Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Emergency Medicine Consultant to lead frontline care in a designated trauma unit and contribute to the design of a brand-new Emergency Centre.

The post involves working with senior medical and nursing staff to deliver first-class Emergency Medicine services for the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales areas, with a 10 PA contract (7.5 clinical incl. 1 PA on-call) and 2.5 SPA. Additional PAs may be renewably added annually.

Responsibilities

• Lead and work with the Emergency Medicine team to deliver first-class clinical care.
• Take an appropriate share in the management and administrative workload of the Department; plan and develop the service.
• Encourage development of specialist interests within Emergency Medicine.
• Participate in development of EM service treatment protocols and guidelines.
• Join the on-call rota on an equal basis with consultants to ensure services outside hours.
• Develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in acutely ill patients.
• Deliver clinical and quality targets agreed with clinical teams and commissioners.
• Follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Job description

Job overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic Emergency Medicine Consultant to work at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. This is an exciting challenge for an Emergency Medicine Consultant who is keen to get involved in delivering care on the front line in a designated trauma unit and also a fantastic opportunity to share and contribute your expertise into the design of a brand-new Emergency Centre.

The main aim of these posts is to work with other senior medical and nursing staff to deliver first-class Emergency Medicine services for the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales areas. The job attracts a 10 PA contract, 7.5 clinical (including 1PA for on-call activities) and 2.5 SPA. Additional PAs are available with agreement from the Clinical Director and Operations Manager and will be renewable on a yearly basis.

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder be expected to work with other members of the Emergency Medicine Team to provide first class clinical care in Emergency Medicine. The successful candidate will see patients personally and will provide clinical leadership, and supervision/teaching of junior medical and nursing staff.
• The post holder will be expected to take an appropriate share in the management and administrative workload of the Department. All Consultants are involved in planning and developing the service.
• The department actively encourages the development of specialist interests within the Emergency Medicine field.
• Participate in the development of the Emergency Medicine service treatment protocols and guidelines
• Participate in the on-call rota on an equal basis with consultant colleagues to ensure that appropriate Emergency services are provided out of normal working hours.
• To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
• To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
• To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
• To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.

Working for our organisation

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales. Encompassing some of the most picturesque parts of England and Wales, the Trust’s catchment stretches from the Cambrian Mountains in the west, to Newport and the fringes of the Black Country in the east. The main towns include: Bridgnorth, Ludlow, Market Drayton, Oswestry, Shrewsbury and Whitchurch (in Shropshire); Newport, Telford and Wellington (in Telford & Wrekin); and Newtown and Welshpool (in Powys) – all beautiful and unique. Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury which are located 20 minutes’ drive apart. Together they provide 99% of our activity. Both hospitals provide a wide range of acute hospital services including accident & emergency, outpatients, diagnostics, inpatient medical care and critical care.