The Trust regards itself as one of Worcestershires employers of choice and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Our staff are our greatest asset and the quality and safety of care we provide for our patients is directly linked to our success in recruiting and retaining dedicated and professional staff. We provide hospital-based services from three main sites main hospital sites - the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch, Kidderminster Hospital and Treatment Centre, and Worcestershire Royal Hospital in Worcester. Main duties of the job This job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director and Divisional Medical Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post and purchaser requirements. About us Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them. We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do. Our objectives are simple: • Best services for local people • Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients • Best use of resources • Best people Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer. Job responsibilities A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide an appropriate clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners. The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course. The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital. The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care. The post-holder will attend cross county and cross site meetings. To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trusts and departmental objectives. The post-holder will participate in the middle grade on call rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues in post. The Trust would expect a Specialty Doctor whilst undertaking non-resident on-call duties to attend the hospital site to review patients when clinically necessary. The Specialty Doctor on call must be prepared to attend willingly whenever requested to do so by a member of their medical and nursing team. Definitive care of minor injuries and emergencies and other routine ED clinical work. Supporting the Consultant team with daily review and care of ED patients on the Clinical Decision Unit and ED review clinics. The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital. The ED has an active teaching program for VTS trainees / FY2 and middle grades. The department also participates in the Regional SAS Grade and Specialist Registrar training programs. The post holder will be expected to attend these sessions where relevant. Work with the clinical governance lead for the ED, ensuring the continuing development of the service, including the achievement of national targets. Person Specification Qualifications Essential • Eligible for full GMC Registration with a • Licence to practise at the time of • appointment • MBBS or equivalent medical • qualification • At least ALS and commitment to • complete APLS/EPALS and ATLS/ET Desirable • Higher degree • ALS, ATLS/ETC, • APLS/EPLS/EPALS instructor Experience Essential • Clinical training and experience • equivalent to 4 years post qualification • with minimum 2 years EM experience • Ability to offer opinion on the full breath • of common and less common presenting • conditions to the emergency department • in the UK healthcare setting. • Ability to take full and independent • responsibility for clinical care of patients • Able to lead a resuscitation or trauma • team. • Knowledge in subspecialties eg. Trauma & • Orthopaedics • Ability to organise and prioritise • workload effectively • Ability to advise on efficient and • smooth running of Emergency • department • Experience of audit management and • conducting clinical audit • Ability to manage and lead a shift in • the ED working collaboratively with the • nurse-in-charge and the multidisciplinary team Desirable • MRCEM or equivalent • Ability to use the evidence • based and clinical audit to • support decision making Personal Qualities Essential • Ability to work in a team • Enquiring, critical approach to work • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education • Flexible approach to work duties • Ability to work without supervision • Reliable and supportive to other colleagues • Ability to work antisocial hour