Consultant in Emergency Medicine & Paediatric Emergency Medicine

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job description

Job summary

We are delighted to be able to offer an exciting opportunity to join our team of Emergency Medicine consultants. The successful candidate will be part of a forward-thinking and high performing department and a regional Adult and Paediatric Major Trauma Centre. As a department we strive to keep our patients at the centre of all we do whilst providing the safest and highest quality healthcare possible. The Great North Trauma and Emergency Centre at the Royal Victoria Infirmary lies within a purpose-built trauma block and is situated in the heart of Newcastle city centre. The successful candidate will contribute to a consultant rota involving a mixture of 27 full and part time consultants providing extensive senior cover with 24/7 resident on call.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidates will contribute to a consultant rota providing senior cover with 24/7 resident on call and will be part of the team delivering world-class care in the Great North Trauma and Emergency Centre situated in Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.

About us

Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Date posted

22 April 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

317-CON-25-108

Job locations

Emergency Department (Medical Staff) - RVI, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP

Job description Job responsibilities

Clinical:

You will be actively involved in shop floor care in the Emergency Department, particularly in the management of complex and resuscitation cases. You will work numerous clinical shifts, including Doctor in Charge, resuscitation, paediatric ED, Rapid Assessment & Treatment, and Clinical Decision Unit. You will be part of the resident on-call rota commitments/pro rota. You will supervise and teach Middle Grade and junior medical staff, as well as ACPs and nurse practitioners. There is also a significant commitment to undergraduate medical student teaching. Over 200 medical students pass through the department every year. Other clinical commitments include the care of in-patients on the Major Trauma Ward. The department is a designated Regional Adult & Paediatric Major Trauma Centre. You will undergo continuing medical education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. You will undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays. It is a condition of employment that in so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must: be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control; attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control; include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills Essential

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC Registration.
• CCT (or equivalent) in Emergency Medicine with sub-specialty training in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).

Desirable

• Higher Degree.
• Special skills training in the specialty.

Clinical Experience Essential

• Evidence of experience in EM and PEM.
• Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
• Has undertaken ALS, ATLS/ETC, and APLS and has in date certification.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a Major Trauma Centre at consultant level.
• Life support instructor.
• MIMMS course.

Management and Administration Experience Essential

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance.

Desirable

• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership / project management.
• Evidence of having implemented change.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching Essential

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.

Desirable

• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research Essential

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
• Research/critical review of literature.

Desirable

• Higher degree.
• Publications in the last five years.

Audit Essential

• Evidence of participation in audit.

Desirable

• Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
• Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

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.

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.

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 continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Emergency Department (Medical Staff) - RVI, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP

Employer's website: https://careers.nuth.nhs.uk/why-us