Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 427-6351616
- Employer
- Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal United Hospital
- Town
- Bath
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 PA Pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/07/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic and ambitious individual to join a dynamic team of consultants. Both full time and less than full time applicants will be considered.
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.
This post will join a team of dedicated consultants to help provide consultant delivered care within all areas of the Emergency Department; adults, children and urgent care.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post will be based at the RUH and the holders will participate in an annualised rota providing extensive clinical service and supervision. There is consultant shop floor presence between 0800 hours and 2400 hours five days a week with cover until 2230 at weekends. A consultant on-call rota is maintained at all other times.
There is the opportunity to work across all areas of the department and the current shifts include working in Children's ED, Urgent care, Resus/High Care, Rapid Assessment and Adult ED.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FCEM or equivalent
- ATLS, APLS, ALS provider - 1 point per course
- Entry on specialist register (or expected within six months)
Desirable criteria
- ATLS, APLS, ALS to instructor status - 1 point per course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in ED
- Evidence of working at a senior trainee or consultant level
Desirable criteria
- Experience at SHO level or above in General Medicine, Anaesthetics and Paediatrics - 1 point of each
Management and Leadership
Essential criteria
- Evidence of engagement in running an Emergency Department
- Evidence of engagement in quality improvement projects
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of quality improvement training
- Evidence of management or leadership training
- Evidence of leadership of multidisciplinary team
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Evidence of supervising trainees or non training doctors
- Evidence of teaching
Research
Essential criteria
- Evidence of involvement in research projects
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of ability to supervise postgraduate research
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Evidence of team working
- Evidence of good communication style
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
- Dr Charlotte Forsyth
- Job title
- Clinical Director Emergency Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01225 824003
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