Consultant in Emergency Medicine
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | £95,828.00 to £126,443.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £95828.00 - £126443.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 May 2024 |
| Location: | London, N18 1QX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9393-24-0283 |
Summary
General Responsibilities as Consultant in Emergency MedicineThe following is not an exhaustive or exclusive list of the duties of a consultant. The appointee isexpected to: Provide senior clinician services to the Emergency Department as per job plan or as agreedwithin the Trust, and as required when on call. Provide clinical leadership to the department when undertaking clinical care, taking lead clinicalresponsibility as rostered on a day-to-day basis. Facilitate safe and effective clinical care Lead on service design and development to help with establishing pre-operative patientassessment Work with consultant colleagues and nursing staff to ensure efficient use of Trusts resourcesand contribute actively to clinical governance in the department and to development of qualityenhancement projects in the unit. Show flexibility and undertake different appropriate clinical tasks within allocated DCC sessionsafter discussion with the clinical manager, as the need arises. Actively participate in the Units Teaching Programme and undertake supervision, teaching andtraining of medical trainees and other multi-professional staff, in line with guidance from therelevant Royal Colleges or specialty bodies. Actively participate in clinical guidelines development, audit and CPD.Indicative Job Plan/TimetableAn indicative job plan/timetable for this post with indicative Programmed Activities (PAs) is providedbelow, but this will normally be re-assessed after 3 months of appointment to ensure it meets theneeds of the service.For a whole-time 10 PA contract: the normal split is Direct Clinical Care: 8 PAs on average per week(Clinical activity, clinically related activity, predictable & unpredictable emergency work) Supporting Professional Activities: 2 PAS on average per week (CPD, audit, teaching &research ) **** An additional 0.5 SPA is available to all Consultant Staff subject to review andagreement by job plan which must be approved prospectively by the Clinical Director.After this review the substantive doctor will be on a 7.5 DCCs /2.5 SpAsAdditional (APA) clinical PAs may be offered to consultants up to 1.5 extra DCCs that if agreed can betaken by the individual.Job plans are reviewed annually, and applicants are encouraged to study the provisions of theConsultant Contract for England 2003 under which this post is offered.Total Hours, Monitoring and Future Working:Last reviewed: March 2024Based on the above working pattern each new consultant post will attract 10 PAs per week and aband A supplement (5%).On Call and Internal Cover:Each consultant will be expected to provide an on-call commitment to the department. Whilst oncall the consultant must remain contactable at all times and be prepared to give advice on clinicaland managerial issues as required by the hospital staff. The consultants must always be prepared toreturn to the department whilst on call for pressing clinical issues in accordance with escalationpolicy. The request for a consultant to return to the department should only be made for clinicalreasons and is in line with the College of Emergency Medicine recommendations. There will becontinuous on call cover from 0000 hours to 0800 hours Monday to SundayProspective cover is included in the self-rostering rota for weekend shifts, evening shifts, on-callshifts. There are sufficient clinical PAs in the Team job plan to guarantee the core DCC shop floorshifts all year round.The department must always be able to access the services of one of the emergency consultants.Each successful applicant will share an office with fellow consultants and be supported by thesecretarial pool based in the department.Other Roles and ResponsibilitiesThe post holder will work with colleagues and the Clinical Audit and Effectiveness departmentto ensure that relevant clinical audit is carried out.Consultants have continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and for theproper functioning of their department. They are expected to undertake administrative dutiesassociated with the care of their patients and the running of their clinical departments. Theappointee will be expected to take responsibility for maintaining their continuing medicaleducation to the standard set by the relevant Royal College.All consultants are expected to participate in the management of their own department andthe hospital as a whole and will be encouraged to develop their management and leadershipskills. Therefore, it is expected the post holder will make efforts to attend their specialtiesmanagement meetings where possible.