Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team in order to support and provide an Emergency Medicine service within the Emergency Department.
  
• Provide clinical leadership as the most senior doctor on shift in the Emergency Department on site overnight working on a fullshift rota with middlegrade colleagues.
  
• Provide resuscitation of a high order of skill when indicated and initial treatment of the emergency patient in association and agreement with their specialist colleagues.
  
• Provide advice and clinical review where appropriate to patients in the emergency department seen by more junior colleagues as part of the emergency medical team.
  
• After initial diagnosis and emergency treatment arrange as necessary either the admission of the patient or transfer to the care of the appropriate specialty.
  
• Where indicated this may involve calling the appropriate specialist to the Emergency Department.
  
• Treat appropriate cases until discharge or transfer responsibility back to the General Practitioner.
  
• Outpatient care of a continuing nature will normally be referral of the patient to the appropriate specialty.
  
• Assist the ambulance and other emergency services in all matters that improve the effect of transfer of patients from the site of the emergency to the hospital.
  
• Ensure appropriate liaison with all emergency services local authorities and other interested services including Social Services Health Visitors and others.
  
  
  

Requirements

• MBBS or MBChB or equivalent qualification
  
• Full General Medical Council Registration and License to Practice
  
• Have completed at least four years fulltime postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on aparttime or flexible basis) at least six months of which will be in Emergency Medicine.
  
• Up to date Advance Life Support Certificate (or have a course booked at time of interview)
  
• Appropriate practical skills for emergency medicine work
  
• Excellent communication skills both written and oral
  
• Ability to work well within a team both leadership & follower ship skills
  
• Demonstrable organizational and time management skills
  
• A genuine interest in the specialty
  
• Previous Emergency Medicine experience to allow the successful applicant to work at a middle grade level.
  
• A pass in the FRCEM Primary or MRCEM examinations
  
• Completion of APLS or ATLS (or equivalent) certificate
  
• Evidence of experience in any of the other ACCS specialties
  
• Any short training course related to Emergency Medicine (e.g. Airway courses Ultrasound
  
• courses)
  
• Evidence of clinical governance activity
  
• Evidence of audit research or quality improvement