Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine (A&E)

We are looking for dedicated Specialty Doctors to join our friendly and growing Emergency Department team at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust. You will work across two of our sites: Worcestershire Royal Hospital and the Alexandra Hospital in Redditch. You will be part of an award-winning, supportive consultant team delivering expert emergency care while building your own clinical and professional skills. Whether you are looking to deepen your knowledge, work towards specialist registration, or explore opportunities in research and education, we will support your development every step of the way.

Main duties of the job:

• Provide clinical services to patients at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and GPs, and attend multi-disciplinary meetings to provide high quality clinical care.
• Support the Emergency department and acute medicine to ensure patients receive timely care and flow through the hospital efficiently.
• Offer consultation and advice to clinical colleagues across the Trust and Primary Care.
• Attend cross-county and cross-site meetings to collaborate with other teams and contribute to high-quality service delivery.
• Work alongside colleagues to help achieve the Trust's goals and meet the department's objectives.
• Join the middle-grade rota to provide emergency and urgent care outside normal working hours.
• Provide care for minor injuries and emergencies, as well as general ED clinical work.
• Support the Consultant team with daily patient reviews in the Clinical Decision Unit and ED review clinics.
• Help with teaching VTS trainees, FY2s, and middle-grade doctors.
• Collaborate with the clinical governance lead to help develop the ED service and ensure we meet national targets.

About us:

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond. The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester. Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move forward. Our objectives are simple:

• Best services for local people
• Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
• Best use of resources
• Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system. We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Job responsibilities:

• A suitably experienced post-holder will be expected to provide an appropriate clinical service in the relevant specialty to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and to General Practitioners.
• The post-holder will be expected to provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings.
• The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary teams in providing high quality clinical care.
• The post-holder will provide support to the A&E department and acute medicine to ensure timely appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
• The post-holder will provide consultation and advisory service to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care.
• The post-holder will attend cross county and cross site meetings.
• To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and to work towards meeting the Trust's and departmental objectives.
• The post-holder will participate in the middle grade rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues in post.
• Definitive care of minor injuries and emergencies and other routine ED clinical work.
• Supporting the Consultant team with daily review and care of ED patients on the Clinical Decision Unit and ED review clinics.
• The ED has an active teaching program for VTS trainees / FY2 and middle grades.
• The department also participates in the Regional SAS Grade and Specialist Registrar training programs.
• The post holder will be expected to attend these sessions where relevant.
• Work with the clinical governance lead for the ED, ensuring the continuing development of the service, including the achievement of national targets.

Person Specification:

• Management and Administrative Experience

• Essential: Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively; Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities; Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit.
• Desirable: Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.

• Essential: Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems; An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative.
• Desirable: Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years; Evidence of having undertaken original research.

• Essential: Eligible for full GMC Registration with a licence to practise at the time of appointment; MBBS or equivalent medical qualification; At least ALS and commitment to complete APLS/EPALS and ATLS/ETC.
• Desirable: Higher degree; ALS, ATLS/ETC, APLS/EPLS/EPALS instructor.

• Essential: Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines; Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Desirable: Ability to supervise postgraduate research.

• Essential: At least four years full-time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in the relevant specialty training programme, or as a FTSTA; Or equivalent experience and competencies of this specialist training; Clinical training and experience equivalent to 4 years post qualification with minimum 2 years EM experience; Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty; Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients; Able to lead a resuscitation or trauma team; Knowledge in subspecialties e.g. Trauma & Orthopaedics.
• Desirable: MRCEM or equivalent.

• Essential: Ability to work effectively as a team member; Enquiring, critical approach to work; Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies; Commitment to Continuing Medical Education; Flexible approach to work duties; Ability to work without supervision; Reliable and supportive to other colleagues; Ability to work antisocial hours.
• Desirable: Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels.