Trust Grade Specialty Registrar (ST3+) in Emergency Medicine

Job overview

Do you have a passion for Emergency Medicine?

Do you have MRCEM Primary and SBA completed?

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.

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

Main duties of the job

Pilgrim Hospital is a modern 336 bedded District General Hospital, (excluding Obstetric and Paediatric beds). It is situated on the outskirts of Boston with good transport links. A full range of clinical specialties and laboratory facilities of the highest standard are provided.

It is the main hospital centre for South Lincolnshire. The hospital includes an Emergency Department, 53 Elderly Care beds, 67 General Medicine beds, in addition to our Integrated Assessment Centre and Acute Medicine Short Stay wards. Other beds are provided in General Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, ENT, Ophthalmology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology and a refurbished Intensive Care Unit with nine Level 3 beds. The Endoscopy Unit was refurbished during 2012 and a new MRI scanner installed. It has close links with community hospitals in Skegness and Spalding.

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.