This role is a new consultant post within the Emergency Department; the appointed candidate(s) will join an existing team of 16 senior medical staff including Consultants & SAS doctors. On joining the department,
you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients.
As a senior member of the team, you will become a key part in the delivery of training and supervision to our junior colleagues.
We are a large District General Emergency department seeing a broad spectrum of patients and
presentations. We have a collocated Urgent Treatment Centre for minor illness and injury management as
well as an observation ward supported by 24 hour mental health liaison service. We have a large team of
medical, nursing and allied health care professionals providing a high quality efficient service for our patients allowing us to have flexibility in avoiding admissions where possible.
We have a strong collaborative relationship with Acute Medicine, working together to improve quality and flow for patient care at the front door.
The successful candidate will provide general clinical ED sessions and senior input into patient care, ensuring appropriate discharge and hospital admission, along with management and leadership
The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the
service.
Clinical Duties:
• Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular
MDT discussions with colleagues
• Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties
associated with patient care (with secretarial support)
• Development of sub specialty interests that fit in with Division needs and the strategic direction of
the Trust.
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for
contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
• Provision of cover for Consultant colleagues’ periods of leave in accordance with arrangements
agreed within Trust policy.
• Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
• Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
• The post holder will participate in an out of hours consultant rota, detailed within the job plan section
• With other colleagues enable senior input into patients journey through the ED enhancing quality
and Consultant ‘sign off’
• Maintain the hours of availability of immediate Consultant opinion
• Enhance the reputation of the department through multi-disciplinary education & training and
research
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation:
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, where the Cotswolds meet the West Country, enjoys enviable local support and excellent partnership working. It serves the local population of Swindon, Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and West Berkshire. The hospital is ideally located near junction 15 of the M4, London, Bristol and Oxford can all be reached within 1 hour by road or rail.
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a particularly friendly and effective unit and benefits from excellent relationships between management teams and clinical staff.
• Management and Leadership Responsibilities:
All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical
Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of
the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the
patient experience.
• To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division
Management Team.
• To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead
and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trust’s business plans.
• The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division
including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.
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• Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.
• As part of the Division Management Team, assist in the cost effective utilisation of resources,
including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.
• Work within the Trust’s framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of
clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial
procedures.
• Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching
programmes.
• Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management
• Appointed candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution
for England to guide decisions..
Further details can be found on the attached Job Description
This advert closes on Thursday 14 Nov 2024
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