Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
The successful candidate will join on a fixed term basis in the Emergency Department.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trusts
provides services across the county at three
main hospital sites, and satellite services on
premises of primary care and commissioning
partners. This post is primarily at Worcestershire Royal Hospital but you may be expected to provide
services at any of our provider sites.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be expected to
provide a service to patients of the
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust,
General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful
candidate will be expected to work within
multi-disciplinary teams in providing high
quality clinical care. It is anticipated work
will be undertaken on three sites and
closer to the patients home. The Trust is
seeking to extend services to GP
surgeries/health centres etc and job plans
may be revised in due course.
The post-holder will provide support to the
A&E department and acute medicine to
ensure timely appropriate care and patient
flow through the hospital.
To participate in the
middle grade on call rota to ensure that
both emergency and urgent services are
provided out of normal hours, to be
shared equally with colleagues in post.
The Trust would expect a Specialty Doctor
whilst undertaking non-resident on-call
duties to attend the hospital site to
review patients when clinically necessary.
The Specialty Doctor on call must be
prepared to attend willingly whenever
requested to do so by a member of their
medical and nursing team.
Definitive care of minor injuries and
emergencies and other routine ED clinical
work.
Supporting the Consultant team with
daily review and care of ED patients on
the Clinical Decision Unit and ED review
clinics.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A suitably experienced post-holder will be
expected to provide an appropriate clinical
service in the relevant specialty to patients
of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS
Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will be expected to
provide a service to patients of the
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust,
General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful
candidate will be expected to work within
multi-disciplinary teams in providing high
quality clinical care. It is anticipated work
will be undertaken on three sites and
closer to the patients home. The Trust is
seeking to extend services to GP
surgeries/health centres etc and job plans
may be revised in due course.
The post-holder will provide support to the
A&E department and acute medicine to
ensure timely appropriate care and patient
flow through the hospital.
The post-holder will provide consultation
and advisory service to clinical colleagues
in the Trust and Primary Care.
The post-holder will attend cross county
and cross site meetings.
To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a
high quality, timely service and to work
towards meeting the Trusts and
departmental objectives.
The post-holder will participate in the
middle grade on call rota to ensure that
both emergency and urgent services are
provided out of normal hours, to be
shared equally with colleagues in post.
The Trust would expect a Specialty Doctor
whilst undertaking non-resident on-call
duties to attend the hospital site to
review patients when clinically necessary.
The Specialty Doctor on call must be
prepared to attend willingly whenever
requested to do so by a member of their
medical and nursing team.
Definitive care of minor injuries and
emergencies and other routine ED clinical
work.
Supporting the Consultant team with
daily review and care of ED patients on
the Clinical Decision Unit and ED review
clinics.
The post-holder will provide support to
the A&E department to ensure timely
appropriate care and patient flow
through the hospital.
The ED has an active teaching program for
VTS trainees / FY2 and middle grades. The
department also participates in the
Regional SAS Grade and Specialist
Registrar training programs. The post
holder will be expected to attend these
sessions where relevant.
Work with the clinical governance lead
for the ED, ensuring the continuing
development of the service, including the
achievement of national targets.
A formal job plan will be agreed between the
post-holder and their Clinical Director and
Divisional Medical Director, on behalf of the
Chief Medical Officer, three months after the
start date of the post. The job plan for the first
three months will be based on the provisional
timetable shown below.
The Job Plan is subject to annual review and
will be a prospective agreement that sets out a
Specialty Doctors duties, responsibilities and
objectives for the coming year, covering all
aspects of professional practice including
clinical work, teaching, research, education
and managerial responsibilities. It will provide
an agreed schedule of commitments, both
internal and external. In addition, it will include
personal objectives, including details of their
link to wider service objectives, and details of
the support if any required by the Specialty
Doctor to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
Provisional Assessment of Programmed
Activities in Job Plan:
For a full time contract
Direct Clinical Care:
8.5 PAs on average per week (includes
clinical activity, clinically related activity,
and non-resident emergency work)
Cross-site travel and clinical administration
time is included in each session of DCC.
Supporting Professional Activities:
1.5 SPAs per week to support your personal
CPD and revalidation related activities. Although 1.0 SPA is the minimum required
amount for revalidation, additional PA
allocations may be provided for clinical
management roles.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A suitably experienced post-holder will be
expected to provide an appropriate clinical
service in the relevant specialty to patients
of the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS
Trust and to General Practitioners.
