LED FY3 in Emergency Medicine

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LED in Emergency Medicine - FY3/CT1 Equivalent

From Feb 2025 there is an opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team order to support and help to provide a comprehensive Emergency medicine service within the Trust.

The Emergency department is small & friendly & we see in the region of 55,000 new patients per year. This includes adults and children. The medical staffing consists of 8.2 WTE consultants/specialists, 18 middle grade doctors (Specialty doctors and Specialty trainees), and 13 other doctors below specialty level (including 4 F2 posts) and 2 F1 doctors.

There are also Advanced care practitioners & Emergency Nurse Practitioners within the department. Senior staff are in the department 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with consultant direct support and supervision on each of the 7 days. There is a trauma team for major trauma. “Shop floor” teaching and support is an active component of the daily work of the middle grade and senior staff.

There is opportunity for audit and other quality improvement activity. There is a weekly teaching programme for junior medical staff and a library of reference books in the department. In addition there is access to extensive medical resources on the hospital intranet and internet.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of the role and duties.