Emergency Medicine Consultant

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Emergency Medicine consultant to provide senior clinician services in the Emergency Department, delivering leadership in clinical care and contributing to ongoing service development. The role supports the Trust's plans during a period of significant digital transformation and a new hospital development.

You will be involved in teaching and supervising doctors in training, participating in Clinical Governance, and

Responsibilities

• Provide senior clinician services to the Emergency Department as per job plan or as agreed within the Trust, and as required when on call.
• Provide clinical leadership to the department when undertaking clinical care, taking lead clinical responsibility as rostered on a day to day basis.
• Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
• Act as clinical/educational supervisor to locally employed doctors and doctors in training programmes of a variety of grades and experience as appropriate.
• Actively participate in departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.
• Provide leadership and support for the effective development of the service.
• Active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
• Develop clinical protocols, guidelines, and concise care bundles.

Job description

To ensure the continued delivery of high-quality care to patients within the trust and to contribute to the further development of the Emergency Medicine service.

To provide support and leadership to the Emergency Department nursing and medical staff.

The appointed consultant would be expected to contribute to the on-going service improvement programme developing:

• Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT)
• Cost Improvement programme (CIP)
• Implementing evidence based new ways of working when necessary

We also encourage consultants to apply for fellowship of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management, to which we are an affiliated member.

Provide senior clinician services to the Emergency Department as per job plan or as agreed within the Trust, and as required when on call.

Provide clinical leadership to the department when undertaking clinical care, taking lead clinical responsibility as rostered on a day to day basis. Facilitate safe and effective clinical care

Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and other healthcare professionals.

To act as clinical/educational supervisor to locally employed doctors and doctors in training programmes of a variety of grades and experience as appropriate.

To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

To provide leadership and support for the effective development of the service.

To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

To further develop clinical protocols, guidelines, and concise care bundles.

To carry out responsibilities with due regard to the Trust’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital due to open in 2031/32 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.