Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine CESR Portfolio

Job description

Job responsibilities

Provide excellent direct clinical care for patients presenting to the ED, while working to maintain operational standards.

Be responsible for the initial assessment, management and discharge or referral of patients to specialist teams.

Provide timely and effective review of those patients initially assessed by the post-holder (or handed over by junior or Consultant colleagues).

Provide clinical advice and support to the one junior clinicians and nursing staff on the management of individual patients and ensure appropriate prioritisation of patient care.

Assume the role of Trauma Team Leader when the Trauma team is activated.

Assume the role of Team Leader for cardiac arrests occurring in Emergency Department.

Respond to a major incident call out and deliver clinical care in accordance with the Trust's Major Incident Plan.

Be responsible, with the Nursing Shift Leader, for efficient floor management including deployment of junior medical staff.

Ensure that accurate, timely and sufficiently comprehensive information is communicated to our patients, their carers and General Practitioners. This includes the clinical coding of every patient.

Liaise with colleagues within the Department, specialist teams providing inpatient care, the Clinical Site Practitioners, the Psychiatric Liaison Team, Rapid Response Service and the statutory, voluntary and other bodies involved in the provision of patient care within the community

Review pathology and imaging reports and initiate appropriate action as required.

Participate in the Clinical Governance role of the Department, including quality improvement, risk management and the investigation of formal complaints and incidents.

Active participation in departmental teaching

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Primary Medical Degree (e.g. MBBS / MBChB or equivalent).
• Full Registration with the GMC and hold a licence to practice at time of applying.
• UK ATLS/ ETC, ALS/EPALS. If expired within the last 6 months, evidence of booking to a course in next 6 months.
• Evidence of commitment to continuing Professional Development --willingness to undertake relevant courses.
• MRCEM or equivalent

Desirable

• *Any of the FRCEM exams

Experience

Essential

• Minimum of 5 years' experience postgraduate with 2 years in Emergency Medicine and evidence of working currently at SAS/ST3 level or above in NHS >1 year.

Desirable

• Exposure to Emergency Medicine (A&E) in a specialist training programme or equivalent

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description
• *Evidence of interest and experience in teaching appropriate to medical students and Doctors in training and the multidisciplinary team (where required).
• *Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
• *Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills

Desirable

• *Evidence of ability to analyse and diagnose situations and prioritise and act accordingly
• *Evidence of ability to develop effective Partnerships and team building
• *Evidence of commitment to pursue a career in Hospital Medicine or General Practice
• *Driving licence or ability to travel between sites
• *Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit principles and evidence of direct involvement in a specific audit in the last 18 months.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Yeovil District Hospital

Higher Kingston

Yeovil

Somerset

BA21 4AT

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/