Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is looking for a lead in emergency care to modernise services. Your role will involve teaching and supervising staff, and ensuring high standards of clinical care at both the Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital. Ideal candidates will possess excellent clinical skills and experience in Emergency Medicine, as well as the ability to lead effectively in a multi-disciplinary team.

Benefits

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

Flexible working scheme

NHS discounts

Competitive NHS Pension scheme

Relocation assistance available

Qualifications

• High level of clinical experience and competence in Emergency Medicine.
• Excellent communication skills with patients and colleagues.
• Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning.

Responsibilities

• Play a major role in modernising the emergency care pathway.
• Teach and supervise multi-disciplinary staff.
• Deliver care at two hospital sites.

Skills

Excellent clinical skills

Leadership on the shop floor

Strong communication skills

Teaching experience

High level of clinical experience in Emergency Medicine

Education

Completed Higher Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine

MRCP (UK or equivalent)

Fellow of College of Emergency Medicine

Full GMC Registration

Job description

The successful candidate will play a major role in the modernisation of the emergency care pathway following the introduction of the national Clinical Quality Indicators and through an extensive programme of development in the Trusts and health economy emergency flow improvement programme.

This is an exciting opportunity for beginning the expansion of emergency provision at the Cumberland Infirmary and West Cumberland Hospital. We recognise the need to invest in our staff and support specialist skill development.

You will have excellent clinical skills and the ability to lead on the shop floor. You will be expected to be active in the teaching and supervision of all multi-disciplinary staff. We wish to continue to build our reputation as well as advancing standards of clinical care that are at the cutting edge of our specialty. We are looking for applicants who will contribute towards this and who will help us to drive the development of modern emergency care in our local health community.

Main duties of the job

Your job will have variety and challenge delivering care between our two unique hospital sites. You will find a great balance of a busy extended Trauma Unit seeing a case mix of complex major trauma being distant from our Regional Major Trauma Centre and you will also work in a rural setting with the ability to develop extended clinical skills and lead an established composite workforce.

The Cumberland Infirmary site

The Cumberland Infirmary site has annual footfall of approximately 55'000 pts per year (11,000 Paeds cases). The department has a co-located OOH GP service run by Cumbria Health On Call (CHOC). We run an active Clinical fellowship programme and our trainee ACP programme has received national acclaim. Three of the Consultants contribute to the NHS England Clinical Educator programme, and other Consultant interests include Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine and Education/Simulation.

We have flexibility within our job plans to accommodate candidates with unique skill sets, so whether it's Simulation, Research, Intensive Care, PHEM or Paediatrics we want you and will value your special interests.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding hospital and health services to half a million people. Established on 1st October 2019, the Trust is creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout north Cumbria and beyond. We're responsible for delivering over 70 services across 15 main locations and we employ more than 6,500 members of staff.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time'.

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Job description

Job responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION: Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit theUK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

Relocation assistance

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligible vacancies.

Disclosure and Barring Service

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. The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

• Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £5.90 = £27.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.
• Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £5.90 = £55.40. Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

• 27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working Scheme
• NHS Discounts*
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*
• Excellent opportunities for development*
• Competitive NHS Pension scheme
• Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems
• *Subject to eligibility

Important Information

Please ensure that you document evidence of meeting all the essential criteria in the supporting information.

If sufficient response is received this post could be closed earlier than the specified closing date, please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is considered.

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• Completed Higher Specialist Training in Emergency Medicine or evidence of equivalent competency
• MRCP (UK or equivalent)
• Fellow of College of Emergency Medicine
• Full GMC Registration
• European Community Rights
• Provider status at ALS, ATLS and either PALS or APLS

Desirable

• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
• Subspeciality training in Paediatrics
• Interest in developing use of Ultrasound (FAST)
• Instructor status in either ATLS/APLS/ALS/ETC

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• High level of clinical experience and competence in Emergency Medicine
• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients

Desirable

• A commitment to, and experience of teaching
• An interest in developing links with Acute Medicine or Primary Care

Teaching

Essential

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduate medical staff

Desirable

• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
• Teaching of non-medical health professionals.
• Educational Qualification

Research, Audit and Clinical Governance

Essential

• Experience of, and commitment to, medical audit.
• Experience of research and Clinical Governance

Desirable

• Ability to supervise postgraduate research
• Publications in referred journals

Management & Administrative

Essential

• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of the service
• Ability to organise and manage own workload efficiently

Desirable

• Qualifications in Leadership, management or quality improvement

Communication skills and abilities

Essential

• Empathetic and sensitive approach to patient needs
• Approachable and effective Multi-disciplinary team member with excellent interpersonal skills
• Team loyalty
• Positive approach to lessons learnt
• Confident approach without being arrogant

Desirable

• IT Skills
• Presentation skills

Continued Professional/Personal Development

Essential

• Demonstrable evidence of lifelong learning.
• Reflective approach to personal development with an ability to acknowledge and effectively manage poor performance.
• Participation in appropriate peer review processes.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Participation in on call and emergency cover
• Ability to travel to fulfil the requirements of the post

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