Job summary
Minimum experience: Must have completed MRCEM (members by examination), as well as having NHS experience.
The Emergency Department is based at Hull Royal Infirmary and is the major Emergency Department servingthe districts of Hull and East Yorkshire, being one of the largest departments by attendance in the UK. Thedepartment receives patients from the South Bank of the River Humber. The total population covered isapproximately 600,000. Hull Royal Infirmary is the Major Trauma Centre for East Yorkshire and NorthernLincolnshire. The ED is a regional Paediatric Trauma Unit.There are over 130,000 attendances annually making it one of the busiest EDs and is graded as a Large EDas per the Royal College of Emergency Medicine description. The department has a close workingrelationship with the physician led Acute Assessment Unit, which lies adjacent to the department. Extensiveadjacent radiological support is shared by the Emergency Department and the Acute Assessment Unit,including two spiral CT scanners, MRI, ultrasound and plain radiology service. The radiology departmentsupports the diagnostic service with consultant support during working hours in radiology and neuroradiology,and specialist registrar support 24-hours a day. There is also an Ambulatory Care Unit (SDEC) which acceptsmedical patients from the Emergency Department and from Primary Care. There is a Surgical AssessmentUnit on the surgical floor.
Main duties of the job
Working as a trust grade registrar in our ED you will be expected to perform at the level of a RCEMregistrar in training. You will join the registrar rota and be a senior decision maker, working in all areas toprovide safe patient care, enhanced team working and leadership. This involves supporting juniors, offeringadvice and reviews, seeing time critical patients in a timely and concise manner, reviewing the sickestpatients in the department and liaising with other specialties to ensure patients are seen by the right teamat the right time.The skill level should be that of a tier 4 clinician as defined by RCEM (ST4+ and above) with anaestheticand paediatric competences, as well as major trauma experience.As well a clinical duties, there will be opportunities for education (department and self-led) with built in studytime, as well as opportunities to take part in research and QIP work. A supervisor provided to support withprojects and general concerns.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- MRCEM completed
- Valid ALS certificate
- Valid ATLS/ETC certificate
- Valid EPALS/APLS certificate
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
- Other recognised international EM training qualification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of emergency medical/surgical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of adult and paediatric patients
- Has IAC or equivalent sign off
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a QIP that changes service delivery
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
- Good team member
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
Person Specification
Professional Registration
Essential
- Full Registration with the GMC
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent qualification
- MRCEM completed
- Valid ALS certificate
- Valid ATLS/ETC certificate
- Valid EPALS/APLS certificate
Desirable
- Postgraduate degree: e.g. MD, PhD
- Postgraduate qualification in Education or significant experience in post graduate training
- Other recognised international EM training qualification
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to offer sound clinical opinion on range of emergency medical/surgical conditions
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of adult and paediatric patients
- Has IAC or equivalent sign off
Management and Administration Experience
Essential
- Ability to lead on smooth and efficient running of the unit
- Ability to organise, prioritise and manage high intensity workload
Desirable
- Ability to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/ delivery
Teaching, Audit and Research
Essential
- Experience of supervising junior medical staff
- Commitment to formal and informal teaching of medical staff, AHPs and medical students
- Evidence of participation in audit
- Ability to extrapolate clinical research evidence to care for individual patients
Desirable
- Evidence of having conducted a QIP that changes service delivery
- Experience of teaching/ training in clinical courses e.g. IMPACT Course, Faculty, ALS Instructor, ALERT Instructor
- Original peer-reviewed research publications
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly in a changing health service
- Excellent manner with patients, being sensitive to their needs and fears
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, Nurses and other health professionals and flex style as appropriate
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
- Good team member
Desirable
- Ability to communicate effectively with external agencies and other disciplines
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).
