Job overview

The purpose of this post is to provide Emergency services to the population served by Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.  Applicants with special interests would be supported in developing these within the department. Those with an interest and aptitude for leadership roles within and beyond the department are particularly welcome to apply.

Candidates must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register (or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview).

As an emergency care consultant, you would be expected to provide a service which encompasses diagnosis and treatments of all categories of accident and emergencies for whom come into your care. 

As a leader in our department, you would have the opportunity to lead a team, provide leadership, guidance, and advice. You will also play a key role in day-to-day decision making in the department in terms of patient care, operational processes, management, and escalation. You would require excellent communication skills to liaise with various stakeholders within and outside of the organisation.

We have a busy A&E department that manages all medical, surgical and child health emergencies seeing 90,000 patients a year. The Trauma Unit is a registered Level 2 Unit and the department deals with all emergencies. As our local population grows (current catchment is 300,000), we continue to develop our facilities. 

 

Main duties of the job

Candidates must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register (or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview).

• Provision of Emergency services, to receive, diagnose and treat all categories of accident & emergencies as may attend the department. To arrange for the appropriate transfer of patients to in-patient facilities, outpatient referral or discharge to primary care as indicated.

• The successful candidate will participate in an on-call out of hour’s rota on a one in twelve basis or more frequent with prospective cover. The Consultant Rota is based on self-rostering. Weekend frequency is one in six weekends.

• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.

• Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity.

• Responsibilities to develop Emergency services and participate in multidisciplinary meetings in relation to these services.

• Requirement to participate in audit, clinical governance, annual job plan and appraisal.

 

Working for our organisation

You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.