ST3 Junior Registrar - Emergency Medicine

King's College Hospital; Orpington; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent NHS teaching trust is seeking Junior Registrars for their Emergency Department. Applicants must have at least four years of postgraduate experience. The role involves providing care, supporting junior doctors, and participating in a strong training culture with opportunities for personal development. Located in Orpington, this position is vital in a busy environment serving a large patient population.

Qualifications

• At least four years of postgraduate experience required.
• Ability to see new patients within the Emergency Department.
• On-site advice and support for junior doctors.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision and care delivery.
• Participate in lectures and training sessions.
• Engage in audit and Quality Improvement Projects.

Job description

Overview

We are interested in hearing from individuals with at least four years of postgraduate experience to work as Junior Registrars (ST3 level) in our Emergency Department.

The post will be based at the Emergency Department of the Princess Royal University Hospital, which is a designated Trauma Unit and Hyper-acute Stroke Centre serving one of the largest patient populations in the London Borough of Bromley.

Department and Training

The ED consultant team provides clinical supervision and care delivery 16 hours per day, seven days a week. They also have varied special interests, including trauma, frailty, disaster medicine, education, public health, global health, and pre-hospital care.

There is a strong training culture incorporating lecture-room teaching and clinical supervision, opportunities to attend relevant clinics and courses, and full immersion simulation sessions. Regularly scheduled academic time is also built into the rota to allow for audit, Quality Improvement Projects (QIP), and personal learning and development.

Main duties and supervision

• See new patients within the Emergency Department (ED).
• Be an on-site source of advice and support for more junior doctors in the ED.
• While this is a registrar post, more senior support will be available in the department at all times in the form of either an ED consultant or a more senior registrar-grade doctor.

Trust and Location

King\'s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of £1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King\'s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

Sustainability and Vision

King\'s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone\'s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust\'s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King\'s to another level.