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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Contact

Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-CON-25-108 Vacancy ID: 7159537

Consultant in Emergency Medicine & Paediatric Emergency Medicine

Accepting applications until: 26-Apr-2025 23:59

Vacancy status: Open

Accepting applications until: 26-Apr-2025 23:59

Location

Gwefan: Emergency Department (Medical Staff) - RVI
Tref: Newcastle upon Tyne
Cod post: NE1 4LP
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Oriau: Full time - 10 sessions per week

Salary

Cyflog: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Cyfnod cyflog: Yearly
Gradd: (Consultant)

Specialty

Prif leoliad: Emergency Medicine

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

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Clinical:

· You will be actively involved in shop floor care in the Emergency Department, particularly in the management of complex and resuscitation cases.

· You will work numerous clinical shifts, including “Doctor in Charge”, resuscitation, paediatric ED, Rapid Assessment & Treatment, and Clinical Decision Unit.

· You will be part of the resident on-call rota commitments/pro rota

· You will supervise and teach Middle Grade and junior medical staff, as well as ACPs and nurse practitioners. There is also a significant commitment to undergraduate medical student teaching. Over 200 medical students pass through the department every year.

· Other clinical commitments include the care of in-patients on the Major Trauma Ward

· The department is a designated Regional Adult & Paediatric Major Trauma Centre.

· You will undergo continuing medical education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

· You will undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays.

· It is a condition of employment that in so far as is reasonably practicable, all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and, in so doing, must:

· be familiar with, and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control;

· attend Trust Induction Programme(s) and statutory education programmes in infection prevention and control;

· include infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and;

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

Meini prawf hanfodol

Primary Medical Qualification.
Full GMC Registration.
CCT (or equivalent) in Emergency Medicine with sub-specialty training in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).

Meini prawf dymunol

Higher Degree.
Special skills training in the specialty.

Clinical Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Evidence of experience in EM and PEM.
Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.
Has undertaken ALS, ATLS/ETC, and APLS and has in date certification.

Meini prawf dymunol

Experience of working in a Major Trauma Centre at consultant level
Life support instructor.
MIMMS course.

Management and Administration Experience

Meini prawf hanfodol

Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
An understanding of Clinical Governance.

Meini prawf dymunol

Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
Evidence of leadership / project management.
Evidence of having implemented change.
Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.