Consultant Emergency Medicine

It is envisaged that the new Consultant will assume direct clinical role within the department and share responsibilities with the other Consultants. Practitioners will be expected in the normal run of their duties, to deputise for short term absence for their colleagues as far as is practicable both in clinical and managerial capacities. When deputising is not practicable, the Department shall be responsible for engaging locums, but the practitioner shall have the responsibility of brining the need to their notice. The senior medial staff hold a pivotal position in the department and must be committed to taking it forward.

Clinical duties will be shared with the present consultants and will include all duties normally expected in any major Emergency Department in the UK; however a proportion of direct clinical duties will be delivered at the Major Trauma Centre Emergency Department at James Cook University Hospital. The duties will normally be based at the University Hospitals of North Tees and will include support for the Tees Valley Urgent Care Service.

Participate in the day to day running and administration of the department in conjunction with the present complement of staff. See, examine and treat patients attending the department. Supervise, oversee, and teach departmental junior medical and nursing staff in addition to medical students. Help to develop their sub-specialty within the directorate. Help to further links between the emergency departments at UHNT and JCUH. Participate in clinical audit, clinical governance and Morbidity & Mortality Meetings. Participate in quality improvement projects within the directorate.Take part in departmental research projects and lead the directorate forward in the field of research. Participate in hospital Resuscitation Committee work and training of hospital staff in CPR. Participate in Advanced life support courses and in house training.Participate in the Major Incident Planning and exercises. Contribute to pre hospital personnel training and development. Look after and care for Head Injuries admissions in overnight stay beds on the appropriate wards. Maintain good communications with General Practitioners, Emergency Services and Social Services. Ensure effective liaison and communication with Consultant and junior medical staff in all specialities within the trust. With the above taken into account the candidate will be expected to sign the Trusts Consultant compact contract prior to taking up post. The Trust will also commit in writing to their obligations under the Consultant Compact.

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool".

Knowledge and Skills

Essential: - Recent comprehensive experience in Emergency Medicine; - APLS/ALS/ATLS or ETC/ provider; - Ability to manage resident staff and other professionals

Desirable: - Instructor status in one or more of the disciplines

QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential: - MbChB or equivalent; - Entry on the Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine, or within 6 months of CCT; - FRCEM or equivalent

EXPERIENCE

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential: - Ability to work in team; - Good communication skills; - Commitment to continuing medical education

Desirable: - Working knowledge of IT