Consultant in Emergency Medicine and SDEC

Consultant in Emergency Medicine and SDEC Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to appoint to a Whole-Time Consultant in Emergency Medicine to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust based at Northern General Hospital. This post is permanent.

Any candidate who is unable for personal reasons to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will, together with Consultant colleagues, be responsible for:

• Providing a 24/7 consultant-led Emergency Department assessment team to ensure the safe, timely and effective assessment and subsequent management of all patients attending the ED.
• Providing consultant opinion for all patients referred for emergency admission and attending the ED, including immediate opinion and intervention for seriously ill patients at the request of junior ED staff.
• Working with our Acute Medical Team providing Consultant cover to SDEC.
• Taking responsibility for ensuring the appropriate specialty destination for each patient and determining whether discharge home is appropriate.
• Coordinating the junior staff to provide a single assessment as part of the acute medical take.
• The successful candidate will work according to the terms and conditions of the national consultant contract.

About us

These are the values that all staff at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are expected to demonstrate in all that they do:

• Patients First - Ensure that the people we serve are at the heart of what we do.
• Respectful - Be kind, respectful, fair and value diversity.
• Ownership - Celebrate our successes, learn continuously and ensure we improve.
• Unity - Work in partnership with others.
• Deliver - Be efficient, effective and accountable for our actions.

The Trust has developed a PROUD Behaviours framework which details specific behaviours we expect to see and do not expect to see, aligned to each of the five PROUD Values.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the supporting job description and person specification which will outline the duties of the role including an indicative job plan. The successful candidate must be registered with the GMC with a valid licence to practice. Non-UK/EEA applicants should ensure they are aware of the recent changes to the Immigration rules.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC with a licence to practise.
• Name on the specialist register for relevant specialty or eligible within 6 months of the date of the interview.
• If an applicant is UK trained, they must also be a holder of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or be within six months of award of CCT by date of interview.
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine or Equivalent.
• MD/PhD or equivalent Fellowship or equivalent.

Clinical Experience

• Manages the difficulties of dealing with complexity and uncertainty in the care of patients, employing expertise and clinical decision-making skills of a senior and independent/ autonomous practitioner.
• Demonstrates the underpinning subject specific competencies to enable practising as a Consultant in EM as evidenced by portfolio.
• Clinically evaluates and manages a patient formulating a prioritised differential diagnosis initiating an appropriate management plan.
• Critically reflects on own competence, understands own limits, and asks for help when required.
• Previous experience as a Consultant in EM.
• Interest in a subspecialty area.
• Ability to practice Evidence based Medicine.
• Working as a Consultant in SDEC.

Management and Administration

• Evidence of the understanding of the systems and structures of NHS Management.
• Collaborate and respect the multidisciplinary and interprofessional teams to manage risk issues across organisations and settings.
• Experience of working with management groups.
• M&M contributions.

Continuous Professional Development

• Evidence of participation in CME/CPD in the last 12 months.
• Critically assesses own learning needs and ensures a personal development plan reflects both clinical practice and the relevant generic capabilities to lead and develop service.
• Maintenance of a CPD diary or portfolio.
• Involved in the development of a service utilising principles of quality improvement.

Research

• Ability to critically assess published research and incorporate it into clinical practice where appropriate.
• Publications in Peer reviewed journals.
• Understanding of the issues surrounding clinical research.

Teaching and Training

• Experience of teaching student doctors and doctors in training at all levels.
• Promotes and participates in individual and team learning supporting the educational need of the multi-disciplinary team.

Personal Attributes

• Demonstrates behaviour consistent with PROUD values.
• Good oral and written communication skills.

Clinical Governance and Audit

• Experience in performing clinical audit.
• Completion and publication of a substantive audit project or service improvement project.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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