Flexible Workforce (Bank) Doctor (Emergency Medicine)

Job overview

We are inviting applications in the Emergency Medicine Department at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust for Flexible Workforce Bank Doctor- FY2 – ST8

The role will be an entirely clinical role at middle grade level within the department and the successful candidate will work with the current team in supporting and developing the department. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is heavily invested in providing an excellent Urgent and Emergency Care system for our population. We are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic doctors to provide care in the Emergency Departments and/or our Urgent SDEC (uSDEC)

Main duties of the job

This post is for Emergency Medicine Only.

Calderdale & Huddersfield Foundation Trust are looking to recruit suitably qualified doctors to provide additional shift cover on an ad hoc basis across FY2 – ST8 Level in Emergency Medicine & Urgent Care.

The Emergency Departments at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary are currently led by over 30 consultants who work across both sites.

There is a consultant led Trauma Team at Huddersfield, which has been designated a Major Trauma Unit in the West Yorkshire Regional Trauma Network. Both Huddersfield and Calderdale have 4 resuscitation bays, including dedicated pediatric resus areas, with X-ray and ultrasound facilities. There are separate majors and minors areas in both departments. There is a dedicated Emergency Department physiotherapy service which runs clinics across both sites.

The Trust is based in two large district hospitals, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary and Calderdale Royal Hospital. The post will require flexible working across both hospital sites.

Applicants must continue to hold a Full Licence to Practice and those successful will be paid Trust agreed rates against the qualified/experienced grade appointed to. If you are from overseas and require a Certificate of Sponsorship, we will not be able to provide this for this post.  All applicants must have GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice. Post is for immediate start.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The duties are outlined below. Your duties will be to provide the continuance of clinical responsibility to the named consultants to whom you are responsible and the duties they will delegate to you shall be such as are consistent with your seniority and specialisation as a practitioner in the grade. You will be required to:

• Observe all responsibilities and carry out all duties whether general to all employees or specific to the post, relating to health and safety in accordance with the Trust Departmental Safety Policies and any statutory requirements.
• Ensure confidentiality of information is preserved at all times, whether at or away from work.
• Carry out requirements within the duties applicable under the Data Protection Act 1984.
• Undertake any other appropriate duties or responsibilities as directed by the Consultants for whom the Doctor works.

The above list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be fully comprehensive and may be amended to take account of changing circumstances or requirements following consultation with the post holder.