NHS Locum Consultant for Emergency Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Main area: Emergency Medicine
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract: 3 months (fixed term)
Hours:
* Full time
* Part time
8 sessions per week (on calls and weekends will require cover)
Job ref: 265-6696221
Site: Emergency Department, Town: Cliftonville Road, Northampton
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 pro rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/01/2025 23:59
Interview date: 09/01/2025
It is an exciting time to be joining our team; we have recently opened a brand new adjacent Paediatric Emergency Department and we are training our first cohort of CESR trainees in our own training programme run by CESR Consultants.
Main Duties of the Job
Contents of Job Plan:
Job plans will vary based on the total PAs offered. The recommended post is 10 PAs, split 7.5 DCC / 2.5 SPA. It is possible to work up to 12 PAs per week incorporating one day with no hospital commitments and 1:11 on-call with prospective cover.
Applicants wishing to work fewer than 10 PAs are invited to contact us to discuss further details of their Job Plan, and those with subspecialty interests are also invited to discuss further details of their potential Job Plan.
On-call Commitments:
The Consultants currently operate a 1 in 11 rota with prospective cover for the Department. Current working practice is to be in the Department between 14:00-22:00 Monday to Friday when on-call, and for 6 hours on both Saturday and Sunday when on-call at the weekend.
Working for Our Organisation
Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.
Our Excellence Values:
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Integrity
* Courage
We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
The clinical work comprises the receipt, resuscitation, initial treatment, and diagnosis of undifferentiated emergency attendees presenting 24 hours per day to a modern emergency department. You will provide supervision for junior clinical staff working in the ED during shop floor duties, and flexibility during working hours to further support the department if required.
You will be supported in developing and maintaining your professional clinical, educational, and academic interests. The trust runs a series of Consultant Masterclasses for new consultants and attendance is actively encouraged.
Management duties may include organisation and facilitation of teaching (including simulation teaching), attendance at internal and external committees, staff recruitment and appointment, and the continuation and development of clinical governance, audit, and quality improvement projects.
The Consultants, in conjunction with the Specialist Registrars in the Department, organise and take part in teaching programmes for junior medical staff, medical students, nurses, and paramedics who train in the department.
Person Specification
Management Experience
* Effective Team worker, valuing the experience
* Demonstrable Team Leadership skills and experience
* Understanding and experience of delivering organisational change
Quality/Teaching/Audit
* Experience of Audit and Quality Improvement
* Experience of Teaching Junior Staff
* Experience of Undergraduate Teaching
* Experience in Curriculum Development and Delivery
Qualifications and Post Graduate Courses
* Full GMC registration with licence to practice
* CCT or CESR in Emergency Medicine, or within 6 months of achieving it
* ALS + APLS + ATLS or equivalents
* FRCEM
Academic Achievements and Research
* A specialist interest in an area to complement the existing Consultants in the Department
* Publications in recognised Medicine / Medical Education Journals or Presentations at National Level
* Research experience relating to quality improvement
Interpersonal Skills
* High level Organisational Skills
* Good Communication Skills
* Awareness of own abilities and limitations
At Northampton General Hospital, we provide general acute services and hyper-acute stroke, vascular, and renal services to people living in Northamptonshire. We are proud to be the first hospital in the UK to have obtained Pathway to Excellence designated accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Centre (ANCC).
We celebrate staff achievements and value the importance of working as one big team. That’s why we talk about Team NGH. It’s all about working together to provide the best possible care for our patients and supporting each other to grow and develop our skills.
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In submitting an application form, you authorise Northampton General Hospital to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.
Due to the high number of applications received, we are unable to respond to each application individually. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date, you have been unsuccessful in this application.
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This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name: Tristan Dyer
Job title: Clinical Lead For Medicine & Urgent Care
Email address: tristan.dyer1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07701 372764
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