Emergency Medicine Consultant

Job overview

Consultant in Emergency Medicine

10PA's plus an additional 2PA's- Permanent post

Applications for this substantive post will only be accepted if you have gained Specialist Registration via CCT or Professional Portfolio (formerly CESR).

As a consultant in Emergency Medicine, you will join a highly experienced, multicultural team and benefit from a competitive package which includes admin/SPA.

You will also be able to work the bulk of your SPA time flexibly, by agreement with the Clinical Director and Service Manager. The department is led by a highly motivated group of consultants who are committed to providing high level care with a drive to develop the service further.

Our department is one of the busiest in the North West. Opened in August 2024, the state-of-the-art new build, designed with a large 10 bedded resuscitation room, Urgent Care area, Paediatric Emergency Department, integrated Radiology Hub including plain film and 1 CT scanner.

Main duties of the job

• The post-holder be expected to work with other members of the Emergency Medicine Team to provide first class clinical care in Emergency Medicine. The successful candidate will see patients personally and will provide clinical leadership, and supervision/teaching of junior medical and nursing staff.
• The post holder will be expected to take an appropriate share in the management and administrative workload of the Department. All Consultants are involved in planning and developing the service.
• The department actively encourages the development of specialist interests within the Emergency Medicine field.
• Participate in the development of the Emergency Medicine service treatment protocols and guidelines
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities.
• Participate in the on-call rota on an equal basis with consultant colleagues to ensure that appropriate Emergency services are provided out of normal working hours.
• Take an appropriate share of responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors within the specialty, to include appraisal.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.  The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.