Job Description

The Consultants are based at the our clients County Hospital site and provide Emergency Services for patients attending the Emergency Department.

This service will include the reception, resuscitation and initial diagnosis of patients, together with the provision of treatment, appropriate referral and discharge of the patient - either back to the community, General Practitioner, outpatients, or admission.

As a Senior Leader within the Trust we are looking for motivated and forward thinking engaged Clinical staff to work within the teams to develop and encourage this new way of working.

A key role of the shop floor Consultant is to support the single clerking and to support flow.

Together with the other EM Consultants, the post holder will be required to provide 24hr out of hours cover for the Emergency Department. This is currently provided by mutual arrangement on a flexible rota of 1:6, although increasing recruitment will allow this frequency to be reduced.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Qualifications - Essential criteria

- Full GMC registration with Licence to Practice

- Entry on the Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine via: CCT or CESR.

- Alternatively CCT or CESR proposed date within six months of interview or 0

- European Community Right

- MBBS or equivalent

- FRCEM or equivalent

Desirable criteria
- Additional degrees, diplomas or postgraduate thesis relevant to the specialty
Experiance

Essential criteria
- General training leading towards CCT or equivalent in Emergency Medicine
- Current ALS certificate or equivalent
- Current ATLS certificate or equivalent
- Current APLS certificate or equivalent

Participation in clinical meetings and post-graduate activities in the Trust

Supervision, teaching and training of junior medical staff, nurse practitioners, physicians' assistants, nursing and other staff in and out of the department. This will include training of students attached to the department

Contribute to postgraduate and continuing education locally and nationally

Assisting in the provision of managerial and administrative services to the ED

Delivery of duties in the Major Incident plan and contribution to further updating of this in conjunction with the Major Incident Planning Group

The post-holder will also demonstrate a firm commitment to the principles of clinical governance, including:

Developing and maintaining appropriate systems and practice to ensure effective clinical audit in Emergency Medicine.

Attending and contributing to the Trust's Clinical Effectiveness Programme
Participating in the Trust's Clinical Incident Reporting system

Support Quality Improvement Projects and the introduction of new technology/advances in clinical practice

Developing a programme of personal continuing professional education, development and, if appropriate, research within available resources and within the workload and priorities of the service as agreed with Consultant colleagues and senior managers