Fixed Term Consultant Emergency Medicine

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS Trust as a full-time Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lincoln County Hospital. This role focuses on providing high-quality emergency care and supervising junior staff. Enjoy a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development while serving a diverse patient population.

Qualifications

• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Commitment to junior doctor training and education.
• Evidence of participation in audit and serious incident investigation.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision and training to emergency department staff.
• Participate in the development of emergency treatment protocols.
• Lead and supervise junior medical staff.

Skills

Teaching

Clinical governance

Emergency medicine

Education

MRCEM or FRCEM or equivalent

Fully registered with the General Medical Council

Job description

There is no better time to join United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (ULTH), as we have been awarded Teaching Hospital Status.

We have 1 x Full Time Fixed Term Consultant posts in our Accident and Emergency Department at Lincoln County Hospital. This post is full time for a Consultant in Emergency Medicine for the United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust. The purpose of this post is to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to each individual patient who attends the department. The appointee will be required to work in a 1:15 on call Rota with a 1:5 weekend frequency. The job plan will be aligned to an 85% DCC and 15% SPA split as per Trust guidance.

Main duties of the job

The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive clinical, supervisory, educational and training support to the Emergency Department.

This is a full time Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine appointment for the United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust. The purpose of this post is to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to each individual patient who attends the department. The appointee will be required to work in a 1:2 rota. The on call supplement is currently category A and is classed as high frequency with an on call availability supplement of 8% currently payable. If the person appointed elects to undertake a part time contract, he / she will be required to devote substantially the whole of his / her professional time to the duties of the post and to give them priority at all times.

Any applicant who is unable for personal reasons to work full time will be eligible to be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

About us

Our Trust is situated in the beautiful county of Lincolnshire and is one of the biggest acute hospital trusts in England, serving a population of more than 700,000 people. We provide acute and specialist services to people in Lincolnshire and neighbouring counties. We have an annual income of £643 million (20/21) and we employ nearly 8,500 people.

Our Board have recently agreed a new vision statement - Outstanding Care Personally Delivered - stating their ambition for our Trust to be among the best.

We also have a five year Integrated Improvement Plan setting out how we will achieve our strategic objectives, for patients, services, people and partners, the last recognising that our future success depends on our ability to ensure the Lincolnshire healthcare system is successful in achieving its ambition to help people live healthier lives and provide care closer to where people live.

Our latest CQC report increased our ratings for being effective and well-led from 'Requires Improvement' to 'Good'. Our rating for caring remained as 'Good'.

This is in recognition of the huge amount of work that our amazing staff have done to improve the quality of care for our patients in recent years.

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In addition, he / she will be required to:

Collaborate and work to maintain emergency medicine in line with strategic requirements

Provide with colleagues in this specialty, routine and emergency services to the Trust Direct clinical supervision and training of the emergency department junior medical and nursing staff

Participate in the development of emergency department treatment protocols in conjunction with specialty colleagues as appropriate

Take the lead and responsibility for the professional supervision and appraisal of junior medical staff in conjunction with colleagues

To participate in the training and assessment of Specialist Registrars/ST Grade doctors rotating through the department

To maintain and develop good communication with colleagues from other specialities and the Primary Care Trust.

• Demonstrate a firm commitment to the principles of clinical governance including:
  • Developing and maintaining appropriate systems and practices to ensure effective clinical audit in emergency medicine
  • Attending and contributing to the Trust Clinical Governance Programme
  • Participate in the Trust Clinical Incident Reporting System
  • Developing a programme of personal CPD within available resources and within the work load and priorities of the service.
• He/she will be encouraged to develop a special interest to complement those of the existing consultants in the specialty and in accordance with Trust Policies.
• He/she will also develop appropriate services and techniques required to fulfil clinical needs within the available resources.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Do you have MRCEM or FRCEM or equivalent
• Are you fully registered with the General Medical Council

Desirable

• Leadership or Teaching qualification
• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes, publications

Clinical experience

Essential

• Evidence of participation in: Audit, Complaints management, Root Cause
• Analysis/Serious Incident Investigation
• Morbidity and Mortality meetings
• Structured Judgement Reviews

Desirable

• Special interest within or outside of Emergency Medicine

Skills

Essential

• Do you have experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and a commitment to junior doctor training and education
• Do you have appropriate clinical knowledge commensurate with the seniority of the post

Desirable

• Do you have proven track record of audit activities
• Do you have evidence of involvement in research and/or publication

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