Trust Grade Specialty Registrar (ST3+) Doctor in Emergency Medicine

Job overview

Do you have a passion for Emergency Medicine? Do you have your MRCEM qualification or equivalent?

Here at United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals Trust NHS Trust, we could have the role for you.   We are committed to producing a medical workforce that is motivated, happy, healthy and diverse.  Emergency Medicine Specialty Registrars are an integral part of our workforce strategy.

Working in our Emergency Department and across our UEC ie SDEC.

Main duties of the job

Lincoln County Hospital Lincoln County Hospital is situated in the uphill area of the city, close to the Cathedral. It is a large purpose-built modern District General Hospital, which provides a wide range of specialist clinical services. It has a complement of 557 beds.

There is a Clinical Decisions Unit (CDU) which is located within the footfall of the Emergency Department at Lincoln and has the capacity to take 2 x trolley spaces, 2 x cohort spaces and 6 x chairs.  This area is staffed by 2 x Registered Nurses and 1 x HCSW, 24 hours a day.  All patients remain under the care of the Emergency Department.

Roles and Responsibilities

Clinical duties:

The primary responsibilities of the post holder during their clinical shifts include:

• Assessment, management, referral and discharge of patients presenting to the Emergency Departments and Clinical Decision Units, seeking support where appropriate from senior clinical members.
• Collaborating with all members of the Emergency Department team and colleagues from other departments.
• Communicating effectively with patients and colleagues; and
• Performing Rapid Assessment and Triage of patients who self-present and those brought by ambulance

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

In undertaking this role the post holder is expected at all times to behave in accordance with the Trust values which demonstrate a commitment to the delivery of high quality services to patients. This will be in accordance with agreed objectives, targets, quality standards, controls and resource constraints.

United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults, both as service users and visitors to Trust premises. All staff have a responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults. The post holder, in conjunction with their line manager, will be responsible for ensuring they undertake the appropriate level of training relevant to their individual role and responsibilities and that they are aware of and work within the safeguarding policies of the Trust.

The post holder is expected to treat patients, service users and carers with courtesy, care and compassion at all times, treating each person as an individual by offering a personalised service. Trust staff will adopt behaviours and attitudes which promote, supports and respects privacy and dignity in accordance with the Trust Dignity policies and dignity in care pledges. Staff are expected to challenge poor practice in relation to dignity and treat each other with respect.