09 Oct
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield
Job description
Job summary
This post is suitable for doctors looking to work at middle-grade level in the Emergency Department. We will actively support all clinicians to achieve competencies in the RCEM curriculum and completion of the FRCEM examinations.
Candidates applying for this post must have a minimum of 3 years post-graduation experience in emergency medicine (EM).
An educational supervisor will be allocated to each successful candidate from the consultant team who will help to identify learning needs, develop a personal development plan and provide guidance on career development.
Regular meetings with their educational supervisors will be set up to ensure adequate progression.
The use of e-portfolio will aid documentation of progression. Regular consultant led teaching will be provided. There will also be opportunities to develop own personal interests.
Main duties of the job
General
- Work to the trusts values- Put Patients First, Take Ownership, Respect Others, and Be Positive.
- Ensure mandatory training is completed and up to date
- Adhere to trust policies and procedures
- To comply with the guidance from the General Medical Council (GMC) on Good Medical Practice
- To ensure you have a valid GMC registration & Validation status
Clinical
- Deliver high quality care to the patients presenting to the ED.
- To manage patients admitted to the Clinical Decision Unit (CDU).
- Supervise and support all staff, medical and nursing within the ED on the shop floor.
- Ensure all life support courses and qualifications are up to date and valid, including Advanced Life Support, Advanced Paediatric Life Support or equivalent, Advanced Trauma Life Support or equivalent.
- Ensure safeguarding level 3 is completed and up to date.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to :
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.
This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers,
including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.
This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.
We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Complete the Primary / Intermediate FRCEM examinations.
- Participate in formal and informal teaching of all staff and students; this will include junior doctors, ACP, ENP, nurses, medical and nursing students.
- Attend and participate in the weekly senior staff educational meeting.
- Attend monthly-protected teaching sessions for the middle-grade tier clinicians.
- Engage with Continuous Professional Development and annual appraisal process
Please see attached Job Description for more details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Medical Degree from a recognised University
- ALS provider
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Desirable
- Completion of ST3 EM
- FRCEM Intermediate
- MRCEM
- ATLS / ETC provider
- APLS / EPLS provider
- Life Support course instructor status
- At least 12 months previous experience in Emergency Medicine post
- Demonstrates competence in management of full range of Emergency Medicine presentations
Experience
Essential
- Medical Degree from a recognised University
- At least 3 years previous experience in Emergency Medicine post
- Demonstrates competence in management of full range of Emergency Medicine presentations
- ALS provider
- ATLS / ETC provider
- APLS / EPLS provider
Desirable
- Completion of ST3 EM
- FRCEM Intermediate
- MRCEM
- Life Support course instructor
- Level 1 USS competent
▶️ Locally Employed Doctor-5 equivalent) in Emergency Medicine
🖊️ University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
📍 The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield