Chief Registrar in Emergency Medicine

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We have an exciting opportunity to join one of the largest units in the South West, as Chief Registrar in Emergency Medicine. Join our vibrant, friendly multi-disciplinary team and you will be allocated a Consultant Mentor and Educational Supervisor to support and guide your professional development. Gloucestershire Hospitals benefits from 18 experienced and enthusiastic Emergency Medicine Consultants, 10 Middle Grades (including one Associate Specialist), 6 ACCS doctors (St1 and St2) as well as a full complement of GPVTS, FY2 and FY1 doctors.
The post will consist of 50% full time equivalent protected time for Chief Registrar work - including quality improvement projects, teaching, leadership and service improvement. The remaining time will be allocated to clinical Emergency Medicine work within the two Emergency Departments.
You will have the opportunity to lead the Trauma Team within ED and to be the nominated Resus or Paediatric doctor of the day. The clinical experience you will gain will be diverse and interesting and there is a strong emphasis on team-work in our Eds. We work closely in collaboration with the Acute Care Unit, Ambulatory Emergency Care and Intensive Care, so the successful applicant will be well led with excellent Clinical Supervision by senior staff at all times.
Clinically, as an ED senior doctor (ST4+ equivalent), your role will be in the assessment and treatment of the ill and injured patient as well as providing clinical advice to more junior ED clinicians, where appropriate. You will have the opportunity to be lead or part of the Trauma Team within the ED and to be the nominated Resus or Paediatric doctor of the day. You will be expected to lead your colleagues in these areas as well as being an active team member. The clinical experience you gain will be diverse and interesting
We value our differences, champion kindness and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger. Valuing your health and well-being, we support our staff with a dedicated 2020 Hub, flexible working and a number of programmes. We’re passionate about providing safe and compassionate care and we will fully support you on your career journey.
The Emergency Departments within Gloucestershire Hospitals receive approximately 150,000 patients per year making us one of the largest units in the South West. Gloucestershire Royal ED is an accredited Level 2 Trauma Unit, receiving the most trauma cases of all Trauma Units in the region. In addition, Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH) receives those patients suffering from acute stroke with an active stroke thrombolysis service. Within GRH ED there is a dedicated Paediatric Emergency area that receives ill and injured children. Paediatric attendances constitute approximately 25% of all our attendances. There is Emergency Medicine Consultant supervision from 8am until midnight, seven days per week in GRH. CGH ED receives emergency patients by ambulance until 8pm each day, after which the ambulance patients attend GRH. There is Consultant supervision in the ED at CGH until 10pm each weekday and until 5pm at weekends (where a senior Emergency Medicine clinician is present until 10pm).
The applicant will be well led with excellent Clinical Supervision by senior staff during all shifts. You will be allocated a Consultant Mentor and Educational Supervisor to support and guide your professional development during your time with us. We are very fortunate to be staffed by 18 experienced and enthusiastic Emergency Medicine Consultants, 10 Middle Grades (including one Associate Specialist), 6 ACCS doctors (St1 and St2) as well as a full complement of GPVTS, FY2 and FY1 doctors.
Successful applicants will be welcomed into our vibrant and friendly multi-disciplinary team. There is a strong emphasis in team-work in our EDs and we work closely in collaboration with the Acute Care Unit, Ambulatory Emergency Care and Intensive Care
At the Gloucestershire Hospitals we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the ‘best care for everyone’. We are one of the largest hospital Trusts in England, committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment and this can be seen in our growing community of staff networks and engagement projects. We want you to thrive, we encourage a culture of learning and innovation through our Quality Improvement Academy and offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives

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