Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Job summary

Applications are invited for a 12 month fixed term post of Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join a dynamic team of consultants.

The Trust Board is committed to the urgent care pathway and is invested in developing the front door pathways including Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine, Frailty and SDEC options.

You will be part of a friendly and dedicated team of 19 Consultants & Specialist Doctors who deliver care for 95,000 new patients who attend our ED each year. The ED is also staffed by 27 SHOs, 6 ANPs/ACPs, 1 Nurse Consultant and 15 ST3+ equivalents providing full shift cover. It enjoys an excellent ECP and GP delivered Urgent Care service plus a dedicated Children's Area and waiting room.

This post ideally starts at the beginning of July 2024.

Main duties of the job

The Trust's aim is to provide excellent consultant based care for our patients from the moment they arrive, and to ensure rapid access to the right service at the right time, as well as maximising opportunities for ambulatory care and early discharge.

The Emergency Department (including Urgent Care) at the Royal United Hospital has an annual attendance of around 95,000 attendances. 17% of attendances are under the age of 16. We have primary PCI facilities during the weekdays and perform all stroke thrombolysis within the department. We have excellent support from the acute stroke team as well as many other speciality nurses who support patient care in the ED.

There is a significant trauma workload and the department is a designated Trauma Unit; consequently there is an active Trauma Team. The department receives nearly 40% of its workload as ambulance borne. We also receive patients from the Avon, Wiltshire and Somerset helicopters.

The department has a philosophy of comprehensive patient care where the initial management of the patient is undertaken in the ED and the patient then discharged or handed over to in-patient teams. There is an excellent relationship with the in-patient teams with seamless referrals. The case mix has the highest acuity in the South West (HES data) with a preponderance towards medically unwell patients.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.