If you love EM and also want to develop the crucial non-clinical skills associated with succeeding as a modern clinician?
Come and join us at North Manchester General Hospital, part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. This is to start in early 2024 for 1 year (negotiable) and is suitable for doctors who have completed foundation training as a minimum. We are currently the second best performing ED across Greater Manchester and first in the country for ambulance turnaround. We have achieved this by great teamwork across our department and between our teams.
We are looking for motivated individuals who want to broaden their skills and develop specialist interests allied to healthcare. We are looking for people to join our successful and highly motivated team.
Candidates that are non-GMC registered at the point of application will be considered for this position, under the Trusts International Fellowship Scheme (please note, there is a £500 admin charge for this scheme). More information re this scheme can be found on our website.
Main duties of the job
The job entails being part of a 24-hour rota, covering days, nights, and weekends. You will be expected to assess patients, make primary diagnoses, and initiate emergency treatment. Emergency medicine consultants cover the shop floor from 08:00 to 22:00. The rota is new deal compliant.
The workload will involve seeing minor injuries, ambulatory patients, major, resus and trauma cases and covering our clinical decision unit. Our department is a busy Emergency Department and provides cover for a diverse population with specific medical and social needs providing an interesting and varied case mix.
Primarily, trainees' duties will be to provide safe, effective, and timely care to the patients presenting to and under the continuing care of the Emergency Department. Associated administrative duties will include GP letters and discharge summaries. Trainees will be expected to act according to GMC guidance on good medical practice and adhere to Trust policies on infection control, sickness reporting, risk management etc.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
* Recognised medical degree
* Minimum of 2 years' full time (or equivalent part time) hospital service experience post qualification
Desirable
* MRCP Part 1
Academic Achievements
Desirable
* Distinctions or Prizes during undergraduate training
* Research & Publications
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
* Organisation Skills
* Communication Skills
* Team working Skills
Other requirements
Essential
* Full registration (or eligible for full registration) with the General Medical Council
Audit
Desirable
* Experience of Audit
Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
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