Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine

Isle of Wight NHS Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine, ensuring high-quality emergency care. The role involves supervising medical staff, providing clinical advice, and maintaining patient care standards in a supportive environment. Embrace the opportunity to work in a stunning location with a commitment to inclusion and diversity.

Benefits

Onsite day nursery

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounts at local businesses and gyms

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate high level of clinical experience and competence in emergency medicine.
• Experience in teaching and training undergraduates and junior medical staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality emergency care and supervise medical staff in the Emergency Department.
• Direct clinical care with scheduled shifts for patient assessment and treatment.

Skills

ATLS

ALS

APLS

IT Skills

Clinical Experience

Communication

Education

MBBS or equivalent

GMC registration and licence to practice

Job description

We are recruiting for a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicinewho wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".

Main duties of the job

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.

About us

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Job responsibilities

Provide high quality emergency care, being competent in the normal range of emergency medical conditions and injuries. Direct clinical care will consist of scheduled shifts for the routine assessment and treatment of patients that present to the Emergency Department. Consultant presence is daily from 08:00 20:00 with off-site support out of hours. When a consultant is not present the oversight of the department (EPIC role) will be taken on by a member of the middle grade team as the most senior member of medical team on site. The post holder will be expected to supervise and provide clinical advice to the medical and nursing staff on duty within the Emergency Department and support the clinicians within the UTC.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent.
• GMC registration and licence to practice.

Experience & Skills

• ATLS, ALS, and APLS
• Competent in practical procedures necessary to the ED shop floor day to day and overnight
• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in emergency medicine
• Knowledge of current trends in speciality
• IT Skills

Teaching

• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, post graduates and junior medical staff

Audit & Research

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit relevant to speciality

Motivation

• Commitment to the development of a high-quality, cost-effective service

Management

• Knowledge and understanding of current NHS issues
• Ability to develop services

Personal Skills

• Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
• An enquiring and critical approach to work
• Caring attitude to patients
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other staff and agencies
• Commitment to continuing medical education and professional development

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.