Job title: Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Company: British Medical Journal
Job description: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest employers, with a wide ranging portfolio of specialty work and a strong academic record. In partnership with The University of Manchester and other collaborators we are rapidly making Manchester the centre of cutting-edge research to improve healthcare worldwide.
The Wythenshawe Emergency Care Village seeks to appoint a Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine to join our existing team of Consultants.
We are a team of 16 Consultants working across a busy adult and paediatric Emergency Department. Seeing over 100,000 patients each year, our hospital serves an inner city community with high levels of complex health needs. The department itself underwent a major refurbishment that opened in 2017, providing a state-of-the-art clinical workspace which allows our multi-disciplinary team to deliver exceptional patient care every day. Co-located in the department is a designated Paediatric area, Clinical Decision Unit, Radiology facilities, and an Urgent Treatment Centre. There is also a newly opened Same Day Emergency Care unit close by, which is operated by the Acute Medical team.
Candidates must be eligible for their own GMC registration: an active licence, ceased license or pending application with the GMC at the point of application. Candidates who do not fit this criteria will not progress through to the shortlisting stage.
Main duties of the job
Clinical duties will involve senior leadership in the supervision and provision of the management and care of all acutely ill and injured patients. There is the expectation that duties will be shared with the current consultants and each consultant will share part of the workload across all sites. The nature of the post necessitates that Category II work may be undertaken, the arrangements for which will be agreed with the successful applicant on appointment.
Currently the department operates a system whereby all new patients attending on a particular day are nominally assigned to the consultant on-call for the day. Consultants are expected to undertake all immediate and subsequent administration relevant to the care of patients assigned in this way. The consultant will have responsibility for professional supervision and management of junior medical staff whilst on-call for the day.
In the spirit of continuing professional development this post can support a special interest that fits in with directorate and Trust objectives.
About us
MFT is England’s largest NHS Trust with a turnover of £2.5bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive our brand-new Electronic Patient Record system which we’ve launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our new Green Plan which will set out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the NHS England website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
Were looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- MB ChB or equivalent
- Postgraduate qualification or equivalent eg. MRCP/MRCS/MCEM
- Higher Qualification FRCEM
- Completion of basic training
- Completion of higher training in Emergency Medicine. Should be on the specialist register or be within 6 months of obtaining CCT at the time of interview.
Teaching and Audit
Essential
- Experience of Audit
- Teaching junior medical staff
Desirable
- Teaching qualification
Academic Achievements and Research
Desirable
- Publications in recognised journals
Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Organisations skills including an enquiring critical approach to work, excellent personal time management,
- Communication skills including the ability to listen, motivate and support staff of all disciplines to have a caring approach towards patients and colleagues
- Leadership skills including excellent interpersonal qualities, a credible and persuasive presence amongst clinical and management colleagues to help the organisation achieve its values and aims
Other Requirements
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC (or eligible forfull registration) and Licensed to Practice
- Registered on the GMC Specialist Registeror be eligible for relevant CCT or equivalent within 6 months of interview. Equivalent must be confirmed by GMC/PMETB in writing on the day of interview.
349-WTWA-5891589*
Expected salary: £93666 – 126281 per year
Location: Manchester
Job date: Sat, 23 Dec 2023 23:08:12 GMT
