Consultant - Emergency Medicine

We are looking for a dynamic, innovative consultant to join our team. If you are interested in developing your role in Emergency Medicine and are looking for a new challenge in a department that has vision, we would like to hear from you. Emergency Department staff across the country have endured the toughest times the NHS has seen, and our team has continued to strive to provide the best care possible and face the challenges posed by the changing landscape of Urgent and Emergency Care. This continuing drive and determination demonstrated by the team makes Stoke Mandeville Emergency Department an exciting and rewarding place to work.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join a workforce of consultants, which are planned to expand in line with College of Emergency Medicine recommendations.

The post holder will participate fully in the provision of Emergency Medicine including clinical governance and the delivery of both Trust and Department of Health Clinical Quality Indicators. The posts will be based in the Emergency Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

About us

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?o As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.o We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. o We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?o We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.o As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.o Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?o Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.o Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.o Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Job responsibilities Clinical Responsibilities

Demonstrate strong clinical leadership when working clinically across the many areas of the department delivering excellent and high-quality patient care and supporting the shift leader in the management of patient flow and activity through the department. The areas of the department comprise.

5 bedded Resuscitation, 12 bedded Majors,5 cubicle space Rapid Assessment and Treatment area, Minors area, purposed built Children's Emergency Department, and Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU).

Work collaboratively with other clinical colleagues to further reform the urgent and emergency care pathway.

Attend internal and external Stake Holder meetings as required.

Medical Education and Training

Participate in the professional supervision, management and teaching of the staff within the Emergency Department.

Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance

Participate in clinical audit across the department in line with Trust policy and guidelines Implement audit and research findings across the department.

Comply with the Trust clinical governance processes in a timely manner.

The department arranges monthly academic half days focussing on lessons learned, new developments in the field of emergency medicine and longitudinal case audits. The event is streamed live for all the team members to be able to watch from home as well as to watch it at a later time.

Continuing Professional Development

Supporting Professional Activities are undertaken by all Consultants in a collaborative manner based on SDU needs. We strongly encourage people to develop sub specialist interest according to the needs of the department.

Job Plan

There is scope for flexible working, and we are keen to support a good work life balance and Additional Programmed Activities.

Person Specification Experience

• General training in Emergency Medicine to specialist level or equivalent
• Specialist interests in one/some of: Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Emergency ultrasound, Observational Medicine
• Ability to make decisions at consultant level
• Full GMC registration
• CCST/CCT in Emergency Medicine OR Registration on GMC Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine; OR within three months of achieving CCST/CCT at the time of interview
• ATLS Provider
• ALS Provider
• Instructor in life support course
• APLS Provider
• Sufficient leadership and organisational skills
• Communication, professional and personal skills to undertake effectively the role of consultant.
• Knowledge of the organisation of the NHS and the Governments agenda for its modernisation
• Management training and experience
• Experience of teaching doctors-in-training and undergraduates (Courses in training and teaching)

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.