Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine and Urgent Care

Overview

The role will be an entirely clinical role at middle grade level within the department. The successful candidate will work with the current team in supporting and developing the department. Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is invested in providing an excellent Urgent and Emergency Care system for our population. We are looking to recruit motivated and enthusiastic doctors to provide care in the Emergency Departments and/or our Urgent SDEC (uSDEC).

The Emergency Departments at Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary are led by consultants who provide 16-hour shop-floor cover seven days a week at both sites, with on-call cover beyond that. Specialty Doctors, Higher Specialty Trainees and ST3+ grade doctors provide 24-hour shop-floor cover at both sites. There is a consultant-led Trauma Team at Huddersfield designated as a Major Trauma Unit in the West Yorkshire Regional Trauma Network. Both sites have four resuscitation bays, including a dedicated paediatric resus area, with X-ray and ultrasound facilities. Separate majors and minors areas are available with a play-room for Families with Younger Children in both departments.

Successful candidates will be involved in the design and delivery of these exciting new additions to regional Emergency Services. As a specialty doctor in the ED we are dedicated to developing you and your interests. Depending on your interests and performance we have various programs we can support including entry onto our CESR program (from which previous candidates have been appointed as consultants).

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients\’ homes. We also are proud to have almost 150 volunteers at CHFT. We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children\’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services. We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services and are part of the NHS. Decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards, with boards listening to their Council of Governors and responding to the needs of patients, staff and the local community. Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, while also being free to invest quickly in changes to meet local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting patients first.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care in the Emergency Departments and/or uSDEC (depending on service needs).
• Collaborate with the ED team and contribute to the development and delivery of departmental initiatives.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and participate in opportunities such as CESR pathways as appropriate.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Motivated and enthusiastic doctors with an interest in Emergency Medicine.
• Experience at middle grade level or equivalent in a relevant specialty.
• Willingness to participate in service development and to work within a multidisciplinary team.