We are looking to appoint a Consultant in Emergency Care to join our ED team at Broomfield on a full time fixed term basis.
The successful applicant will be expected to provide consultant advice and treatment to patients with emergency problems attending the Emergency Department. The post holders will share responsibility for the delivery of emergency medicine services with the other Emergency Medicine Consultants.
Our hospital has an outstanding nursery. We are spoilt for choice with excellent schools, housing and transport links. Central London is a 25 minute train ride, Stansted airport 30 minutes away, and the beach 20 miles away.
Further information on our location can be found via the Visit Essex website.
The post holders will be required to supervise a team of junior medical staff and to work to the Consultant on call rota. This is anticipated to be 1:10 weekdays with weekend cover 1:5. The consultant roster is annualised incorporating annual, study and professional leave allowances.
The new consultant will also be expected to continue to review and develop the service, in partnership with the existing consultants and management team, to meet the requirements of the local population and standards of care within the Emergency Department in line with the Clinical Operations policy.
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.
We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.
Chelmsford offers the combined benefit of a pleasant historic town and a vibrant city, excellent schools and is within about 30 minutes of London by train, with Stansted/Southend airports within 30 minutes by road. With a new Medical School at Anglia Ruskin university at our doorstep.
Interested applicants are invited in the first instance to contact: Dr Ahmad Aziz, (Clinical Lead for Emergency Care (email ahmad.aziz2@nhs.net )telephone 01245 514713
or Dr James Orpin (Clinical Director for Local Services) telephone 01245 513727 for informal enquiries.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Jan 2025