Consultant In Emergency Medicine - Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust – Steeton, West Yorkshire
Are you looking for a welcoming and supportive department in which to begin your consultant journey? Or are you an established consultant looking for a new challenge? With our part-annualised work pattern, generous SPA allowance, collaborative and inclusive team ethic, and excellent clinical facilities, we offer a great place to work.
Key Responsibilities
* Delivery of high-quality evidence-based care to patients across the full spectrum of emergencies in patients of all ages.
* Provision of departmental clinical leadership (EPIC) to drive efficient and effective delivery of the service, and to supervise and support junior colleagues.
* Collaborate with pre-hospital, primary and secondary care colleagues to provide holistic patient-centred care.
* Provide clinical and educational supervision to doctors and ACP’s in training, including both formal and informal teaching and training.
* On-call responsibilities to provide direct senior clinical input into serious/complex cases and to provide telephone advice on clinical, medico-legal and ethical issues.
* Active engagement in SPA activity to support delivery of safe, effective and efficient patient care, including clinical governance, practice development, quality improvement, and mandatory training requirements.
* Commitment to focus on personal and team well-being and to support sustainable working practices for the Emergency Department team.
Department Overview
The Emergency Department is a state-of-the-art £6.2 million new build completed in December 2014, future-proofing emergency care at Airedale. The ED benefits from a 4-bed resuscitation room (1 dedicated paediatric bay), 12 majors treatment rooms including an eye/ENT room, an isolation room, facilities for patients with dementia, and internal CBRN decontamination facilities.
There are separate paediatric and adult waiting areas, and a chair-centric observation area with long-ranging views over the Yorkshire countryside. X-ray facilities and a plaster room are within the department, and there is an excellent departmental ultrasound machine. CT services are co-located and supported by 24/7 on-site radiographer cover supporting timely access to CT. There is an excellent co-located psychiatric liaison nurse service.
Our new £4 million build of an expanded adjacent Urgent Treatment Centre opened in September 2024. The UTC is open 7 days per week. It has a blended staffing model including ED senior doctors, ENPs, and ACPs with consultant-led oversight and governance.
Our ED sees approximately 70,000 patients per year and is part of the West Yorkshire Trauma Network. The Department actively engages with pathway development and has pioneered a trauma team study day which meets national Level one trauma nursing standards. Due to the unique geography of the region, Airedale continues to see trauma across the age spectrum.
Qualifications
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
* Entry on the GMC Specialty Register via:
o Possession of, or within 6 months of obtaining a CCT in Emergency Medicine,
o Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) or
o European Community Rights
o Or: An appropriate higher specialist qualification.
* ALS, ATLS or ETC, APLS provider status and instructor status in at least one life support course is desirable.
* Revalidated (or in state of readiness for future revalidation)
Clinical Experience
* Extensive experience of the full range of Emergency Medicine presentations
Clinical Skills
* Critical care skills to enable stabilisation of patients requiring resuscitation.
* Competency in core technical skills relevant to emergency medicine across the range of complexity.
* Level 1 USS competency.
* Clinical team leadership including effective delivery of the Emergency Physician in Charge (EPIC) role.
Knowledge
* Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
* Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice
* Effective, confident presentation ability
* Experience in and outside specialty
* Understanding of clinical risk management
Other
* Evidence of participation in audit
* Good oral and written communication skills
* Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
* Team-working and leadership skills
* Clear understanding of clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice
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