Job summary
The Emergency Department has a well-equipped 3 bed Resuscitation area, 10 bedded majors area and 5 minors cubicles allowing separate streaming for this group of patients. There are also a purpose built Paediatric waiting and clinical area and an 8 bedded Short Stay Ward. The department is adjacent to the Radiology department and CT scanner and an OOH GP service.
The Department covers a large geographic area and sees over 60,000 new patients per year. It receives the full range of Emergency patients, with Paediatric patients making up approximately 25% of the total. Salisbury is a designated Trauma Unit linked to UHS as our nearest MTC. There is a large military population utilising the Salisbury Plain Training Area and living in the area with their young families and this is set to grow over the next 2 years with a new military town being developed.
There is an experienced and supportive cohort of nurses with a Band 6 in charge of each shift and 3 ENPs through the day until midnight responsible for the Minors area.
The hospital has all DGH specialities including acute medicine based on AMU, paediatrics and daytime interventional cardiology. Overnight surgical work is covered by a pooled junior doctor rota supported by critical care outreach. Anaesthetics, medicine, O&G and paediatrics all have registrar presence overnight.
Main duties of the job
The new appointee will be expected to work with and be supported by the existing ED Consultants and Middle Grades to undertake clinical work within the department, assessing patients across all areas, including Majors, Minors, Paediatrics and Resus.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
* Completed UK foundation programme
* ALS
Experience
Essential
* Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in Emergency Medicine including management of paediatrics and trauma. Able to work effectively in majors, minors and resuscitation areas.
* Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems: demonstrates clear, logical thinking and an analytical approach
* Experience in managing risk and knows when to seek help. Able to prioritise clinical need
* Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice
* Minimum 4 months UK ED experience ( Foundation rotation can count, clinical attachment does not count)
Management Experience
Essential
* Ability to perform effectively as a member of a team and to motivate other staff particularly in the area of decision making and referral or discharge
* Ability to contribute to the development of the service
* Ability and willingness to work within the Trust and NHS performance targets
* Ability to balance individual requirements against those of the department/Directorate
* Commitment to active clinical governance and learning from errors
Other Attributes
Essential
* Good interpersonal skills
* Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication in English.
* To be empathetic and sensitive. Capacity to take others perspective and treat others with understanding
* Always considers patients preferences when discussing treatment options
Teaching
Essential
* Demonstration of an interest and commitment to teaching
* Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees and others. Enthusiastic and ability to inspire others
Audit and Research
Essential
* Experience in, and commitment to clinical audit
* Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical problems
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. #J-18808-Ljbffr