Doctor (Temporary)

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Event Doctor
Spark Medical is a patient focused and driven company that is seeking driven individuals to continue our strive for excellence. Founded in 2016, Spark Medical has become a well-regarded organisation with high standards for patient care and event medical cover. With a dedicated leadership team, Spark Medical ensures that patients are at the heart of the services we deliver.
Our Event Doctor will undertake and take responsibility for clinical duties at an event. An Event Doctor shall provide clinical, social, and holistic care while undertaking clinical assessment and interventions in the out of hospital environment. May involve working in mobile treatment centres or temporary event medical centres. An Event Doctor are expected to Respond and manage clinical requests/incidents at events which may include venues such as stadia, concert halls, motorsports tracks, road races etc. 
Attend events and undertake clinical responsibilities in the out of hospital care environment to level of clinical competency.
Undertake continual professional development relevant to the role; maintaining skill levels and knowledge to enable you to carry out assessments and procedures in accordance with your training and Spark Medical policy.
Take the clinical leadership role at events as appropriate managing the clinical practice on the event and feeding into the event manager as appropriate undertaking clinical supervision and mentoring of clinical personnel.
Ensure personal equipment is fit for use ready for immediate use at all times and champion responsibility for the cleanliness of patient environments in line with current DoH and Spark Medical policy.
Keep good medical records and maintain confidentiality where appropriate; ensure that you follow the current General Medical Council’s (GMC) Good Medical Practice guidance and Spark Medical policy/procedures on record keeping and confidentiality.
Conduct dynamic risk assessments when responding to incidents for protection of yourself and others, recognising that the out of hospital environment is often unpredictable and can pose a variety of threats to welfare (physical, environmental and emotional).
Adhere to the policy and procedures of Spark Medical, including specifically an awareness of the limits of both training and authorisation (including insurance) for additional skills authorised to be used.
If an Event Doctor is trained and can evidence the relevant experience they are approved to provide:
Event specific requirements (for example FA Crowd Doctor; British Horse Racing Course Doctor)
Clinical leadership in Advanced and Intermediate Life Support incidents on events as needed
GMC registered medical practitioner (no cautions or restrictions) and with a licence to practice.
Immediate Life Support skills and evidence of current revalidation.
Experience of working in out of hospital environments and at events.
Decision making capability, both when working alone or working as part of a team.
Able to work alone or as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Commitment to giving high quality care.
Displays an ability and willingness to be flexible to meet the needs of the role.
An Event Medical qualification (Football Association Crowd Doctor; Be able to provide evidence of training and experience in relevant out of hospital care; a minimum of Immediate Support, Automated External Defibrillation (AED) and Medical Gas training.
Maintain and can produce evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) relevant to their role.
Physically fit enough to complete a minimum of four minutes of CPR on a manikin on the floor and carry equipment such as first aid bag, AEDs, and oxygen cylinders.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it necessary for successful applicants to complete a Disclosure and Barring application. 
Spark Medical reserves the right to close this advert once a sufficient number of applications have been submitted, so please complete your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment. 

Self-Employed Bank
100 per hour
Event Medical Services
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