Job summary
BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST
THE ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL
CONSULTANT IN PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE
3 PAs a week
SUBSTANTIVE POSTS
We are delighted to invite applications for substantive posts in Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine at the Royal London. We are looking for exceptional, highly motivated and enthusiastic doctors to join our Pre-hospital Team at London's Air Ambulance on a substantive basis.
Our pre-hospital service provides advanced medical teams to a spectrum of patients across London including those who are critically injured. We aspire to provide the highest quality of clinical care under challenging circumstances. We take pride in high quality clinical governance, training and education and these posts are intended to attract doctors from a variety of backgrounds and experiences as detailed in the job description and person specification.
Main duties of the job
You will be joining an inspired interdisciplinary team, and a family of like-minded and passionate professionals.
You will be providing innovative, bespoke and world leading care to patients during the most challenging time of their lives.
About us
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate, and support an inclusive working environment where staff treat one another with dignity and respect. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.
Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCEM, FRCA, FRCS, FFICM or equivalent
- GMC Specialist registration
- Demonstrable knowledge of contemporary acute trauma care and prehospital care.
- Demonstration of the ability to work in the LAA Prehospital system at consultant level including previous experience of supervision and training doctors in the pre-hospital environment
Experience
Essential
- Have at least 2 years experience of working in prehospital care
- A six-month secondment with London's Air Ambulance system as a doctor
- Experience aligned with current recommendations for sub-specialist GMC registration by the Intercollegiate board for training in pre-hospital emergency medicine
- A substantive consultant appointment in base specialty and the ability to accommodate the demands of two roles to support the needs of the LAA service.
Desirable
- Recent currency with London's Air Ambulance System (within the last 3 years)
- Training in endovascular resuscitation techniques
- Completed a recognised training programme in pre-hospital emergency medicine
- A six month secondment with another UK HEMS/ pre-hospital service
- Six months' experience in an international HEMS/ pre-hospital/ retrieval service
Patient safety
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of non-technical skills related to patient safety
- Demonstrate a robust history of reflecting and learning from patient experiences with peer and senior review
- Be conversant with terms and concepts related to risk management systems
Desirable
- Experience of leading patients safety or quality improvement programs.
Technical Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive set of skills relevant to the care of sick and injured patients in the pre-hospital environment
- Portfolio evidence of competence in the independent delivery of safe pre-hospital anaesthesia
Desirable
- Portfolio of evidence of competence in the delivery of safe endovascular resuscitation and advanced vascular access
Management & Leadership experience
Essential
- Have a demonstrable commitment to prehospital trauma quality improvement or quality assurance
- Demonstrates a deep understanding of prehospital governance with evidence of engagement and leadership in clinical governance.
- Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
- Experience of clinical guideline development and impimentation.
- Evidence of leading programs of service development / improvement
Academic & Educational activity
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems encountered in prehospital care
- Commitment to maintain high quality documentation and data systems for audit, governance and research
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, junior doctors and allied professionals
Desirable
- Ability to describe personal contributions to the development of the pre-hospital care specialty through publication, or dissemination of materials to the wider clinical community
- Achievement of or working towards a higher degree
- Evidence of leadership of research activity
- Experience of leadership of education or training programs relevant to pre-hospital care
Personal Skills
Essential
- Evidence of excellent presentational and verbal skills
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Ability to manage time well
- Ability to motivate and inspire others
- Ability to avoid, mediate and resolve situations potentially leading to conflict
- Evidence of ability to integrate well into a team, to demonstrate effective leadership and to contribute positively to the culture of the service
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Flexibility and aptitude to contribute to the long term success of the service.
Person Specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCEM, FRCA, FRCS, FFICM or equivalent
- GMC Specialist registration
- Demonstrable knowledge of contemporary acute trauma care and prehospital care.
- Demonstration of the ability to work in the LAA Prehospital system at consultant level including previous experience of supervision and training doctors in the pre-hospital environment
Experience
Essential
- Have at least 2 years experience of working in prehospital care
- A six-month secondment with London's Air Ambulance system as a doctor
- Experience aligned with current recommendations for sub-specialist GMC registration by the Intercollegiate board for training in pre-hospital emergency medicine
- A substantive consultant appointment in base specialty and the ability to accommodate the demands of two roles to support the needs of the LAA service.
Desirable
- Recent currency with London's Air Ambulance System (within the last 3 years)
- Training in endovascular resuscitation techniques
- Completed a recognised training programme in pre-hospital emergency medicine
- A six month secondment with another UK HEMS/ pre-hospital service
- Six months' experience in an international HEMS/ pre-hospital/ retrieval service
Patient safety
Essential
- Demonstrate an understanding of non-technical skills related to patient safety
- Demonstrate a robust history of reflecting and learning from patient experiences with peer and senior review
- Be conversant with terms and concepts related to risk management systems
Desirable
- Experience of leading patients safety or quality improvement programs.
Technical Skills
Essential
- Comprehensive set of skills relevant to the care of sick and injured patients in the pre-hospital environment
- Portfolio evidence of competence in the independent delivery of safe pre-hospital anaesthesia
Desirable
- Portfolio of evidence of competence in the delivery of safe endovascular resuscitation and advanced vascular access
Management & Leadership experience
Essential
- Have a demonstrable commitment to prehospital trauma quality improvement or quality assurance
- Demonstrates a deep understanding of prehospital governance with evidence of engagement and leadership in clinical governance.
- Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
- Experience of clinical guideline development and impimentation.
- Evidence of leading programs of service development / improvement
Academic & Educational activity
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems encountered in prehospital care
- Commitment to maintain high quality documentation and data systems for audit, governance and research
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, junior doctors and allied professionals
Desirable
- Ability to describe personal contributions to the development of the pre-hospital care specialty through publication, or dissemination of materials to the wider clinical community
- Achievement of or working towards a higher degree
- Evidence of leadership of research activity
- Experience of leadership of education or training programs relevant to pre-hospital care
Personal Skills
Essential
- Evidence of excellent presentational and verbal skills
- IT skills and computer literacy
- Ability to manage time well
- Ability to motivate and inspire others
- Ability to avoid, mediate and resolve situations potentially leading to conflict
- Evidence of ability to integrate well into a team, to demonstrate effective leadership and to contribute positively to the culture of the service
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Self-motivated with an enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to work under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Flexibility and aptitude to contribute to the long term success of the service.
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).
