Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Integrated Care System; Reading; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A national healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an Emergency Medicine Consultant to deliver high-quality clinical care in a busy emergency department. The successful candidate will be responsible for supervising junior staff and participating in professional development and clinical governance. Full GMC registration is required, alongside membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. This role offers an opportunity to work in a supportive environment dedicated to quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC or eligible for registration within 6 months of CCT in Emergency Medicine.
• Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine of the United Kingdom or equivalent.
• Fully trained in Emergency Medicine and Paediatric Emergency Medicine.

Responsibilities

• Direct delivery of clinical care within the emergency department.
• Supervise junior medical staff, nurses, and PAs.
• Participate in continuing medical education and professional development.

Skills

Clinical governance

Emergency Medicine

Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Education

Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Full registration with the GMC

Higher degree e.g. PhD/MD

Job description

Please note this vacancy might close earlier that the closing date if suitable applicants are received.

Main duties of the job

Direct delivery of clinical care within the emergency department including:

• Unscheduled care of adult and paediatric patients presenting to the ED
• Shop floor clinical supervision of junior medical staff, nurses and PAs
• Patient related administration

Supporting professional activities:

• Continuing medical education and professional development
• Teaching and training
• Audit and clinical governance
• Research

About us

Emergency Medicine at the Royal Berkshire Hospital

The RBH is a busy district general hospital serving a population of 800,000 and our ED sees approximately 150,000 patients per year with 25% of these being under 16 years old. We are a trauma unit operating within the Thames Valley Trauma Network. We have a 24hr cardiac catheterisation and stroke thrombolysis service.

Emergency Medicine is at the heart of the hospital's emergency care pathway and provides innovative and high quality care for patients from the moment they arrive at the hospital. It is a consultant led service with consultants providing leadership and patient care on the 'shop floor'. There is a strong commitment to ensure the ED is appropriately resourced to deliver high quality and timely emergency care. The Trust has been and continues to be very supportive of the developments that are taking place to address the pressures resulting from increased emergency admissions and a greater acuity of cases which present.

The department has consultant shop floor presence between 8 am and midnight every day supported by a registrar tier comprised of specialty trainees and SAS doctors. There is a full junior tier comprising resident doctors, Advanced Care Practitioners (ACPs) and Physician Associates (PAs).

Job responsibilities

This is a full or part time post. A final job plan will be agreed upon appointment, ensuring both individual and Trust / departmental objectives align. Job planning commences annually with the Clinical Lead and Directorate Manager, in September, to compliment the departmental business planning process and concludes in December, following sign-off by the CMO.

The balance between Direct Clinical Care and Supporting Professional Activities will be agreed with the post holder in the final job plan. The SPA allocation is 1.5 for personal CME, audit and revalidation requirements including departmental meetings. Additional Pas (APAs) may be allocated for specific agreed objectives for the Trust subject to the agreement of the Clinical Director.

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration within 6 months of CCT in Emergency Medicine or successful completion of CESR at interview date
• Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine of the United Kingdom or equivalent
• Higher degree e.g. PhD/ MD submitted/awarded

Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Fully trained in Emergency Medicine
• Previous responsibility for clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice
• All aspects of general Emergency Medicine and patient care
• Fully trained in Paediatric Emergency Medicine

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.