The post-holder will be expected to
provide a service to patients of the
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust,
General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary meetings. The successful
candidate will be expected to work within
multi-disciplinary teams in providing high
quality clinical care. It is anticipated work
will be undertaken on three sites and
closer to the patients home. The Trust is
seeking to extend services to GP
surgeries/health centres etc and job plans
may be revised in due course.
The post-holder will provide support to the
A&E department and acute medicine to
ensure timely appropriate care and patient
flow through the hospital.
The post-holder will provide consultation
and advisory service to clinical colleagues
in the Trust and Primary Care.
The post-holder will attend cross county
and cross site meetings.
To collaborate with colleagues to deliver a
high quality, timely service and to work
towards meeting the Trusts and
departmental objectives.
The post-holder will participate in the
middle grade on call rota to ensure that
both emergency and urgent services are
provided out of normal hours, to be
shared equally with colleagues in post.
The Trust would expect a Specialty Doctor
whilst undertaking non-resident on-call
duties to attend the hospital site to
review patients when clinically necessary.
The Specialty Doctor on call must be
prepared to attend willingly whenever
requested to do so by a member of their
medical and nursing team.
Definitive care of minor injuries and
emergencies and other routine ED clinical
work.
Supporting the Consultant team with
daily review and care of ED patients on
the Clinical Decision Unit and ED review
clinics.
The post-holder will provide support to
the A&E department to ensure timely
appropriate care and patient flow
through the hospital.
The ED has an active teaching program for
VTS trainees / FY2 and middle grades. The
department also participates in the
Regional SAS Grade and Specialist
Registrar training programs. The post
holder will be expected to attend these
sessions where relevant.
Work with the clinical governance lead
for the ED, ensuring the continuing
development of the service, including the
achievement of national targets.
A formal job plan will be agreed between the
post-holder and their Clinical Director and
Divisional Medical Director, on behalf of the
Chief Medical Officer, three months after the
start date of the post. The job plan for the first
three months will be based on the provisional
timetable shown below.
The Job Plan is subject to annual review and
will be a prospective agreement that sets out a
Specialty Doctors duties, responsibilities and
objectives for the coming year, covering all
aspects of professional practice including
clinical work, teaching, research, education
and managerial responsibilities. It will provide
an agreed schedule of commitments, both
internal and external. In addition, it will include
personal objectives, including details of their
link to wider service objectives, and details of
the support if any required by the Specialty
Doctor to fulfil the job plan and the objectives.
Provisional Assessment of Programmed
Activities in Job Plan:
For a full time contract
Direct Clinical Care:
8.5 PAs on average per week (includes
clinical activity, clinically related activity,
and non-resident emergency work)
Cross-site travel and clinical administration
time is included in each session of DCC.
Supporting Professional Activities:
1.5 SPAs per week to support your personal
CPD and revalidation related activities. Although 1.0 SPA is the minimum required
amount for revalidation, additional PA
allocations may be provided for clinical
management roles.
Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of
- appointment
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- At least ALS and commitment to complete APLS/EPALS and ATLS/ETC
Desirable
- Higher degree
- ALS, ATLS/ETC,
- APLS/EPLS/EPALS instructor
Experience
Essential
- At least four years full-time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in the relevant specialty training programme, or as a FTSTA. Or equivalent experience and competencies of this specialist training
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to 4 years post qualification with minimum 2 years EM experience
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Able to lead a resuscitation or trauma team.
- Knowledge in subspecialties eg. Trauma & Orthopaedics
Desirable
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of
- appointment
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- At least ALS and commitment to complete APLS/EPALS and ATLS/ETC
Desirable
- Higher degree
- ALS, ATLS/ETC,
- APLS/EPLS/EPALS instructor
Experience
Essential
- At least four years full-time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in the relevant specialty training programme, or as a FTSTA. Or equivalent experience and competencies of this specialist training
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to 4 years post qualification with minimum 2 years EM experience
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Able to lead a resuscitation or trauma team.
- Knowledge in subspecialties eg. Trauma & Orthopaedics
Desirable
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiative
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
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).
