Job summary
Emergency Medicine Consultant (2 Posts)
Wrexham Maelor Hospital, North Wales
Are you a "hands on" Emergency Physician? Do you want to be part of a senior delivered service? Then this could be the job for you.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for 2 enthusiastic, dynamic Emergency Physicians to join our consultant team in Wrexham. We provide a senior delivered service for adults and children and have a reputation for being at the leading edge of modern emergency care in the UK. We receive major trauma as a Trauma Unit, our designated Trauma Centre being more than 45 minutes away. The department sees around 65,000 new patients a year.
We provide extended shop floor hours in a way that is sustainable long-term, and also have excellent retention of 'middle grade' Specialty Doctors. The department is supported by Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Cardiac Nurses, Physiotherapy Practitioners and an excellent 24 hour Psychiatric Liaison service.
This post offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated Emergency Physician to deliver high quality, effective clinical care in a busy modern District General Emergency Department. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist
Register or within 6 months of obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training at the time of interview. Applications are encouraged from candidates who have a special area of interest such as Acute Medicine, Critical Care, Paediatrics, Ambulatory Care or Teaching and Training.
About us
We have excellent relationships with colleagues in other specialties. Our ED host higher specialty trainees and medical students. We are looking for a motivated consultant to join our team.
Wrexham is conveniently located to provide easy access to the North Wales coast, countryside and Snowdonia National Park. Housing is extremely affordable and varies from urban to rural locations that are all still within 10-20 minutes commute to the hospital. The city of Chester is only 12 miles away and it is also less than an hour to the major cities of Manchester and Liverpool. There are excellent rail and road links to the rest of the UK.
It is anticipated that successful applicants will have a job plan which includes clear demarcation between clinical duties and protected SPA time, with generous remuneration for out of hours working. Due to the flexible nature of the rota, there is ample opportunity to take study and professional leave as well as develop any special interests, and this is fully supported within the department and the Health Board. The contract is for 11 PAs of which 8 are DCC.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated Emergency Physician to deliver high quality, effective clinical care in a busy modern District General Emergency Department. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist
Register or within 6 months of obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training at the time of interview. Applications are encouraged from candidates who have a special area of interest such as Acute Medicine, Critical Care, Paediatrics, Ambulatory Care or Teaching and Training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This post offers an exciting opportunity for a motivated Emergency Physician to deliver high quality, effective clinical care in a busy modern District General Emergency Department. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist
Register or within 6 months of obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training at the time of interview. Applications are encouraged from candidates who have a special area of interest such as Acute Medicine, Critical Care, Paediatrics, Ambulatory Care or Teaching and Training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GMC
- Licensed to practice
- On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Emergency Medicine
- or a primary medical qualification and recognised specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
- Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service
- Values partnership with other agencies
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit and quality improvement
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change
- Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service
- Understands information systems and technology
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
- Ability to undertake on-call
- A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered with the GMC
- Licensed to practice
- On Specialist Register with GMC as a specialist in Emergency Medicine
- or a primary medical qualification and recognised specialist qualification from a European Member State which will allow direct entry to the GMC Specialist Register
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff
- Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service
- Values partnership with other agencies
- Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit and quality improvement
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Effective leadership; ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
- Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people; receptive to appropriate change
- Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service
- Understands information systems and technology
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
- Ability to undertake on-call
- A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service
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).
