Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

Job overview

The Emergency Department (ED) at the Glan Clwyd District General Hospital has an annual attendance of approximately 58,000 patients, and sees the full range of presentations from major trauma, to complex medical presentations, critical illness, and paediatric emergencies. The ED has excellent support from and close working relationships with the inpatient medical, paediatric, critical care, radiology, and surgical specialty teams.

Main duties of the job

Specialty Doctor Emergency Department

The duties of the Specialty Doctor in ED will be predominantly clinical. However there will be involvement in the teaching and support of junior staff. The specialty doctor will be expected to make a full contribution to clinical governance and audit for which one session is allowed subject to ongoing appraisal. The post holder will be supported in their professional development, will gain excellent clinical experience, and would be especially but not exclusively of interest to anyone considering undertaking Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR).If required further experience in the allied specialties such as Paediatrics, Critical Care, Acute Medicine etc. can be arranged.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Specialty doctors also have full access to the services at the hospital post-graduate department including the lecture theatre programme and the hospital library and IT suite.  Study leave of upto 10 days per year for specialty doctors will be provided and funded, and the hospital holds APLS, ALS and ATLS training courses.  Specialty doctors must also maintain a record of CPD activities and support will be available to help with annual appraisal and revalidation requirements.