Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Job overview

The Trusts is investing in its Emergency Medicine department and is recruiting to Locum consultant posts. These are new posts to support the senior delivery of Emergency Care and the development of the service within Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust with a view to developing the following services and delivering a consultant delivered night shifts.

• Frailty
• Musculoskeletal services
• Ultrasound
• SDEC
• Paediatric Emergency Medicine

In 2018, the Department of Health and Social Care approved investment of £196.5 million to support reconfiguration of hospital services across Calderdale & Huddersfield which includes development of a purpose-built Emergency Department at Huddersfield as well as an Urgent & Emergency Care Centre at Calderdale.

Main duties of the job

• Comply with the Emergency Departments and Trust’s policies, and to maintain their skills and knowledge through CPD.
• Participate in the day-to-day training and supervision of junior medical staff and with all other training/teaching activities facilitated by the department.
• To cover his/her colleagues for unpredicted short term absence.
• Expect to be called to the department when a Major Incident is declared.
• To participate in the development of emergency treatment protocols.
• Take an active role in clinical audit and the clinical governance process
• To take an active role in the appraisal process
• Provide professional supervision and encourage the development of all Doctors and ACPs within the Emergency Department.
• Contribute the provision of reports for the Coroner, Police Statements and for Complaints management adhering to time frames.
• Will ensure their own practice is up to date: this will include taking responsibility for own clinical professional development and participation in the Trust appraisal system. •

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applications are encouraged from experienced consultants wishing to take up a new challenge or newly accredited consultants who will be supported through our highly regarded development programs. The post holder is encouraged to develop his/her own sub-specialty interest.

This is a Full-Time post providing 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), but applicants wishing to work part-time are also encouraged to apply and job plans will be adjusted accordingly, and by negotiation with appointees.

Applicants must be on the General Medical Council Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if in a training program within the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of doctors must be on the GMC Specialist Register to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee. Applicants must continue to hold a License to Practice.

All medical staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with regional and appropriate Trust health and safety policies.

Please see Job Description for further information.