Job summary
The Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) unit at St Mary's Hospital is seeking to recruit enthusiastic and ambitious doctors to join our team.
We pride ourselves on delivering high quality care to approximately 40-60 patients each day. We are seeking colleagues who are passionate about providing the best possible care to patients, avoiding admission and maximising the effective use of planned investigations, virtual consultations and collaboration between specialties. You must have excellent communication skills and be enthusiastic about being part of an innovative multidisciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting time to join our SDEC team as the focus will be on minimising inpatient care and maximising our ability to treat patients at home. We have established pathways for specific presentations including including renal colic, DVT, cellulitis, low risk chest pain and many more. We also work closely with the initial assessment nurses in the emergency department and will see a wide range of patients "off pathway" where appropriate. This is essentially an ambulatory emergency department with associated acuity and complexity. We accept patients referred from GPs on these pathways and are trailblazers in accepting patients from 111 and the London Ambulance service directly. This gives us opportunities for research, innovation and improvement.
The unit also shares space with "hot" clinics from many specialties which offers opportunities to discuss and learn from acute medicine, neurology, infectious diseases and surgical specialties.
The role offers the opportunity to work some part of your working week in the emergency department and hence would suite doctors planning a career in emergency medicine or who are looking to consolidate previous experience whilst considering long term options.
The SDEC team are flexible and supportive of each other, and opportunities are available for doctors to develop their skills or undertake educational projects.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Same Day Emergency Care doctor will work alongside the SDEC team to co-ordinate the assessment, investigation and appropriate clinical review for patients who are referred to the service. It is expected that the SDEC doctors will develop new pathways and work to expand and improve the service.
There are no night shifts involved in this post, the hours of the units are 08.00-22.00 Monday to Friday and 08.00 to 20.30 at the weekends.
The junior doctor accepts that he/she will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant in consultation where practical and with his/her colleagues, both senior and junior. Whilst juniors must accept that they will perform such duties, such additional commitments arising would be exceptional and short lived.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Same Day Emergency Care doctor will work alongside the SDEC team to co-ordinate the assessment, investigation and appropriate clinical review for patients who are referred to the service. It is expected that the SDEC doctors will develop new pathways and work to expand and improve the service.
There are no night shifts involved in this post, the hours of the units are 08.00-22.00 Monday to Friday and 08.00 to 20.30 at the weekends.
The junior doctor accepts that he/she will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant in consultation where practical and with his/her colleagues, both senior and junior. Whilst juniors must accept that they will perform such duties, such additional commitments arising would be exceptional and short lived.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration with a licence to practice or confirmed eligibility for entry
- ALS
Language
Essential
- Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
Relevant experience in specialty/sub specialty
Essential
- Experience in Emergency Medicine and acute medicine at FY2/ST1/2 level with a minimum of one year post Foundation training
Clinical skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate previous experience in clinical assessment and management of those conditions amenable to ambulatory care pathways and the necessary practical skills required for those conditions
IT skills and computer literacy
Essential
- Must be conversant with all usual programs and capable of learning ones specific to the role
- Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of IT in patient care
Management skills/Teaching and training /Audit and research
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS processes and pressures
- Experience of teaching students and junior medical staff
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Desirable
- Clinical service development and research experience
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC Registration with a licence to practice or confirmed eligibility for entry
- ALS
Language
Essential
- Are able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfill the job requirements
Relevant experience in specialty/sub specialty
Essential
- Experience in Emergency Medicine and acute medicine at FY2/ST1/2 level with a minimum of one year post Foundation training
Clinical skills
Essential
- Can demonstrate previous experience in clinical assessment and management of those conditions amenable to ambulatory care pathways and the necessary practical skills required for those conditions
IT skills and computer literacy
Essential
- Must be conversant with all usual programs and capable of learning ones specific to the role
- Demonstrates an awareness of the importance of IT in patient care
Management skills/Teaching and training /Audit and research
Essential
- Knowledge of NHS processes and pressures
- Experience of teaching students and junior medical staff
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
Desirable
- Clinical service development and research experience
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).
