The purpose of this post is to provide Emergency services to the population served by Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Applicants with special interests would be supported in developing these within the department. Those with an interest and aptitude for leadership roles within and beyond the department are particularly welcome to apply.
As an emergency care consultant, you would be expected to provide a service which encompasses diagnosis and treatments of all categories of accident and emergencies for whom come into your care.
As a leader in our department, you would have the opportunity to lead a team, provide leadership, guidance, and advice. You will also play a key role in day-to-day decision making in the department in terms of patient care, operational processes, management, and escalation. You would require excellent communication skills to liaise with various stakeholders within and outside of the organisation.
The purpose of this post is to provide Emergency services to the population served by Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Applicants with special interests would be supported in developing these within the department. Those with an interest and aptitude for leadership roles within and beyond the department are particularly welcome to apply.
Candidates must hold full registration with the General Medical Council and be on the Specialist Register (or within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview).
• Provision of Emergency services, to receive, diagnose and treat all categories of accident & emergencies as may attend the department. To arrange for the appropriate transfer of patients to in-patient facilities, outpatient referral or discharge to primary care as indicated.
• The successful candidate will participate in an on-call out of hour’s rota on a one in twelve basis or more frequent with prospective cover. The Consultant Rota is based on self-rostering. Weekend frequency is one in six weekends.
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
• Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity.
• Responsibilities to develop Emergency services and participate in multidisciplinary meetings in relation to these services.
• Requirement to participate in audit, clinical governance, annual job plan and appraisal.
You can expect a warm welcome at Milton Keynes University Hospital, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At MKUH we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:
• Free on-site parking
• Free tea and coffee
• Great flexible working opportunities
• Discounted gym membership
• Lease car scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• On site nursery (chargeable)
• Extensive staff health and well-being programme
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, in partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital; we conduct research and teaching on site to improve the care of our patients. The hospital is undergoing significant investment, and we are proud to be rated good by the CQC. Visit our website to catch up on our latest news.
We have a busy A&E department that manages all medical, surgical and child health emergencies seeing 90,000 patients a year. The Trauma Unit is a registered Level 2 Unit and the department deals with all emergencies. As our local population grows (current catchment is 300,000), we continue to develop our facilities.
We also run a full programme of CPD opportunities for and have close links with Health Education Thames Valley for external educational opportunities. For Consultants we have recently introduced a ‘new Consultant Development Programme’, and for those wishing to take on a formal medical leadership role in the future, we are about to launch the ‘Aspiring Clinical Leaders programme’.
• The successful candidate will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share with consultant colleagues in the contribution to management. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the appointee will be expected to observe the Trust’s agreed guidelines and procedures, drawn up in consultation on clinical matters, and to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures. The successful candidate will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of their patients to be able to contact them when necessary.
• All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with hospital health and safety policies, Clinical Governance, and other risk management policies.
• The successful candidate agrees to have responsibility for the training and supervision of junior medical staff, medical students and other professional staff who work with them and will devote time to this activity on a regular basis. If appropriate, the successful candidate will be named in the contracts of doctors in training grades as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice to such Doctors on their careers.
• Involvement in research is encouraged. The post holder will be required to submit any service or research development plans, particularly those which have resource implications, to the Clinical Director for agreement prior to implementation.
• For those that are dual accredited, there may also be an opportunity to maintain skills linked to their other specialty, e.g., ITU, Acute Medicine, Paediatrics, which will be included in their core job plan.
• Due to close ties between the hospital and the University of Buckingham Medical School, opportunities will also arise to take on roles in the development of our future doctors which include the delivery of lectures and leading clinical blocks.
• This is a 10PA contract, 9PA DCC and 1 PA SPA, but options may arise to take on additional clinical PAs. Management and leadership roles may attract additional programmed activities and/or a responsibility allowance.
This advert closes on Monday 2 Dec 2024