Locum Consultant in Physician Response Unit & Emergency Medicine
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Job summary
The Physician Response Unit has been operated by London's Air Ambulance since 2001. It is a rapid response vehicle that is staffed by a doctor and a clinician from London Ambulance Service and responds to 999 calls in North-East London. The clinical focus of the PRU is to 'take the Emergency Department to the patient', providing high quality care for patients where they need it. It attends a broad range of clinical presentations including illness and injury in adults and children, and where possible enables diagnosis and treatment of patients in the community without the need for subsequent ED attendance or hospital admission. The car is equipped with a range of diagnostic equipment and treatments enabling many conditions to be managed in the community. The service works closely with London Ambulance Service and community health providers to ensure that high quality care and patient experience are prioritised. The PRU has undergone expansion from in recent years to include four acute hospital sites across Barts Health and Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals and involving 3 vehicles thorough operational time periods.
Main duties of the job
We are looking to appoint into two 3PA locum consultant posts as per job description with the possibility to extend these if both required by the service and with the mutual agreement of the candidate. These positions provide an opportunity for enthusiastic appointees to join the PRU team of consultants and help to develop the service. They will provide clinical shifts (2.25 DCC) and deliver non-clinical support (0.75 SPA), on an annualised hours basis. The clinical shifts will include supervision and training of PRU fellows and EMTs and may include sign-off assessments for new doctors. Supported non-clinical activities will include supporting and implementing the service development strategy, chairing case review, and training sessions, contributing to senior administrative processes such as educational supervision, scheduling, and operational support.
There is also an on-call role which is shared between the PRU consultants on a rotational daily basis. This function provides clinical support to the duty PRU team via telephone and takes referrals that may be appropriate for PRU to be dispatched to.
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.
Details
Date posted
15 February 2024
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
9 months
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
259-MED01316RLH
Job locations
Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1BB
Employer details
Employer name
Barts Health NHS Trust
Address
Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1BB
Employer's website
https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
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