Consultant in Emergency Medicine - DMH

Job summary

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the advertised post will be as follows:

To provide Emergency Medicine services in Darlington Memorial Hospital. The post holder will be expected to provide a comprehensive clinical service together with consultant colleagues. The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge. The Consultant will be responsible in conjunction with colleagues for planning future developments of these services.

Specific clinical areas include:

Supervision of and assistance to junior and middle grade medical staff and Emergency Nurse Practitioners.

To act as Team Leader in the resuscitation of seriously traumatised patients and those with critical illness.

To conduct review clinics.

To provide a Consultant presence daily (job plans currently under review)

Give advice over the telephone or attend the department as required, when on call on a 1 in 8 basis.

Participate in the senior doctor rota performing clinical duties and acting as medical co-ordinator.

Assist in the smooth integration of the Emergency Department and acute services.

Job responsibilities

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents.

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From April 9th 2025 - Healthcare assistants - You must have been employed for a minimum of two years of as a HCA within the NHS for the Trust to consider sponsorship (we will only consider sponsorship if you meet this criteria and have a current visa expiring within 3 months).