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Job overview
Applications are invited for the position of Consultant in Emergency Medicine to commence with immediate effect. The posts will be based in the Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary, part of the NHS Humber Health Partnership. The NHS Humber Health Partnership has an annual budget of circa £1.4billion, employs over 17,000 staff and sees well over 1 million patients / year with around 275000 attendances across the three Emergency Departments.
The successful applicants will be part of a team of up to 24 Consultants at Hull Royal Infirmary. Clinical duties are shared between Consultants and will include all duties normally expected of any Major Trauma Centre Emergency Department. This includes clinical and non-clinical responsibilities.
Clinical sessions will be worked in the department seeing patients for senior decision-making and supporting the junior staff. This will include evening and weekend working. The shift pattern is described below. Currently the consultant body is in negotiations with the Trust with consideration to move towards the RCEM recommended tariffs for shifts. These will include on-site rostered night shifts. Once this is agreed, the successful applicant(s) would be expected to participate in the agreed shift pattern unless due to mutually agreed exemptions. The posts will mainly be based in the adult area of ED, but would be expected to review patients, give advice to clinicians and also have an oversight of the paediatric ED.
Main duties of the job
A standard full time Job Plan will contain 10 programmed activities.
Clinical sessions will be worked in the department seeing patients for senior decision-making and supporting the junior staff. This will include evening and weekend working. The shift pattern is described below. Currently the consultant body is in negotiations with the Trust with consideration to move towards the RCEM recommended tariffs for shifts. These will include on-site rostered night shifts. Once this is agreed, the successful applicant(s) would be expected to participate in the agreed shift pattern unless due to mutually agreed exemptions. The posts will mainly be based in the adult area of ED, but would be expected to review patients, give advice to clinicians and also have an oversight of the paediatric ED.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- • Full GMC registration with License to practice
- • Entry on GMC specialist register (or entry expected within 6 months)
- • FRCEM or equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree relevant to health care
- • Dual CCT or relevant experience in another acute specialty
Clinical Experience
Essential
- • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Emergency Medicine
- • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within the speciality
- • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
- • ATLS/ETC+ALS+ EPALS/APLS provider or instructor
- • Currently practising in providing adult and paediatric emergency care
Desirable
- • Experience as a consultant in an adult Major Trauma Centre
- • Experience as an ATLS, ALS or EPLS/APLS instructor
- • Experience of advanced resuscitation skills
- • Expertise in bedside ultrasound
Personal Attributes
Essential
- • Ability to work in a team
- • Good interpersonal skills
- • Enquiring, critical and reflective approach to work
- • Caring attitude to patients
- • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, other agencies and staff
- • Commitment to continuing medical education
- • Compassionate leadership
- • Always puts the care of the patient as priority
- • Respectful of other members of staff
Desirable
- • A calm demeanour
- • Good camaraderie
Teaching Experience
Essential
- • Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- • Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable
- • Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
- • Experience in multidisciplinary teaching e.g. nurses, paramedics, Advanced care practitioners
- • Commitment to shop floor teaching
- • Specific educational lead role or qualification
Research/QI Experience
Essential
- • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
Desirable
- • Participation in research
- • Initiated change through Quality Improvement Projects
- • Leadership and coordination of research or QI in a department
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- • Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist services
Desirable
- • Track record in developing novel methods of care delivery in an Emergency department setting
- • Evidence of ability to develop links with other services/specialties
- • Rota/Governance/M&M lead role
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This advert is for Consultant Emergency Medicine with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Hull, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Emergency Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 PA PR. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 13 Aug 2026.
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