Fixed Term Consultant in Emergency Medicine

2 weeks ago

Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust Full time

West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking two fixed term consultants to join our Emergency Department.

Are you interested? Do you have outstanding Core Emergency Medicine skills? Do you have additional skills (or the desire to develop them) which could benefit a specific cohort of patients or a specific aspect of our organisation? Do you have a special interest you’d like to be supported to develop?

We are looking for two outstanding clinicians, and we’d also like people interested in anything from admission prevention to ultrasound, clinical governance, medical leadership or teaching. If you are interested - so are we

Applications are invited from motivated Consultants in Emergency Medicine to join our Emergency Medicine team.

We have an excellent teaching and research base.

This post is fixed term for 12 months.

The clinical assessment, resuscitation and timely onward referral, admission or discharge of all types of patients attending the Emergency Department. To take ongoing responsibility for patients under their care.

To provide professional and effective leadership and to be immediately available to give a Consultant opinion, guidance and advice on any patient seen in the Emergency Department when on clinical duty.

To share responsibility with colleagues for the day-to-day management of the Emergency Department.

To teach and train intermediate and junior medical staff, nursing staff, medical students and paramedical staff.

Contribute to production, update and maintenance of departmental guidelines, protocols and procedures in line with evidence based best practice.

Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with Medical colleagues in other specialities and participate in regular clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities.

Participate in the on-call rota on an equal basis with Consultant colleagues to ensure that appropriate Emergency services are provided out of normal working hours.

Take an appropriate share of responsibility for the professional supervision and development of trainee doctors within the speciality, to include appraisal.

Develop and maintain good communications with General Practitioners and appropriate external agencies.

To have responsibility for, and actively participate in, continuing professional development (CPD).

BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details,

This post is fixed term for 12 months,

The department is a 24/7 unit dealing with unselected patients of all ages. Patients referred from General Practitioners to Surgical and Medical specialties are seen and assessed by the relevant doctors in the Emergency Assessment Unit or ED.

**The facilities in the ED include**:
2 Receptions and three waiting areas,

Triage room adult,

Three Resuscitation bays (one fully paediatric equipped)

Five high dependency bays

Eight low dependency cubicles

Three bay ENP zone including eye cubicle

Three GP exam rooms

One privacy room

X-ray facility for ED within footprint of the department

Relatives room

Fully equipped teaching room with Monitor solely for ED use

Rapid Assessment and Treatment (RAT)

1 mixed bay with 4 trolleys (capacity for 4 patients - non COVID)

1 ambulatory chair area (4 x non COVID patients accommodated on examination couches)

2 Consultation Rooms

Rapid assessment runs

10:00-19:00 Monday - Friday

12.00-18:00 Saturday and Sunday

**Major Assessment Area (MAA)**:
1 x Covid Resuscitation Bay - flexible use for care of adult and paediatric Covid/Infectious Resus patients

1 x negative pressure room

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