Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Consultant in Emergency Medicine to join a dedicated team at a leading NHS Trust. This role offers the opportunity to work in a high-performing environment, providing care to a diverse community while ensuring clinical excellence. You will be part of an innovative organization that values collaboration and encourages professional development. With a focus on research and sustainability, this position not only allows you to make a significant impact on patient care but also supports your career growth in a supportive and inclusive setting. If you are passionate about Emergency Medicine and ready to take on new challenges, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• Wide experience in Emergency Medicine with good practical clinical skills.
• Evidence of participation in audits and research with published articles.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of 14 Consultants in a high-performing Emergency Department.
• Provide leadership and manage change in a dynamic healthcare environment.

Skills

Emergency Medicine

Clinical Governance

Leadership Skills

Communication Skills

Teaching Skills

Audit Participation

Research Methodology

Education

Primary Medical Qualification (MBChB)

Full GMC Registration

FRCEM or equivalent

Post Graduate Degree (MD, PhD, MSc)

Job description

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A Consultant in Emergency Medicine is required to join the existing team of 14 Consultants at the North Manchester General Hospital. This appointment (10 PAs) will be made in accordance with the 2003 Consultant Contract Terms and Conditions. Consideration will be given to those requesting less than full time working or a job share arrangement.

The consultant team is currently made up of 12 EM consultants and 2 PEM consultants. The department sees over 117,000 patients per year, with approx 25% of these being children. We are a very highly performing ED being the best adult performing ED against the 4 hour patient safety standard and the best performing ED in England for NWAS handover.

The hospital serves an inner city community with high levels of deprivation and complex needs, with a diverse multicultural population. Whilst it is not a designated trauma unit, it does have walk in trauma, and there are opportunities for trauma work at the MTC at Manchester Royal Infirmary and Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Main duties of the job

The job is 10 PAs of which 7.5 DCC and 2.5 SPAs. The DCC can be worked flexibly within the team as we have an annualised self rostering arrangement. A formal job plan will be reviewed between the appointee and the Clinical Director, three months after the commencement date of the appointee. The exact timetable will be flexible, arranged in discussion with the appointee ensuring that it meets the needs of the appointee and service needs of the Division. The leadership team encourage variability of interests and flexibility to support individual circumstances. Job Plans will be approved by the Clinical Director.

The Job Plan will then be reviewed at least annually. The Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year.

Working for our organisation

MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Primary Medical Qualification (eg: MBChB)
• Full registration with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• A valid licence to practice with the GMC
• FRCEM or show evidence of equivalent training and experience
• Entry onto the Specialist Register or a Specialist Registrar within 6 months of the award of their CCT in Emergency Medicine (or recognised equivalent if outside the UK) of the date of interview
• Post Graduate Degree eg: MD, PhD, MSc.
• Recognised subspecialty training.

Experience and Clinical Skills

• Wide experience in Emergency Medicine
• Broad experience in the management of all aspects of Emergency Medicine
• Good practical clinical skills
• Good understanding of Clinical Governance and the ethical aspects of Emergency Medicine.
• An understanding of the importance of evidence based practice
• Evident of participation in QIPP or audit cycles
• Publication of research articles, demonstrating and understanding of research methodology and commitments

Leadership

• Evidence of good organisational skills and leadership skills

Communication

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with difficult situations

Management

• Evidence of development and management of change
• Ability to manage risk and end of line decisions
• Ability to cope with change
• An understanding of management in the context of the Health Service
• Able to manage and lead change internally and within multi-agency setting
• Attendance at management course

Teaching

• Experience of teaching juniors, medical student and other health care professionals
• Proven teaching abilities
• Attendance at teaching course.

Audit and Research

• Evidence of audit work and here this has brought about change
• Evidence of participation in research
• Evidence of work submitted for Peer Review

Other

• Willing to reside within a distance of 30 minutes or 10 road miles from principal place of work.
• Health Assessment required
• Appropriate Home Office status to undertake a career post in the UK

Teamwork

• Positive attitude towards Nursing and support team led services
• Proven ability to build and maintain effective teams

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Dr Kaz Potier Job title Clinical Director Email address [e-mail] Additional information

Dr Kaz Potier (Clinical Director for Urgent and Emergency Care) - [e-mail]

Geraldine Hughes, Directorate Manager - [e-mail]