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Consultant in Emergency Medicine

East Cheshire NHS Trust
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Location
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
04 Feb 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
14 Jan 2025

Job overview

**Job Description and Person Specification subject to approval by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP)**

We have an exciting opportunity for a consultant to join this developing team. A dynamic and innovative colleague would work in a progressive Trust, that has invested in a complete Emergency Department refurbishment and Digital Clinical System. This consultant colleague would help drive the team to delivering excellent patient care and enjoy the benefits of personal development, friendly working environment and a focus on a sustainable career.

Emergency Medicine is part of the Urgent and Emergency Care Directorate. The team has a Clinical Lead who is supported by the Urgent and Emergency Care Director and Operational Team.

The Emergency Department (ED) is a Type 1 unit providing care for the acutely ill as well as self-referred minor injuries. The department sees approximately 55,000 patients per year. We are supported by in-patient teams from medicine, surgery, paediatrics and critical care. There is a co-located GP out of hours and SDEC unit for direct patient streaming.

Hours per week: 10 PA's (plus on call commitments 1:9)

Main duties of the job

Consultant in Emergency Medicine - Roles and responsibilities

The successful candidates will be expected to work flexibly to deliver high quality care with particular emphasis on the following:

Clinical

We prioritise direct patient care. Consultants work clinical shifts across the week. We assign two consultants per shift to provide cover – dividing responsibility into direct clinical care and Emergency Physician In Charge (EPIC) roles. We define team roles to focus on senior front door presence and senior resuscitation and trauma roles.

Best practice and clinical audit

We have a clear governance structure with a focus on patient safety and quality of care. There are regular governance meetings. We take part in national RCEM audits and have a portfolio of NIHR research – currently the best recruiting district general hospital in the region.

Teaching and educational supervision

The department has a strong focus on education – using traditional teaching, shop floor education and simulation to enhance whole team learning. We teach medical students from Manchester University and are a host department for Buckingham Medical School.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.

Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.

As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).

Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.

We look forward to receiving your application.