Senior Emergency Medicine Consultant | ED Leadership

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board; St Asaph; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 167,000; Full time

Job summary

The Emergency Department (ED) at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board delivers care across a modern, purpose-built facility and the Emergency Quadrant, integrating ED, SDEC and acute services for North Wales. The role focuses on leading handovers, managing ED risk and capacity, and acting as a clinical contact for senior staff within a highly collaborative ED environment.

The post requires GMC registration or CCT within 6 months and training in emergency medicine (FRCEM/RCEM).

Qualifications

• MD/MBChB or equivalent with GMC registration.
• FRCEM or equivalent emergency medicine credentials.
• CPD portfolio relevant to UK EM practice.

Responsibilities

• Lead medical handovers and huddles in the ED.
• Support the Nurse in Charge to manage ED risk, capacity, and safety concerns.
• Be a point of clinical contact for Senior Clinicians and Management in ED.
• Coordinate workforce resources within ED, addressing short-notice staffing gaps.
• Use Symphony to proactively run the ED and support streaming decisions.
• Focus on patient safety risks, review unwell patients, and see patients as needed.
• Support streaming of patients to MIUs, SDEC, or other specialties as appropriate.
• Anticipate and intervene with health and safety or operational issues.

Skills

ED leadership

Clinical governance

Teaching (postgraduate & undergraduate

Patient safety

Quality improvement

Leadership training

Education

GMC Specialist Registration in Emergency Medicine or CCT within 6 months

FRCEM

ATLS/ETC, ALS, APLS or equivalent

Subspecialty training in Paediatrics or Prehospital EM

Instructor Status in ALS/ATLS/APLS or equivalent

RCEM Level 1 accreditation in EM Ultrasound

RCEM ELSEs training

Leadership and human factors training

Job description

The Emergency Department (ED) at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board delivers care across a modern, purpose-built facility and the Emergency Quadrant, integrating ED, SDEC and acute services for North Wales. The role focuses on leading handovers, managing ED risk and capacity, and acting as a clinical contact for senior staff within a highly collaborative ED environment.

The post requires GMC registration or CCT within 6 months and training in emergency medicine (FRCEM/RCEM).