Emergency Medicine Trust Registrar

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to:

Contribute to the achievement of the Trusts strategic Objectives.

Respect and practice the Trusts People First Values:

Treat all people with compassion, care, courtesy and respect

Respect each persons right to privacy, dignity and individuality

Take time to be helpful

Respond quickly and effectively

Always give clear, concise explanations

Practice good listening skills

Develop and maintain an appropriate environment

Look the part

Deal effectively with difficult situations

Perform as a team

Actively participate in the annual cycle of appraisal and job planning.

Undertake mandatory training as directed.

Demonstrate commitment to Improving Working Lives principles and flexible working patterns, to meet the needs of the service and staff.

Tackle discrimination and harassment, and promote equality and diversity in the workplace.

Reduce sickness absence; work place accidents; and promote zero tolerance on violence against staff. All employees have a general duty of care towards colleagues, patients and the general public and act in accordance with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and associated regulations.

Clinical Lead for Emergency Care

Emergency Care Service Lead

Senior Nurse for Emergency Care

Key Results and deliverables:

This post has a rolling rota which works out to be one weekend in three. There is an equivalent of one week of nights (non-continuous) in nine weeks. There are at least 6 clinicians on duty in the department overnight (One specialist doctor/senior trainee, plus another five mixture of trust doctors, residents, Advanced Clinical Practitioners or Physician Associates). Average of 4 hours per week of protected Self Development Time is included. The rota averages about 40 hours per week.

Further information regarding the working of the rota is available by contacting Dr I Cardona

Ensure accurate, timely and comprehensive completion of patient records, discharge summaries and referrals in accordance with hospital policies.

Contribute to the collection, analysis and reporting of the departmental data to support performance monitoring and service planning.

The reception, examination and treatment of ED patients;

Engage with Junior and Senior Teaching Programme and QI departmental activity.

Close liaison with GPs, Local Authority Social Services staff, Health Visitors, Community nursing services and other relevant services in relation to patients who require on-going care in the community.

This post entails running the Emergency Department as sole Senior Decision Maker at night from midnight to 8 am and support the coordination of the department alongside the Emergency Nurse In Charge providing clinical leadership in the absence of the consultant overnight.

Participate in forming, reviewing and implementation of hospital polices, Guidelines and clinical protocols.

Identify areas for improvement in patient care, safety and workflow.

Engage in clinical governance activates, including incident review, risk management and compliance with safety and quality standards.

The Emergency Department engages with external research projects and has a dedicated Research Nurse working part time. The appointee will have the opportunity to undertake relevant training and encouraged to support ongoing research projects.

The department undertakes Quality Improvement Projects and Audits coordinated by a departmental lead.

Ensure effective and efficient use of medical equipment, diagnostic services and treatment space to support timely high quality patient care.

Collaborate with nursing and allied health professional teams to allocate personnel appropriately according to acuity, workload and departmental needs.

Within the Trust, mentoring is encouraged at all levels. New appointees will each be allocated an Educational Supervisor to oversee their training and professional development. They will also be able to give career advice and pastoral support. Dr Ignacio Cardona is the Specialty Tutor who is available to give advice on pursuing a career in Emergency Medicine and professional development. There is also a Trust SASG Tutor, whose role is to assist Trust Grade and Specialty Doctors with their careers.

A comprehensive education programme for junior doctors is delivered on Thursday afternoons. Local middle grade teaching is held fortnightly on Tuesday afternoons to complement the Regional Emergency Medicine StR education programme

The directorate regularly hosts third year, SSC and final year medical students.

The post holder will be expected to participate in this teaching and training programme. He / she will also be available for shop floor training with the junior doctors and medical students.

The directorate has an excellent record for facilitating educational development for middle grade doctors. Some of the current specialty doctors have completed secondments to Paediatrics/Medicine/Intensive Care to enhance clinical skills in these specialties and a number have been successful in gaining entry onto training programmes.

Study leave is available at the discretion of the Directorate Management Team and subject to exigencies of the service.

Thursday 1-4pm Junior Residents Department teaching

Alternate Tuesdays Directorate Middle Grade teaching 1-4pm

Board rounds with Shopfloor Consultant

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

• MBChB or equivalent
• ATLS or equivalent
• ALS or equivalent
• APLS or equivalent (or willing to obtain)

Desirable

• Trauma Experience
• Paediatric experience

Experience

Essential

• 5 years post registration
• 1 year experience as middle grad with supervisory role in UK / USA / Australasia ED
• Formal training up to CT3 Emergency Medicine / RCEM Intermediate EM training or equivalent in UK / USA / Australasia

Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work in team
• Good communication skills
• Continuing medical education
• Working knowledge of IT
• Ability to manage ED on night shift with ENIC
• Ability to safely manage patients as an individual and part of a team

Desirable

• Involvement in quality improvement projects

Personal

Essential

• Licensed and fully registered with GMC
• Experience of informal teaching
• Knowledge of risk management issues and NHS governance strategies

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake further academic activity
• Management and administrative 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust

Address

University Hospital North Tees

Stockton on Tees

TS19 8PE

Employer's website

https://www.nth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)