Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; West of England; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Royal Infirmary Emergency Department seeks a highly motivated Consultant in Adult Emergency Medicine to join a busy, well-established team. Based in an academic department, the role emphasises leadership, teaching and service development within a large NHS Trust.

The successful applicant will contribute to high-quality emergency care across a multidisciplinary team and participate in CPD, teaching and research activities, with opportunities across regional trauma and cardiac care

Qualifications

• Hold, or be close to obtaining, CCT in Emergency Medicine or equivalent GMC registration.
• Higher academic qualification such as MD, PhD or equivalent.
• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Emergency Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinical presence on the shop floor from 08:00 to 00:00, seven days a week, with on-call responsibilities.
• Lead diagnosis, treatment and management of adults in the ED and contribute to care in the ED Observation Unit.
• Collaborate with AMU, SDEC, ICU and specialties to ensure seamless, patient-centered care.

Skills

Emergency Medicine

Leadership

Teaching

Research

Education

GMC Registration / CCT in Emergency Medicine

MD or PhD (optional)

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Want to work in a progressive and dynamic Emergency Department?We are seeking energetic, effective and enthusiastic consultants with the passion to develop and deliver high quality emergency care at Bristol Royal Infirmary.We pride ourselves on our excellent patient care; our strong relationships between our clinical, nursing and management teams; our standing as a Cardiac Arrest Centre; and our commitment to constant improvement, from our research and teaching, to our innovative Global Health Partnership and links with Bristol Community Emergency Medicine Service (CEMS).We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and clinically focussed individual as Consultant in Adult Emergency Medicine. The successful candidate will join our existing team of 23 consultants. The team are committed to improving and advancing the quality of Emergency Care and deliver excellent training available locally and nationally. The successful candidate will work within a well-established and supportive multidisciplinary team. You will be based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary Adult ED, part of Bristol Foundation Trust (BFT).

Main duties of the job

BRI is one of the busiest EDs in the South West, seeing 80,000 adults per year. The ED attendances at the BRI are of high acuity and reflect the broad spectrum attending an inner-city ED, with over 250 attendances per day. City and Weston also serves as a large tertiary referral centre for many specialities such as cardiology and cardiac surgery with 24-hour Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)available and operating as a Cardiac Arrest Centre. BRI ED is a Trauma Unit part of the Severn Major Trauma Network (SMTN), which coordinates Major Trauma services across the former Avon area as well as parts of Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Somerset. We have fantastic working relationships across our Urgent Care teams, working dynamically across all the assessment units (Acute Medical Unit, Older Persons Assessment Unit and Surgical Trauma Assessment Unit and Same Day Emergency Care Units to deliver excellent care at the front door.Our ED is an academic department teaching medical students, and all members of the MDT including HSTs, ACPs, EPs, CESR, ACCS, GPSTs and Clinical Fellows. The Emergency Department has recently scored consistently 'Good/Excellent' for Higher Specialist Training and 'Excellent' for GP Training. We have also come a respectable 9th across the country for patient experience (GMC).

About us

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that theSouth Westhas to offer.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit andretaina workforce whichrepresentsthe rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your applicationin order toensurewe'remeeting our pledge.

Job responsibilities

Join a dynamic multidisciplinary team of senior medical, nursing, and management staff delivering and advancing high-quality Emergency Care across South, West, and Northwest Bristol. This busy inner-city Emergency Department manages over 250 patients daily, offering a broad and complex case mix. The role involves providing senior clinical presence on the shop floor from 08:00 to 00:00, seven days a week, with additional on-call responsibilities.

The appointee will lead the diagnosis, treatment, and management of patients in the adult Emergency Department and contribute to care within the ED Observation Unit. Close collaboration with Acute Medical Unit (AMU), Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), ICU, and specialty teams is essential to ensure seamless, patient-centred care. Emergency staff retain responsibility for immediate care, while ongoing management is coordinated with relevant specialties.

The post includes leadership responsibilities during major incidents and supports emergency admissions under on-call specialty teams. As part of a Regional Cardiac Centre and Trauma Unit, the department manages acute cardiac cases, including out-of-hospital arrests, and stabilises major trauma prior to transfer when required.

Applicants must hold, or be close to obtaining, CCT in Emergency Medicine or equivalent GMC specialist registration, and demonstrate commitment to clinical excellence, teamwork, teaching, and service development

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

• Full and specialist registration in Emergency Medicine the General Medical Council (GMC) Or
• Within 12 months of the expected CCT date at time of interview
• Higher academic qualification e.g. MD, PhD or equivalent

Experience

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in Emergency Medicine
• Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision
• Evidence of a special interest and expertise that complements those of other consultants in the department and is consistent with the Trust's service strategy

Clinical Knowledge and Skills

• Up-to-date knowledge and experience of relevant specialty Knowledge of NHS priorities with reference to specialty
• Broad range of IT skills
• Experience of major trauma care and pathways
• Evidence of interest in resuscitation care, structure and training
• Experience of novel EM schemes, such as EEMAC

Clinical Governance and Audit

• Understanding of clinical governance and the individual responsibilities it implies
• Knowledge of the principles of clinical audit and evidence of participation
• Positive approach to evidence-based practice
• Evidence of recent and regular engagement with Continuing professional development (CPD) scheme
• Experience and knowledge of trust patient safety pathways

Research

• Knowledge of the principles involved in research
• Evidence of involvement in research
• Additional academic experience and qualifications e.g. PhD
• Evidence of publication of peer-reviewed academic papers

Teaching and Training

• Experience of teaching medical students and AHP's
• Experience of supervising trainees
• Knowledge of teaching to a multidisciplinary team
• Educational Supervisor training completed
• Evidence of management training and evidence of learning from it
• Ability to organise efficient and smooth running of a specialist service
• Ability to cope with and effectively organise the workload of a consultant
• Ability to practice independently as a consultant
• Ability to take on responsibility and show evidence of leadership
• Ability to work under pressure and cope with setbacks
• Evidence of management/leadership experience and/or qualifications and courses

Interpersonal, communication and team working skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, clinical colleagues, support staff and other colleagues.
• Good knowledge of, and ability to use, spoken and written English.
• Ability to present effectively to an audience, using a variety of methods, and to respond to questions and queries
• Ability to develop effective working relationships on an individual and multiprofessional basis with all levels of staff both within and across divisions
• Ability to be a flexible team member

Any other Personal Abilities and Aptitudes

• Ability to adapt and respond to changing circumstances
• Awareness of personal limitations
• Trained as a Consultant Appraiser
• Additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels

Other

• Meets professional health requirements
• Agreement to travel to and work in other Bristol NHS Foundation Trust sites necessitated by the role

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.