Main area Emergency Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Due to the rota pattern, the PA value will be 11.53 PAs on average per week) Job ref 357-MGR-1598-24-B
Employer United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Grantham Hospital Town Grantham Salary £59,175 - £95,400 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 27/01/2025 23:59
Specialty Doctor Emergency Medicine
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at ULTH.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our hospitals – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the talented team at Grantham District Hospital supporting the Emergency Department/ UTC team. The post-holder will provide a high quality shop floor clinical presence, together with high standards of education, training, research and audit.
The post holder will work in close co-operation with nursing, managerial and medical colleagues to provide high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.
Main duties of the job
To see patients attending the Department, making primary diagnosis and initiating emergency treatment. This will be at middle-grade level (Senior Decision-Maker) within the department.
The Specialty Doctor is expected to work a basic standard of 11.53 programmed activities (PAs) clinical shop floor cover and 1 PA for CPD. A further 0.5PA for attendance at meetings and teaching events. Further PA for either clinical work or SPA activities can be negotiated as part of the initial job planning process.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note this is not a full list of duties:
* To see patients attending the Emergency Department, making primary diagnosis and initiating emergency treatment. This will be at middle-grade level (Senior Decision-Maker) within the department.
* Clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality emergency care.
* Assessment, care and treatment of patients presenting to the ED.
* A role in maintaining the four hour target for emergency access.
* Ensuring the appropriate referral of patients to inpatient specialties or tertiary centres.
* Liaison with clinicians and managers within and outside of the ED to address issues arising that affect the service.
* Teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including assessments.
* Audit, research and quality assurance processes.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Do you have full registration with the General Medical Council and a valid licence to practise?
* Do you have ALS/ EPALS provider status?
* Do you have MRCEM or equivalent qualification?
Experience
* Do you have previous experience in an Emergency Department at equivalent level to ST3+?
* Have you got expertise in the full range of medical conditions?
* Do you have the ability to help lead and supervise a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients?
Knowledge
* Do you have project management skills?
* Do you have proven leadership skills?
* Have you got previous experience of audit/QI and management?
ULTH recognises that everyone is different, and values the unique contribution that individual experiences, knowledge and skills make in delivering quality healthcare. We are committed to transforming our organisational culture by actively committing to implementing the Trust Single Equality Scheme, and other policies, such as the Dignity in Care policy and the Dignity at Work policy.
Please note that we do not accept CVs.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, ULTH reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
No DBS fees to pay: Successful candidates will have DBS applications applied for & paid by ULTH where applicable. There is no requirement to reimburse ULTH for this cost.
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