Consultant in Emergency Medicine

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Company Description
Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.
Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.
Job Description
We are excited to be recruiting for a substantive Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) based at Queen Alexandra Hospital.
Emergency Medicine is at the heart of the hospital’s emergency care pathway and provides high quality care for patients from the moment they arrive at the hospital. The department is led by a highly motivated group of consultants who are committed to providing high level care with a drive to develop the service further.
Our department is one of the busiest in the South of England. We have some exciting developments happening over the next few years such as on building the new department in a project named Building Better Emergency Care (BBEC). The state-of-the-art new build, designed with a large 8 bedded resuscitation room, Urgent Care area, expanded Paediatric Emergency Department, integrated Radiology Hub including plain film and 2 CT scanners and provision for mental health patients is set to open in October 2024.
This reflects the Trust’s commitment to the service in order for the Emergency Department to deliver high quality and timely care in the face of the pressures resulting from increased emergency admissions and the greater acuity of cases presenting. The department provides mentoring to newly qualified consultants in order for applicants to develop extended consultant skills. The Trust has recently been supported by NHSI and has had a number of visits that praised the redirection pathways from triage, the nurse led Emergency Care centre (ECC) as well as all the staffs’ efforts to improve patient safety.
Applicants will have every opportunity in our department to develop their interests and support our ambition to provide safe and effective care.
Please note this job has not been approved by RCEM.

INTERVIEW DATE: TO BE CONFIRMED

Job Description
Job Plan
Additional Department Information

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Entry on the GMC Specialty Register via:
• Possession of, or within 6 months of obtaining a CCT in Emergency Medicine,
• Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) or
• European Community Rights
• Or: An appropriate higher specialist qualification.
• ALS, ATLS or ETC, APLS provider status and instructor status in at least one life support course
• Revalidated (or in state of readiness for future revalidation)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
• Extensive experience of the full range of Emergency Medicine presentations

CLINICAL SKILLS

• Understanding of clinical risk management
• Critical care skills to enable stabilisation of all patients in ED resus

KNOWLEDGE

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
• Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
• IT skills
• Effective, confident presentation ability
• Experience in and outside speciality
• An understanding of the Francis report as relevant to the post

Please refer the Job description for details