Job overview
Applications are invited for a substantive full-time (10 PA) Consultant in Emergency Medicine at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Gateshead.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking, innovative Emergency Department with an established reputation for high-quality patient care, education, quality improvement and service development.
The successful candidate will join a supportive team of twelve Emergency Medicine Consultants and one Specialist Doctor delivering consultant-led emergency care within one of the North East's most integrated Emergency Care Centres.
We particularly welcome applicants with subspecialty interests or expertise that will complement and strengthen our existing team, and we are committed to supporting consultants in developing their own clinical, educational, leadership and research interests.
Main duties of the job
The appointed Consultant will be expected to collaborate with multidisciplinary professional colleagues to strive to ensure the best, most streamlined levels of care for our patients. We operate an open and honest culture within the organisation. They are expected to observe the Trusts agreed policies and procedures, and to follow the approved standing orders, financial instructions and standards of conduct. In particular, where they manage employees of the Trust, they will be expected to follow both national employment law and local people policies and procedures. They will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in care of patients to be able to contact them when on call. There are opportunities for the appointed consultant to develop a specialist interest to complement the department and Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
ED floor cover involves the direct supervision of the delivery of emergency care to patients presenting to the ED. In addition to standard clinical ED care, these sessions include: support of the ECC streaming process, close partner working with the ED nurse coordinator to facilitate smooth ED patient flow and direct supervision of resident doctors and practitioners.
The EM ward round activity includes the review of patients admitted under the care of the ED team. This patient group includes patients with head and chest trauma, not requiring care in a major trauma centre.
The ED clinic assesses / reviews patients with various conditions, including: soft tissue injuries, burns, head injuries and chest injuries.
Dedicated clinical radiology review sessions support the filing and actioning of imaging results / reports.
On call commitments are non-resident, based on the ability to return to the department within 30 minutes.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Significant Experience in Emergency Medicine
- Involvement in clinical audit and quality improvement
- Experience in teaching and supervision of junior colleagues and medical students
Desirable
- Educational Supervision experience or training
- Published research / Publication in Journals
- Presentation at regional, national or international EM meetings
Disposition
Essential
- • Commitment to teaching and continuing education
- • Commitment to clinical development of emergency pathways
- • Ability to work closely with the current consultants and senior nurses
- • Ability to work co-operatively with others
Desirable
- • Commitment to continuing professional development (CPD) and continuing medical education
- • Evidence of teaching/educational supervision skills
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Full GMC Registration, with licence to practise
- Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine, or within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training at time of interview.
- FRCEM or equivalent
- ALS, APLS, ATLS provider status or equivalent
Desirable
- ALS, APLS, ATLS Instructor
- MIMMS, EMSB
- CEM Core ultrasound skills
Skills, Knowledge and Aptitude
Essential
- • Ability to assess and treat the full spectrum of acutely ill or injured adult and paediatric patients
- • Ability to manage and co-ordinate the Emergency Department
- • Effective oral and written communication skills
- • Meet the requirements of the GMC’s Good Medical Practice.
Desirable
- Evidence of management/organisation of unscheduled care systems
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
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This advert is for Consultant in Emergency Medicine with Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust in Gateshead, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Emergency Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum plus on-call supplements. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Aug 2026.
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