HEMS Doctor 2023/2024

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

At the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, it is our aim to save lives, reduce or prevent disability, or suffering from critical illness and injury, by delivering a first class pre-hospital emergency medical service to the people of Essex, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.

Our highly skilled and specially trained HEMS Doctors and Critical Care Paramedics work alongside our regional partners using helicopters and Rapid Response Vehicles fitted with state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.

We are here to assist everyone who lives, works, or is travelling through the region. The service is provided by the Charity free of charge to patients of all ages, from every background and faith, who require the most advance clinical care.

This is a unique opportunity to gain experience and expertise in both rural and urban pre-hospital care. This post provides exceptional training supervision and clinical exposure in a variety of locations and scenarios.

Main duties of the job

Participate in the 24 hour rota for prehospital operations from both EHAAT airbases.

Undertake research and audit projects.

Attend Death & Disability days (every Tuesday) and Clinical Governancedays (1st Tuesday of each month).

Assist in the development of the regional trauma systems.

Participate in the development of clinical and non-clinical protocols.

Review existing protocols regularly.

Engage in teaching activity to other medical and non-medical staff bothwithin and outside EHAAT.

Provide teaching and training for paramedics.

Provide teaching and training for medical students on special studymodules and electives.

Undertake liaison activity outside EHAAT with other agencies.

Attend EHAAT charity events and activities.

About us

Our aim is to save lives, reduce or prevent disability, or suffering from critical illness and injury, by delivering a first class pre-hospital emergency medical service to the people of Essex, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.

Our highly skilled and specially trained pre-hospital care doctors and critical care paramedics work alongside our regional partners using helicopters and rapid response vehicles fitted with state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.

Our critical care teams are dispatched by the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust. We are here to assist everyone who lives, works,or is travelling through the region. The service is provided by the Charity free of charge to patients of all ages, from every background and faith, whorequire the most advanced clinical care.

Date posted

28 June 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£33,790 to £53,132 a year Per Annum + 1A (50%) Banding

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

1 years

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-MR-HEMS-0263

Job locations

Broomfield

Essex & Hertfordshire

CO6 2NS

Job description

Job responsibilities

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Must hold a licence to practice and be fully registered with the GMC
MB ChB or equivalent
Must be ST4-5 (or equivalent) with appropriate post-grad qualification

Desirable

Diploma in Pre-Hospital Care
Fellowship in Pre-Hospital Care

Experience

Essential

Minimum 5 years post graduate experience
6-months experience in anaesthesia or related topics with competency in Rapid Sequence Induction of anaesthesia
6-months Emergency Medicine or relevant experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Must hold a licence to practice and be fully registered with the GMC
MB ChB or equivalent
Must be ST4-5 (or equivalent) with appropriate post-grad qualification

Desirable

Diploma in Pre-Hospital Care
Fellowship in Pre-Hospital Care

Experience

Essential

Minimum 5 years post graduate experience
6-months experience in anaesthesia or related topics with competency in Rapid Sequence Induction of anaesthesia
6-months Emergency Medicine or relevant 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).