Job summary
The post would suit a good team player dedicated to high quality patient care. The opportunity exists to work in a non-hierarchical setting and offer a wide range of Emergency Medicine procedures in this busy DGH.
The purpose of this post is to provide valuable additional Consultant input to the Trust's unscheduled care service. The Trust has recognised the need to provide extended hours of Consultant shop-floor cover at evening and weekends in order improve the quality and safety of unscheduled care to patients and has approved a Consultant expansion programme.
The Trust has been successful in securing up to £54.68m of new capital investment into our Urgent and Emergency Care services and has recently moved into 2 brand new Emergency Departments.
The successful applicant will have the opportunity to be appointed as Honorary Senior Lecturer at Hull York Medical School (HYMS). This honorary appointment is in recognition of contribution to teaching and research and holders of honorary titles may request access to HYMS and University premises and facilities, systems, and library services.
Job Description approved by Royal College.
AAC DATE: 27th November 2023
Main duties of the job
The post could be filled on a full or part time basis. Any candidate who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full time will still be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on an individual basis. Job share applicants are also welcome.
The appointee will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to the patients presenting to the Department.
- This will include all patients presenting to the Hospital with an acute presentation whether GP referred or self-referred
- To be the first point of contact with the patient
- To examine and treat patients on the shop floor of the Emergency Care Centre
- To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff
- To provide on-call support out of hours during planned sessions. To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on-call
- To participate in observational medicine on the Acute Care Unit and to participate in decision making as appropriate with Acute Care Physicians and other General/Specialist Medical Physicians
There will be additional duties for Audit, Teaching, Management and any Strategic development in the department ( as agreed by the clinical lead)
About us
We're a large organisation with three hospitals located in Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Goole. We also provide community services in North Lincolnshire. Our 6,500 members of staff care for and support a population of more than 400,000 people.
We encourage all our staff to innovate and adopt 'best practice' so we can deliver excellent care to our patients. We ask staff to live our values; kindness, courage and respect.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. You could be one of them.
To learn more about Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust, and discover the unique benefits on offer to employees, view our latest videos, plus more, please visit our recruitment website at https://joinnlag.co.uk/
Should we receive a high volume of applications for this vacancy, the advert may be closed earlier than stated. To view a full job description and person specification please see attachments on this advert.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Emergency Departments across the Trust sees over 150,000 new attendees per year, allowing for seasonal variation due to the close proximity of the seaside town of Cleethorpes.
Two brand new Emergency Department of over 2,300m2 have been built at both Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby and Scunthorpe General Hospital, becoming operational at the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023. These state of the art purpose built departments offer a much increased treatment room capacity for majors and minors, with the ability to flex as demand fluctuates, and will include an increased number of resus bays and equipment. New staff facilities have been designed with staff rest, shower and changing facilities and a new seminar training room.
The existing emergency department areas are not being fully refurbished and will become the Integrated Acute Assessment Units (IAAU), with seamless patient flow between the Emergency department and IAAU, offering the latest same day emergency care (SDEC) facilities to improve patient flow and capacity within the Emergency Department and the optimum patient experience.
The Consultant establishment has recently been increased with substantial investment resulting in 142 Pas per site. The appointments are based at the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby and/or Scunthorpe General Hospital. This is part of the process to review the way in which unscheduled care is organised and delivered. Consultants will have any single site or cross-site arrangements agreed through the job planning process.
New members of the team who join over the coming months will get opportunity to influence and input into the new departments and the development of new patient pathways to ensure all our patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The appointee will be expected to deliver high quality care to the patients presenting to the Department.
As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trusts patients.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Our Emergency Departments across the Trust sees over 150,000 new attendees per year, allowing for seasonal variation due to the close proximity of the seaside town of Cleethorpes.
Two brand new Emergency Department of over 2,300m2 have been built at both Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby and Scunthorpe General Hospital, becoming operational at the end of 2022 and beginning of 2023. These state of the art purpose built departments offer a much increased treatment room capacity for majors and minors, with the ability to flex as demand fluctuates, and will include an increased number of resus bays and equipment. New staff facilities have been designed with staff rest, shower and changing facilities and a new seminar training room.
The existing emergency department areas are not being fully refurbished and will become the Integrated Acute Assessment Units (IAAU), with seamless patient flow between the Emergency department and IAAU, offering the latest same day emergency care (SDEC) facilities to improve patient flow and capacity within the Emergency Department and the optimum patient experience.
The Consultant establishment has recently been increased with substantial investment resulting in 142 Pas per site. The appointments are based at the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital, Grimsby and/or Scunthorpe General Hospital. This is part of the process to review the way in which unscheduled care is organised and delivered. Consultants will have any single site or cross-site arrangements agreed through the job planning process.
New members of the team who join over the coming months will get opportunity to influence and input into the new departments and the development of new patient pathways to ensure all our patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. The appointee will be expected to deliver high quality care to the patients presenting to the Department.
As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trusts patients.
We are committed to creating and maintaining a fair and supportive working environment and culture, where contributions are fully recognised and valued by all and staff feel empowered to carry out their duties to the best of their abilities. As employers we are committed to promoting and protecting the physical and mental health and well-being of all our staff. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution, supports us to be an Employer of Choice and ultimately enables our employees to support the effective care of our patients.
We strongly value the different perspectives and ideas a diverse workforce brings to deliver better outcomes for our patients. We welcome applications irrespective of peoples age, disability, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Undertaken programme of training acceptable to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine for appointment to Consultant Status
- Evidence of specific training in Emergency Medicine.
- oapplicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English ohave the following scores in the academic lnternational English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7 ohave achieved at least grade B in the medicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking, listening, reading & writing
Desirable
- ALS Provider certificate
- Specialty knowledge exam
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) or equivalent medical qualification
Experience
Essential
- evidence of experience in teaching where required in the job.
Desirable
- oEvidence of participation in Clinical Audit
- oEvidence of involvement in Clinical Research
- 360? feedback
- Patient survey feedback and reflections
- experience in leadership
- Demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the principles of Clinical Governance
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Entry on the Specialist Register via CCT (proposed CCT date must be within six months of interview), CESR or European Community Rights
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
- Undertaken programme of training acceptable to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine for appointment to Consultant Status
- Evidence of specific training in Emergency Medicine.
- oapplicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English ohave the following scores in the academic lnternational English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 7.5, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7 ohave achieved at least grade B in the medicine version of the Occupational English Test, in each area, speaking, listening, reading & writing
Desirable
- ALS Provider certificate
- Specialty knowledge exam
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) or equivalent medical qualification
Experience
Essential
- evidence of experience in teaching where required in the job.
Desirable
- oEvidence of participation in Clinical Audit
- oEvidence of involvement in Clinical Research
- 360? feedback
- Patient survey feedback and reflections
- experience in leadership
- Demonstrable understanding and acceptance of the principles of Clinical Governance
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
