Consultant in Emergency Department

South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for an Emergency Medicine Consultant who will be joining a friendly and supportive team of Consultants working on an annualised rota to provide the full spectrum of Emergency Care for adult and paediatric patients at South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust (STSFT). You will work across our Emergency Departments at Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital. Both sites are busy acute hospitals, and you will be supported by a dynamic and highly motivated Nursing team, an inspiring cadre of training and career grade Doctors, Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Advanced Care Practitioners and a range of in-patient acute specialties.

Main duties of the job

• Reception, resuscitation, diagnosis and initial treatment of all emergencies as appropriate.
• Referral of patients to other specialties, transfer of patients for admission to assessment units, to other hospitals within or outside the Trust, referral as outpatient or back to the community.
• Provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients.
• Be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring that the Clinical Quality Indicators to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained.
• Work in conjunction with the nurse co-ordinator and medical and surgical colleagues to ensure that there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team; timely intervention and safe care to maintain optimal patient flow.
• When colleagues are absent, alternative clinical duties may be arranged to provide appropriate cover.
• Provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the junior and specialty doctors in Emergency Medicine; advanced nurse practitioners and emergency nurse practitioners.

About us

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One Team One Trust - There are many reasons to work at our Trust. From our commitment to putting people first to our accessible services and award-winning teams. We have a passion for research, innovation and tackling inequalities. We are committed to respect, fairness and civility and promote a compassionate, caring and positive culture / working environment.

We welcome all applications irrespective of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion/belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, and in particular those from under-represented groups. Looking after our workforce's health and wellbeing is a priority for STSFT. We also provide access to high quality education, training, career progression and support. Flexible working is supported via the Trust's Flexible Working Policy.

The Trust employs around 8,300 people and provides a range of hospital services to a local community of around 430,000 residents. We also provide a range of more specialised services outside this area, in some cases to a population as great as 860,000. We offer our staff outstanding benefits - Fitness Centre (SRH), libraries at both hospital sites, chaplaincy support and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for full details

The Emergency Care directorate includes Emergency Medicine & Acute Medicine across the South Tyneside and Sunderland Sites.

There are two busy EDs both with adjacent admission units and Same Day Emergency Care Units. Clinical assessment is by a team of medical staff and emergency nurse practitioners under the direction of an Acute Physician. Additional in-reach to the Admission Units is provided by specialties. ED admits to the admission units after verbal handover. There are fast-track options to ambulatory care and admission units after rapid consultant assessment. A number of ambulatory pathways are in place and will be expanded under the Safe and Sustainable Emergency Care programme.

GPs access EAU through the GP assessment area. Recruitment to expand Acute Medicine consultant numbers is underway.

ED access to the Coronary Care Unit and Angiography is through the Consultant Cardiologist. Access to the Chest Pain Assessment Unit is via the Cardiology Nurse Practitioners.

Person Specification Qualifications

• Hold a CCT and be on the GMC's Specialist Register, or be within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC's Specialist Register.
• As defined in the FRCEM qualification leading to the award of a CCT.
• Training and development of medical and nursing staff, including advanced life support courses.
• Diploma/Masters degree relevant to the delivery of Emergency Care.

Skills & Knowledge

• Effective self-management.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• An ability to build/maintain relationships and work effectively in a team.
• An ability to set standards and manage performance.

Experience

• Commitment to continuing personal and professional development.
• A track record of initiating or developing services within the NHS.
• Evidence of academic research and publication in peer-reviewed journals.

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.