Locum Consultant Emergency Medicine

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London seeks a Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine to ensure the smooth running of the Emergency Department. Responsibilities include clinical work, teaching, and management activities. Candidates must possess relevant qualifications and skills, including entry on the Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine and experience in teaching. This position requires excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Clinical training equivalent to gaining UK CCT.
• Ability to plan and develop new initiatives.
• Familiarity with information technology.

Responsibilities

• Ensure smooth running of the Emergency Department.
• Collaborate with other Consultants for effective service delivery.
• Participate in clinical work, teaching, and management.

Skills

Clinical advice on emergency patients

Teaching and training skills

Leadership qualities

Interpersonal skills

Education

Entry on the Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine

FCEM or equivalent

ATLS or equivalent

EPLS / APLS or equivalent

Job description

Candidates are invited to apply for the post of Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine on the University Hospital Lewisham site. This hospital will be the principal place of work. Other work locations including off site working may be agreed in your Job Plan where appropriate, e.g. for supporting professional activities and some direct clinical care such as audit notes. The successful applicant will generally be expected to undertake your Programmed Activities at the principal place of work or other locations agreed in the Job Plan. Exceptions will include travelling between work sites and attending official meetings away from the workplace. The successful applicant may be required to work at any site within your employing organisation, including new sites.

Main duties of the job

Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

To help ensure the smooth running of the service provided by the Emergency Department. To work with other Consultants in the Emergency Department to ensure provision of a safe and effective emergency service to the local population through clinical work, teaching and training, audit and management.

About us

Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:

• Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
• Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
• Improving the experience of staff with disability
• Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
• Making equalities mainstream

Job responsibilities

Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

To help ensure the smooth running of the service provided by the Emergency Department. To work with other Consultants in the Emergency Department to ensure provision of a safe and effective emergency service to the local population through clinical work, teaching and training, audit and management.

Please see job description for further information.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

• Entry on the Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine or within 6 months of receiving CCT in EM at interview date
• FCEM or equivalent
• ATLS or equivalent
• EPLS / APLS or equivalent
• Instructor status in ATLS or ALS or APLS course/s

Clinical Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that of gaining UK CCT.
• Ability to offer expert clinical advice on emergency patients
• Able to plan and develop new initiatives.

Clinical Audit

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
• Ability to supervise audit projects
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
• An interest in audit and research

Teaching Experience

• Teaching and training skills.
• Experience of undergraduate teaching at departmental level in Emergency Medicine.
• Trained to be a Clinical Supervisor.
• Presentation at national or international meetings
• Teaching Certificate / Qualification

Management and Administrative Experience

• Managerial capability along with good leadership qualities/skills.
• Ability to organize efficient and smooth running of ED
• Excellent interpersonal skills, Influencing and negotiation skills.
• Dedication to clinical service provision.
• Regional or national management course and/or qualification
• Familiar with current structure of NHS and conversant with ongoing initiatives and modernisation programme.

Research Experience

• Ability to appraise scientific literature critically
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• Evidence of supervised research culminating in communications and publications

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.