dignity or
- comfort is being compromised
- Protect and promote the health of patients and of the public
- Treat patients as individuals and respect their dignity
- Work in partnership with patients
- Work with colleagues in the ways that best serve patients
- interests
- Be honest and open and act with integrity
- Never discriminate unfairly against patients or colleagues
- Never abuse your patients trust in you or the publics trust in the
- profession.
- Advanced Life Support Certificate from the Resuscitation Council UK or equivalent (as required to complete Foundation competences) by intended start date
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).
