Locally Employed Doctor (Higher) in Emergency Medicine - HGS sites

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The closing date is 29 June 2025

This post is suitable for doctors looking to work at middle-grade level in the Emergency Department. We will actively support all clinicians to achieve competencies in the RCEM curriculum and completion of the FRCEM examinations.

Candidates applying for this post must have a minimum of 3 years post-graduation experience in emergency medicine (EM).

An educational supervisor will be allocated to each successful candidate from the consultant team who will help to identify learning needs, develop a personal development plan and provide guidance on career development. Regular meetings with their educational supervisors will be set up to ensure adequate progression.

The use of e-portfolio will aid documentation of progression. Regular consultant led teaching will be provided. There will also be opportunities to develop own personal interests.

Main duties of the job

General

Work to the trusts values- Put Patients First, Take Ownership, Respect Others, and Be Positive.

Ensure mandatory training is completed and up to date

Adhere to trust policies and procedures

To comply with the guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) on Good Medical Practice

To ensure you have a valid GMC registration & Validation status

Clinical

Deliver high quality care to the patients presenting to the ED.

To manage patients admitted to the Clinical Decision Unit (CDU).

Supervise and support all staff, medical and nursing within the ED on the shop floor.

Ensure all life support courses and qualifications are up to date and valid, including Advanced Life Support, Advanced Paediatric Life Support or equivalent, Advanced Trauma Life Support or equivalent.

Ensure safeguarding level 3 is completed and up to date.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Complete the Primary/Intermediate FRCEM examinations.

Participate in formal and informal teaching of all staff and students; this will include junior doctors, ACP, ENP, nurses, medical and nursing students.

Attend and participate in the weekly senior staff educational meeting.

Attend monthly-protected teaching sessions for the middle-grade tier clinicians.

Engage with Continuous Professional Development and annual appraisal process

Please see attached Job Description for more details.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Medical Degree from a recognised University
• ALS provider
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Completion of ST3 EM
• FRCEM Intermediate
• MRCEM
• ATLS/ETC provider
• APLS/EPLS provider
• Life Support course instructor status
• At least 12 months previous experience in Emergency Medicine post
• Demonstrates competence in management of full range of Emergency Medicine presentations

Experience

• Medical Degree from a recognised University
• At least 3 years previous experience in Emergency Medicine post
• Demonstrates competence in management of full range of Emergency Medicine presentations
• ALS provider
• ATLS/ETC provider
• APLS/EPLS provider
• Completion of ST3 EM
• FRCEM Intermediate
• MRCEM
• Life Support course instructor
• Level 1 USS competent

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust