Specialist Doctor in Emergency MedicineNHS
Job summary
**Please note we have specified valid FRCEM, ALS, ATLS and EPALS (or equivalent) certifications as Essential Criteria in the Person Specification for this position. If you do not confirm you hold all three life support courses and have completed FRCEM on your application, it will unfortunately be rejected**
The successful candidate will contribute to emergency care across the Division of medicine and will work as a Trust Doctor as part of the Emergency Department team with a full shift rota. The current rota is calculated at an average 10 PA per week. We have forged close links between our Acute Medicine and Emergency Medicine Teams. As part of the Consultant led team the successful applicant will provide shop floor input and leadership. This post will be primarily be based at Bassetlaw Hospital but cross site working is expected when needed.
Main duties of the job
Key Duties of the Post:
Managing a whole spectrum of emergency patients
Assistance and supervision of the F1, F2 and GPST doctors with the management of patients.
Strengthening the delivery of a high-quality Emergency Medicine service across the hospital and community.
Developing further links between Emergency Medicine and Acute Medicine
Developing innovative practices in clinical patient management, focusing on high quality care.
Developing a subspecialty interest
Job description
Key competencies required for this position:
Resuscitate and Stabilize (SLO3): Ability to identify sick adult patients, perform resuscitation, stabilization, and recognize appropriate cessation at the entrustment level of 4.
Possession of an up-to-date ALS (or equivalent) certificate.
Care for injured patient (SLO4): Completion of ATLS or ETC or equivalent trauma course able to demonstrate the skills at the entrustment level of 4.
Ability to identify sick paediatric patients, resuscitate and stabilize them. Possession of an APLS or EPLS (or equivalent) certification and able to demonstrate the skills at the entrustment level of 4.
Chest Drain: Seldinger Technique. Entrustment level 4
Open Chest Drain. Entrustment level 2b
Fracture/Dislocation Manipulation- able to demonstrate the skills at the entrustment level of 4
Ability to provide conscious sedation independently.
Dealing with complex and challenging situations in the workplace (SLO6). Should able demonstrate as senior clinician overnight at DRI and Bassetlaw.
About us
DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.