Job summary
Love Emergency Medicine? Love Weston-super-Mare
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW) are looking to grow our talented emergency team to drive an ambitious futurevision of emergency care in the Bristol and Weston area. This is an exciting time to join our organisation!
What's in it for you?
Well, apart from getting work within a talented team in a beautiful part of the country:
o An excellent relocation package
o Cross-site working negotiable if interested
o Additional PAs negotiable
The post is advertised as a 10 PA job plan with options to increase. Candidates wishing to be considered for a position with less than full-timeworking hours are encouraged to apply.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust seeks applicants for the position of Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicineworking full time 10 PA contract to commence as soon as possible. Substantive and fixed term 1 year contracts welcome, please statepreferences in your application.
The posts reflect a firm commitment within UHBW to continue the expansion and development of the middle grade workforce in WestonEmergency Department. The posts provide eligible individuals an ideal opportunity for continued professional development within the Departmentof Emergency Medicine (ED), which forms the Trust's emergency "front door".
Main duties of the job
Main duties (but not an exhaustive list):
o Providing direct clinical care to all patients
o Formulate a diagnosis and develop a management strategy or plan for each patient
o Provide patient management in accordance with Emergency Department protocols, practice standards and Trust policies
o Provide clear and precise written and electronic documentation of patient care
o Provide advice and support to junior doctors on all aspects of emergency medicine
o Participate in the current shift rota pattern
o Participate and lead on clinical audits
o Participate in the annual staff appraisal
About us
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together acombined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent careto the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improvingpatient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol andWeston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both witheasy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people andvulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce whichrepresents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individualpatients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Completed at least four years full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in Emergency Medicine
- Knowledge of the role of clinical governance in current clinical practice
Desirable
- Special interest in a subspecialty of emergency medicine e.g. risks management, acute medicine or paediatrics
- Audit of Emergency Medicine
- Experience of teaching both post and undergraduate students and professions allied to medicine
- Experience of educating support staff
- Knowledge of research techniques in clinical medicine
- Knowledge of the use of patient databases and IT websites
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to take on full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Written and spoken English skills that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Skills in teaching under & post graduate students
- Good leadership & organisational skills
- Flexibility to fit with service requirements & ability to work in a team
- Honesty, reliability and good personal organisation skills
- Caring attitude to patients and those close to them
- Ability to negotiate for services & funding with other relevant parties
Desirable
- Evidence of appropriate management training
- Interest in future research
Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCEM or equivalent
- Fully registered with the GMC
- Provider in PALS/APLS, ALS and ATLS or its equivalent
Desirable
- Teaching or training qualifications
Person Specification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Completed at least four years full time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in Emergency Medicine
- Knowledge of the role of clinical governance in current clinical practice
Desirable
- Special interest in a subspecialty of emergency medicine e.g. risks management, acute medicine or paediatrics
- Audit of Emergency Medicine
- Experience of teaching both post and undergraduate students and professions allied to medicine
- Experience of educating support staff
- Knowledge of research techniques in clinical medicine
- Knowledge of the use of patient databases and IT websites
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to take on full & independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Written and spoken English skills that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Skills in teaching under & post graduate students
- Good leadership & organisational skills
- Flexibility to fit with service requirements & ability to work in a team
- Honesty, reliability and good personal organisation skills
- Caring attitude to patients and those close to them
- Ability to negotiate for services & funding with other relevant parties
Desirable
- Evidence of appropriate management training
- Interest in future research
Qualifications
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- MRCEM or equivalent
- Fully registered with the GMC
- Provider in PALS/APLS, ALS and ATLS or its equivalent
Desirable
- Teaching or training qualifications
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).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)
Address
Weston General Hospital
Grange Road, Uphill
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 4TQ
Employer's website
https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
