Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS health trust in England is seeking a Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine. The role involves providing expert management of urgent treatment cases, supervising junior doctors, and participating in quality improvement programs. Candidates must hold full GMC registration and demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning and team leadership. This position offers opportunities for professional development and involvement in teaching and mentorship within the department.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Supportive mentorship programs

Qualifications

• Full registration and license to practice with General Medical Council.
• Minimum of four years experience post graduation.
• Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert management of urgent treatment cases.
• Supervise junior team members.
• Undertake full clinical duties in the Urgent Treatment Centre.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Ability to work in a team

Clinical supervision

Education

Higher qualification (MD or MSC)

Full registration with GMC

Tools

ACLS certification

ATLS certification

APLS certification

Job description

There is a CESR programme in place for those doctors who are interested in pursuing a CESR in Emergency Medicine to gain entry to the Specialist Register. Also offered is the opportunity to undertake quality improvement roles within the department to help gain exposure to management and develop individuals into experienced Speciality Doctors. There is an active programme of multi‑disciplinary teaching within the department that successful candidates will be expected to both attend and deliver. We also take part in regular Journal Club meetings with Emergency Department staff from neighbouring Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust. Specialty doctors are encouraged to undertake Clinical & Educational Supervisor training and have the opportunity to formally supervise junior doctors and medical students from UCLAN and Lancaster Universities. A Consultant mentor will be provided as support for individual development.

Duties of the Post

The postholder is expected to work on the middle grade tier in the Urgent Treatment Centre providing the relevant expertise and experience necessary to ensure the efficient primary management of urgent treatment cases. The postholder will be required to work with the other team members in the management of the department workload. The postholder will also be expected to provide supervision to the junior members of the team. The postholder will be expected to undertake full clinical duties including the running of clinics or assessing and managing acutely unwell patients, along with patients presenting with injuries both major and minor. The care may very occasionally include initial resuscitation where appropriate. The postholder will be expected to manage the caseload within urgent treatment and organise immediate management and plan for discharge or where required referral for follow up. The referral could be to GPs to an appropriate specialist team for continued hospital care or to other services. The postholder will be expected to follow the various guidelines and protocols issued in the department. In the case of major trauma cases, cardiac arrests and critically ill patients attending the department, the postholder will be expected to act in a team leadership role, following appropriate life support guidelines. Postholders would be expected to gain and maintain certification in ALS, ATLS etc and APLS or recognised equivalents to these courses. In light of the changing work practices, the work programme may need to be varied in the future. This will be done only after consultation with the incumbent of the post. As duty hours require the incumbent being present in the department, no on‑call or residential accommodation is offered with this post. In exceptional circumstances, additional duties outside normal rostered hours may be required to ensure the continuation of essential patient care. So far as is consistent with the proper discharge of the above duties, the postholder may be required to deputise from time to time for absent colleagues. A mentoring process will be in place to make sure that the professional and personal development of the postholder are maintained. The Consultants will act as mentors and will meet with the postholder on a regular basis.

Qualifications and Experience

• Full registration and licence to practice with General Medical Council
• Desirable criteria
• A higher qualification e.g. MD or MSC
• MRCEM, Minimum of four years experience post graduation
• Satisfactory completion of previous posts providing professional training in Emergency Medicine
• Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
• Desirable criteria
• Experience in other areas
• Experience and training in Acute Medicine, paediatrics, Anaesthetics, ICU, Minimum of four years experience post graduation.
• Satisfactory completion of previous posts providing professional training in Emergency Medicine
• Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
• Desirable criteria
• Experience in other areas
• Experience and training in Acute Medicine, paediatrics, Anaesthetics, ICU, Management of wide range of Emergency and Urgent care conditions
• ALS, APLS and ATLS certificates
• Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Understanding of and experience performing audit
• Awareness of basic research methods
• Familiarity with evidence based practice.
• Desirable criteria
• Attendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship
• Previous research projects/publications, Clear commitment to lifelong learning
• Experience of evidence based medicine
• Ability to keep up to date in the speciality
• Desirable criteria
• Membership of appropriate post graduate societies
• IT skills, Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients, their parents and other relatives and with colleagues and staff in all disciplines
• Experience of supervision of junior staff
• Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
• Ability to work in a team with professional colleagues both medical and from other disciplines
• Desirable criteria
• Attendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses
• Evidence of development of leadership within the work environment, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work. Burnley UTC is lead by two Consultant General Practitioners, Dr Zulfikar Aslam and Dr Raju Uppalapati. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first‑class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under‑representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Additional Information

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust:

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro‑rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay‑scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short‑listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS). If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act 2006 any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they have been successfully appointed to the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1‑3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.