Specialty Doctor Accident & Emergency

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in the UK is seeking middle grade doctors with at least 2 years of experience in Emergency Departments for Specialty Doctor posts, which can be full or part-time. The role involves liaising among nurses, clinicians, patients, and relatives to ensure safe care, maintaining documentation standards, and participating in board rounds. Candidates must demonstrate professionalism and appropriate workplace supervision skills. The Trust serves a significant population in West Kent and North East Sussex.

Qualifications

• Middle grade doctors with at least 2 years ED experience are required.
• Proven ability to maintain high standards of professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Liaise between nurses, clinicians, patients, and relatives.
• Participate in board and ward rounds.
• Provide workplace supervision as required.
• Maintain documentation standards.
• Participate in the Emergency rota.

Skills

Emergency Department experience

Documentation professionalism

Liaising with clinicians

Workplace supervision

Education

At least 2 years ED experience

Job description

Responsibilities

• To liaise between nurses, other clinicians, patients, relatives in order to support safe care
• Attend and participate in board rounds, ward rounds and other related daily unit activities
• Provide appropriate workplace supervision to other staff as and when needed as requested
• Maintain high standards of professionalism, especially in relation to documentation
• Participate in the Emergency rota.
• Discharge notifications and follow up clinic letters as directed.

Qualifications

We are seeking middle grade doctors with at least 2 years ED experience to fill Specialty Doctor posts full or part time across both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells site.

About the Trust

The Trust provides acute hospital services to a population of around 760,000 in West Kent and North East Sussex, and some specialist services to a considerably larger population. Its major hospitals are the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, and the Maidstone Hospital. The Trust Chairman is Annette Doherty, the Chief Executive is Mr Miles Scott and the Chief Medical Officer is Dr Sara Mumford. Clinical services are organised into nine clinical directorates. The Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine is Dr Christy Lowe.