Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
This post is for a dual accredited Consultant in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. This is a full-time post offering an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated physician to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team delivering care for adults and children with emergency presentations in Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. The Emergency Department at Whiston Hospital is open 24 hours a day and 365 days a year. This post will join a team of 19 WTE EM consultants of which 1 is dual accredited in adult and paediatric emergency medicine.
Applicants are required to hold Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (UK or equivalent qualifications) and must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment. Applicants must have entry on the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following:
1. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine. (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
2. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration as above (CESR). (CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation upon successful application).
Interview will take place on Monday 24th February 2025
The Job Description and Person Specification are currently pending RCEM approval.
Main duties of the job
The Paediatric Emergency Department is purpose-built and opened in October 2023. The facility is state of the art and draws upon the latest thinking on modern emergency care. There are 2 paediatric resuscitation bays, a 5-bedded area that includes 2 high dependency cubicles and a separate CAMHS cubicle, a 6-bedded ambulatory assessment area and an 8-bed observation area.
There is immediate access to all imaging modalities, including CT and MR scanning, and laboratory services, both near patient and laboratory based. These services are available 24 hours daily.
This post is for 10 PAs per week, with 75% DCC and 25% SPA. The successful candidate will be expected to work one late shift until midnight each week and two full day shifts which will incorporate SPA time. The weekend rota is worked as a 1 in 6 frequency covering both adults and Paediatric ED. Shift patterns vary but include 0800-1400, 1200-1800 and a late shift 1800-midnight which includes non-resident on-call.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Applicants must be eligible for full registration with the GMC at the time of appointment.
* Emergency Medicine Training Programme
* Applicants must have entry on the GMC Specialist Register via one of the following:
1. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) must include Paediatric Emergency Medicine CCT (The proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview)
2. Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) (CESR candidates must have written GMC confirmation upon successful application)
* ALS Certificate
* ATLS or ETC or equivalent
* Instructor status for one or more of the life support courses
Skills and Experience
* Evidence of achievement of competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including:
o Good clinical care
o Maintaining good medical practice
o Good relationships and communication with patients
o Good working relationships with colleagues
o Good teaching and training
o Professional behaviour and probity
o Delivery of good acute clinical care
* Clinical training and experience to manage, supervise and offer expert clinical opinion on patients presenting to the Adult and Paediatric Emergency Department (ED)
* Taking full independent responsibility for all patients in the Adult and Paediatric Emergency Department
* Advise and manage the efficient running of the Adult and Paediatric ED including leadership for junior doctors / clinical practitioners within the department
* Experience of supervising doctors and practitioners with the ability to teach clinical and practical skills as required
* Evidence of appropriate teaching experience
* Demonstrates ability to undertake robust audit within team structure
* Evidence of feedback or peer review on these skills
* Experience of formally supervising medical students, F1, F2, ACCS and specialist trainees
* Evidence of relevant research e.g. presentations, publications in peer-reviewed journals
* The ability to apply outcomes to clinical problems
Other
* Is up to date and fit to practise safely
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (Grade YM 72) Plus On-call supplement
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