Job summary
- Main area
- Accident and Emergency
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 Per Week)
- Job ref
- 177-MDEMER-6499041
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospital
- Town
- Gorleston
- Salary
- £55,825 - £90,000 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 08:00
- Interview date
- 05/09/2024
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Patent and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join an excellent Emergency Department team in a Trust that genuinely sees Emergency Medicine as a major priority.
The Department has a very up to date 4 bedded Resuscitation area and opened a new, purpose built Majors department 12 months ago. Plans are in place for a complete re-design of the rest of the department to provide a modern, minors and paediatric department.
We have an award-winning Acute Medicine and Ambulatory Care unit situated right next to the ED, with very good relations between the Emergency and Acute Medicine teams.
Main duties of the job
1. To provide 24 hour Emergency Medicine presence, with Specialty Doctor and Registrar colleagues.
2. To treat patients as they arrive in conjunction with Trainees.
3. To provide support and guidance to Trainees.
4. To participate in the educational and audit activities of the department
Working for our organisation
The Team is friendly and dynamic and these posts are part of a planned significant expansion in senior Medical Staff numbers. We currently have 9 Consultants, 1 Associate Specialist, 12 Registrar/Specialty Doctors and 15 Junior Doctors, supported by additional locum shifts.
We have a separate GP streaming service which sees 40 patients per day which would have previously been seen by the Emergency Department.
We have a very good working relationship with the Trust Executive, who share our vision of a thriving ED delivering excellent clinical care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The appointees will take an equal share in the duties, clinical and non-clinical, of the department with their Specialty Doctor colleagues. While on duty Specialty Doctors are expected to be in the department, or if on a break, nearby. There is no on-call room as the night duties are rostered as full shifts.
Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service to observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Trust.
To observe local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures, and to comply with Regional and Trust Health and Safety policies.
To assume responsibility for and facilitate contact from members of staff with delegated duties for personally accountable patient care.
As a Department we are flexible with regard to working patterns and will strive to come up with a job plan that suits your own personal circumstances. The standard job plan is for 12 PAs, of which 1.5 is SPA.
There is a CESR programme running within the department enabling experienced doctors to gain the competencies, and experience via secondments, required to achieve CESR. This is run by a consultant who has been successful in a CESR application which provides invaluable support and experience.
We are committed to helping each of our specialty doctors achieve their own personal goals, whether that is by developing a special interest within Emergency Medicine (teaching, ultrasound, paediatrics etc.), obtaining FRCEM and/or CESR or simply enjoying a good work-life balance. We can arrange experience in other specialties (anaesthetics/Intensive Care/ Paediatrics/ Acute Medicine/ Orthopaedics) in order to meet the requirements for CESR and give one-to-one teaching for FRCEM from an established FRCEM examiner.
A relocation package is available, and overseas experience will be recognised in the entry point to the Specialty Doctor pay scale on an individual basis.
Reasonably priced hospital accommodation may be available on site.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBChB or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Distinctions/Honours
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- 4 years Postgraduate experience
- Minimum 2 years experience in an Emergency Medicine Department
- Ability to provide senior clinical opinion across a wide range of problems within the specialty, including Trauma and recent Medical Emergencies management
- ALS
Desirable criteria
- ATLS
- APLS
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, laboratory staff and other staff and agencies
- Energy and enthusiasm and an ability to work under pressure
- Willingness of using evidence base to support decision making
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Familiar with the principles of conducting Clinical Audit and Risk Management
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in leadership skills
- Experience in teaching Junior Medical Staff
- Commitment to a career in Emergency Medicine
- Involvement in research projects, audit and published papers
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCEM
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Charlotte Hughes
- Job title
- Medical Workforce Officer
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 453117
- Additional information
For assistance with applying for this position please contact Charlotte Hughes, Medical Workforce Officer on [email protected]
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