Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Main area Medical and Dental: Accident and Emergency Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours 10 sessions per week (Full Time 10 PA's) Job ref 372-MED-MD193

Employer Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Huddersfield Royal Infirmary Town Huddersfield Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Closing 13/03/:00

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.

We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.

Job overview The Trust is investing in its Emergency Medicine department and is recruiting to Substantive consultant posts. These are new posts to support the senior delivery of Emergency Care and the development of the service within Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust with a view to developing the following services and delivering a consultant delivered night shifts.

• Paediatric Emergency Medicine

In 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care approved investment of £196.5 million to support reconfiguration of hospital services across Calderdale & Huddersfield which includes development of a purpose-built Emergency Department at Huddersfield as well as an Urgent & Emergency Care Centre at Calderdale.

Main duties of the job

1. Comply with the Emergency Departments and Trust's policies, and to maintain their skills and knowledge through CPD.
2. Participate in the day-to-day training and supervision of junior medical staff and with all other training/teaching activities facilitated by the department.
3. To cover his/her colleagues for unpredicted short term absence.
4. Expect to be called to the department when a Major Incident is declared.
5. Provide professional supervision and encourage the development of all Doctors and ACPs within the Emergency Department.
6. Contribute to the provision of reports for the Coroner, Police Statements and for Complaints management adhering to time frames.
7. Will ensure their own practice is up to date: this will include taking responsibility for own clinical professional development and participation in the Trust appraisal system.
8. Share responsibility for data protection arising out of the use of computers.
9. Will comply with all relevant Trust policies and procedures.
10. Register with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine for CPD.

Working for our organisation 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 incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here 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. They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities Applications are encouraged from experienced consultants wishing to take up a new challenge or newly accredited consultants who will be supported through our highly regarded development programs. The post holder is encouraged to develop his/her own sub-specialty interest.

This is a Full-Time post providing 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and job plans will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees.

Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if in a training program within the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the GMC Specialist Register to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee. Applicants must continue to hold a License to Practice.

All medical staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with regional and appropriate Trust health and safety policies.

Person specification Qualifications

• MCEM or equivalent
• All applicants must have Specialist registration for Emergency Medicine (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
• Applicants must be Registered with the General Medical Council and hold a Licence to Practise.

Experience and Achievements

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of the Emergency Medicine specialty.
• Also, should have significant minor Emergency Medicine procedures experience and any other post graduate qualifications that can advance the department needs would be preferable.
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS.
• Attendance at a recognised management course.
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions.

Teaching and Training

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications.
• Training in clinical and educational supervision.
• Attendance at a teaching course.

Audit and Research

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects.
• Critical Appraisal Skills.
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology.
• Good communication and empathy skills with patients.
• Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service.
• Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload.
• Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis.
• Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff.
• Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff.
• Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare.

Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities

• Evidence of continual learning and development.
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others.
• Evidence of innovation.

General

• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.
• For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening.
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co-create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that's why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff) . click apply for full job details