Consultant in Emergency Medicine

NHS; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS trust in Lincoln is seeking a full-time Consultant in Emergency Medicine. The role requires substantial leadership and clinical responsibilities to ensure high-quality patient care. Candidates must hold the Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine or be close to obtaining it. The position offers a competitive salary, an excellent benefits package, and opportunities for ongoing professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Excellent relocation package

NHS Pension Scheme

Extensive training and development opportunities

32 days of annual leave plus 8 bank/public holidays

Various NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Broad range of relevant experience in Emergency Medicine.
• Experience in leadership and supervision in an emergency department setting.
• Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of medical and clinical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide routine and emergency services in the department.
• Lead professional supervision of junior medical staff.
• Participate in the development of treatment protocols.
• Attend and contribute to clinical governance programs.
• Develop a personal CPD program.

Skills

Emergency Medicine

Clinical Governance

Leadership abilities

Teaching

Education

Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM)

Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Emergency Medicine

Full GMC registration

ATLS/ETC & ALS certification

APLS or PALS certification

Job description

Job summary

This job description is still being reviewed by the Royal College and does not yet have approval.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust NHS Trust as a Consultant in Accident and Emergency Department at Lincoln County Hospital.

This is a full time consultant in Emergency Medicine appointment. The purpose of this post is to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to each individual patient who attends the department. The appointee will be required to work in a 1:15 on-call rota with a 1:5 weekend frequency. The job plan will be aligned to an 85% DCC and 15% SPA split as per Trust guidance and the on‑call supplement is category A with an 8% supplement.

Any applicant who is unable for personal reasons to work full time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If appointed, modification of the content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

About us

Apart from working within a talented team in a beautiful part of the country we offer an excellent relocation package.

Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of their CCT. CESR application must be completed and submitted.

We provide a warm welcome at our United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust. Our staff are friendly and welcoming, and we listen to each other and work together to embed our Trust's values and behaviours. We appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including a competitive pay rate, annual increases, 32 days of annual leave plus 8 bank/public holidays, access to the NHS Pension Scheme, extensive training and development opportunities, a healthy work‑life balance, occupational health support and various NHS discounts.

Key details

Grade: Consultant

Pay: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Full‑time

Reference number: 357-CLN-806-25-QIA1065

Job location: Lincoln County Hospital, Greetwell Road, Lincoln, LN2 5QY

Job responsibilities

• Collaborate and work to maintain emergency medicine in line with strategic requirements.
• Provide routine and emergency services to the Trust together with colleagues in this specialty and supervise and train junior medical and nursing staff.
• Participate in the development of emergency department treatment protocols alongside specialty colleagues.
• Take the lead and be responsible for professional supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff.
• Participate in the training and assessment of Specialist Registrars/ST Grade doctors rotating through the department.
• Maintain and develop good communication with colleagues from other specialties and the Primary Care Trust.
• Demonstrate a firm commitment to clinical governance:
  • Develop and maintain appropriate systems and practices for effective clinical audit in emergency medicine.
  • Attend and contribute to the Trust Clinical Governance Programme.
  • Participate in the Trust Clinical Incident Reporting System.
  • Develop a programme of personal CPD within available resources and workload priorities.
• Encouraged to develop a special interest that complements existing consultants in the specialty, in accordance with Trust policies.
• Develop appropriate services and techniques required to fulfil clinical needs within available resources.

Person specification – qualifications (essential)

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM)
• Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Emergency Medicine or equivalent (or expected within 6 months of interview).
• Full GMC registration with licence to practice.
• ATLS/ETC & ALS certification.
• APLS or PALS certification.

Person specification – qualifications (desirable)

• Leadership or teaching qualification.
• Dual accreditation in PHEM/PEM.
• Instructor status in an advanced life support course.

Clinical experience (essential)

• Broad range of relevant experience in Emergency Medicine, including emergency problems.
• Evidence of taking full and independent responsibility for clinical work and delivering service without direct supervision.
• Experience providing ED shop‑floor leadership and supervision.
• Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of medical and clinical staff, including ACPs, paramedics, nurses, PAs and ENPs.

Clinical governance (essential)

• Evidenced understanding of clinical governance and ongoing CPD.
• Experience dealing with complaints management.
• Experience in morbidity and mortality meetings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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 continually 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).

Employer details

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust NHS Trust

Lincoln County Hospital, Greetwell Road, Lincoln, LN2 5QY

Website: https://www.ulh.nhs.uk/