Specialist Doctor in Emergency Medicine in Worksop

Job overview

Please note we have specified valid FRCEM, ALS, ATLS and EPALS (or equivalent) certifications as Essential Criteria in the Person Specification for this position. If you do not confirm you hold all three life support courses and have completed FRCEM on your application, it will unfortunately be rejected.

The successful candidate will contribute to emergency care across the Division of medicine and will work as a Trust Doctor as part of the Emergency Department team with a full shift rota. The current rota is calculated at an average 10 PA per week. We have forged close links between our Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine Teams. As part of the Consultant led team the successful applicant will provide shop floor input and leadership. This post will be primarily based at Bassetlaw Hospital but cross site working is expected when needed.

Main duties of the job

• Managing a whole spectrum of emergency patients.
• Assistance and supervision of the F1, F2 and GPST doctors with the management of patients.
• Strengthening the delivery of a high-quality Emergency Medicine service across the hospital and community.
• Developing further links between Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine.
• Developing innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care.
• Developing a subspecialty interest.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities.
• NHS Pension Scheme.
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions.
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support.
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme.
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key competencies required for this position:

• Resuscitate and Stabilize (SLO3): Ability to identify sick adult patients, perform resuscitation, stabilization, and recognize appropriate cessation at the entrustment level of 4. Possession of an up-to-date ALS (or equivalent) certificate.
• Care for injured patient (SLO4): Completion of ATLS or ETC or equivalent trauma course able to demonstrate the skills at the entrustment level of 4. Ability to identify sick paediatric patients, resuscitate and stabilize them. Possession of an APLS or EPLS (or equivalent) certification and able to demonstrate the skills at the entrustment level of 4.
• Fracture/Dislocation Manipulation - able to demonstrate the skills at the entrustment level of 4.
• Ability to provide conscious sedation independently.
• Dealing with complex and challenging situations in the workplace (SLO6). Should able demonstrate as senior clinician overnight at DRI and Bassetlaw.

Person specification

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and other healthcare professionals.
• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes.
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology.
• Ability to use IT Systems – inc Word, Excel, PowerPoint Outlook.
• Evidence of innovation.
• Evidence of continual learning and development.
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others.

Qualifications

• MBchB/MBBS or equivalent.
• Must be fully registered with the GMC and Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise.
• ALS (or equivalent).
• FRCEM or equivalent achieved.
• Completed a minimum of 12 years’ medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of 6 years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades.
• Equivalent years’ experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
• Must meet the criteria set out in the Specialist grade generic capabilities framework.
• EPALS / APLS (or equivalent).
• ATLS / ETC (or equivalent).
• GMC Specialist Registration achieved in Emergency Medicine.
• Experience working as a Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine.

Experience and Achievements

Must be able to demonstrate clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Emergency Medicine at a standard capable of leading the department overnight (EPIC). Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the role.

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Please note that all correspondence will be sent you to via email. If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed. We reserve the right to close down this advert early should there be a high number of applicants. The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.