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Our prehospital service is provided by Barts Health NHS Trust in partnership with the London's Air Ambulance charity, and the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust. Clinical governance, leadership and support is provided by Barts Health, who are responsible for the doctors. Paramedics are provided by the London Ambulance Service and receive specialist training prior to undertaking their duties. London's Air Ambulance charity plays a vital role in delivering many aspects of the service including the essential helicopter and rapid response car assets, but also an infrastructure that enables excellent care to be delivered to patients.

Our doctor-paramedic team responds to major trauma patients within the Greater London area, by helicopter during daylight hours and using rapid response cars during the hours of darkness. We are looking to appoint two part time Senior Fellows for a period of 12 months starting immediately. These Senior Fellows will predominantly cover the night shifts (Medic 2) around Clinical Governance Days each month as well as other unfilled shifts. As such, this position is ONLY open to those individuals who have completed a HEMS Fellow secondment within the last 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The service employs a number of substantive consultants, with most working a 3PA annualised rota commitment.

Seniors Physicians in prehospital care will work both alongside consultants and independently (with telephone consultant advice) on a 24/7 rota commitment contributing to 0.3 of a whole time equivalent.

In addition to clinical shifts, doctors have opportunities to reflect and learn from cases, realise the impact of their patient assessment and interventions, and provide peer review of the cases of others. Meetings include the regular death and disability meetings and clinical governance days and the opportunity to hear from forensic pathologists to correlate clinical and post mortem findings.

The job description is not intended to be exhaustive and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances and after consultation with the post holder/s.

About us

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description and the person specification provide an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, outlining the qualification, skills, experience, and knowledge required.

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB ChB or equivalent
• Post graduate qualifications of MRCEM, FRCA, FRCS or equivalent

Desirable

• Post graduate diploma in related specialist area, e.g. DipIMC, FIMC, DipRTM or equivalent

Experience

Essential

• MUST have finished a London HEMS Fellow secondment within the last 12 months to be considered (i.e. September 2023)

Desirable

• Experience of training other doctors in pre-hospital care

Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrates insight into personal qualities and deficiencies
• Demonstrates ability to support and nurture colleagues

Desirable

• Demonstrates commitment to the specialty of prehospital care

Skills

Essential

• Demonstrates engagement in team-working having delivered a contribution to a medical team
• Ability to engage with charity and NHS partners in maintaining the profile of an organisation
• Resuscitation skills commensurate with experience but demonstrable at a competent level including RSI and Central venous access

Other

Essential

• The post holder be required to work a clinical shift rota designed to meet emergency care demand. This will include day, evening, night and weekend shifts

Desirable

• Must be able to fit in fixed shifts around Clinical Governance Day within the job holder's current job plan

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