Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A Major Trauma Centre in the East Midlands is seeking a motivated Consultant in Emergency Medicine to deliver excellent patient care. The role includes leadership in a dynamic team, supporting education, and involvement in quality improvement. Candidates should possess strong clinical, communication, and leadership skills. Opportunities for personal development are abundant at this leading institution.

Qualifications

• Excellent clinical and leadership skills essential for quality patient care.
• Commitment to supporting education, research, and health improvement.
• GCP certified and ability to contribute to governance and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the consultant clinical rota and demonstrate leadership.
• Support education and training of learners in the department.
• Participate in research studies and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Job description

Overview

Day to day, you will contribute to the consultant clinical rota. You will be expected to demonstrate leadership across the multi-professional team and support education and training of the many learners in the department, as well as contributing to quality improvement and audit. All consultants will be GCP certified and actively support recruitment to research studies.

Non-shop floor duties are integral to the successful running of a large department. There are numerous opportunities to be part of the various groups comprising the leadership and governance structure of ED and contribute to governance, education, research and continuous improvement. We will encourage you and give you time to develop any specialist interests.

We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated consultant in Emergency Medicine with a passion for excellent patient care, to join a friendly, dynamic, forward thinking ED at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, a Major Trauma Centre based in the East Midlands.

We are looking for a team player who will contribute to our aspiration to become an elite ED, delivering excellent care without exception.

We are seeking candidates with very good clinical, communication and leadership skills whose primary focus is quality patient care. You must be committed to supporting education, research and prevention / health improvement which are fundamental to our plans. You will have a senior mentor for the first year and will be supported with time to develop special interests, aligned to departmental strategy.

The ED at NUH is one of the busiest in Europe with 190,227 new attendances in 2024 - around 143,000 of these were adult patients and 47,000 in our Children and Young People's ED. We are the front door to one of the largest Major Trauma Centres in the UK. The ED at NUH is renowned for education and research. Its pioneering Advanced Clinical Practice service is one of the most developed in the UK. Innovative Chief Registrar and Chief CESR roles show a commitment to developing emergency medicine trainees.

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.