Specialist Doctor in Emergency Medicine

Transformationunitgm; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Specialist Doctor in Emergency Medicine. The successful applicant will join the Trust Doctor team in the Emergency Department, providing high-quality care and supervision to junior doctors. Candidates should have extensive experience in emergency medicine, a medical degree, and relevant certifications. Additional benefits include extensive learning opportunities, NHS Pension Scheme, and health support. Flexible working arrangements will be considered.

Benefits

Extensive learning opportunities

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 years medical work, with at least 6 years in relevant specialty.
• Understanding of Audit principles and participation in projects.
• Experience in clinical teaching for postgraduate doctors.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency care and leadership in the department.
• Assist and supervise junior doctors in patient management.
• Develop links between Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine.

Skills

Resuscitate and Stabilize

Care for injured patients

Ability to provide conscious sedation

Clinical teaching experience

Critical Appraisal Skills

Innovation evidence

Education

MBchB/MBBS or equivalent

Fully registered with the GMC

ALS (or equivalent)

FRCEM or equivalent

Job description

Specialist Doctor in Emergency Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Job overview

The successful candidate will contribute to emergency care across the Division of medicine and will work as a Trust Doctor as part of the Emergency Department team with a full shift rota. The current rota is calculated at an average 10 PA per week. We have forged close links between our Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine Teams. As part of the Consultant led team the successful applicant will provide shop floor input and leadership.

Main duties of the job

Key Duties of the Post:

• Managing a whole spectrum of emergency patients
• Assistance and supervision of the F1, F2 and GPST doctors with the management of patients.
• Strengthening the delivery of a high-quality Emergency Medicine service across the hospital and community.
• Developing further links between Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine
• Developing innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care.
• Developing a subspecialty interest

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Benefits

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key competencies required for this position:

• Resuscitate and Stabilize (SLO3): Ability to identify sick adult patients, perform resuscitation, stabilization, and recognize appropriate cessation at the entrustment level of 4.
• Possession of an up-to-date ALS (or equivalent) certificate.
• Care for injured patient (SLO4): Completion of ATLS or ETC or equivalent trauma course able to demonstrate the skills at the entrustment level of 4.
• Ability to identify sick paediatric patients, resuscitate and stabilize them. Possession of an APLS or EPLS (or equivalent) certification and able to demonstrate the skills at the entrustment level of 4.
• Fracture/Dislocation Manipulation- able to demonstrate the skills at the entrustment level of 4
• Ability to provide conscious sedation independently.
• Dealing with complex and challenging situations in the workplace (SLO6). Should able demonstrate as senior clinician overnight at DRI and Bassetlaw.

Person specification

Teaching and training

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professionals.
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications

Audit and Research

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
• Critical Appraisal Skills
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology

Personal Qualities

• Ability to use IT Systems – inc Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook
• Evidence of innovation
• Evidence of continual learning and development
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others

Qualifications

• MBchB/MBBS or equivalent
• Must be fully registered with the GMC and Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
• ALS (or equivalent)
• FRCEM or equivalent achieved.
• Completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of 6 years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
• Must meet the criteria set out in the Specialist grade generic capabilities framework
• EPALS / APLS (or equivalent)
• ATLS / ETC (or equivalent)
• Working as locum consultant in emergency medicine experience

Experience and Achievements

• Must be able to demonstrate clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Emergency Medicine at a standard capable of leading the department overnight (EPIC)
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the role

• We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants.
• The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community.
• All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken. The Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event that they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Please note that this check will be charged for in two instalments when you commence employment with Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
• All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard etc. (continued)