Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine

at  Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

We are recruiting for a Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine, to support the Trust’s strategy in developing and supporting the delivery of excellent emergency clinical care in Chesterfield.
We are looking for someone who wants to work in a dynamic, innovative and evolving team.
We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospital provide high quality, safe and compassionate care in our new state of the art emergency department which opening this year.
The Department focuses on the provision of evidence based emergency medicine, teaching, training and excellence, while maintaining operational standards.
A co-located GP-led Urgent Care Centre delivers care for both adults and children with minor illness and injury. There are stringent and well-defined clinical criteria for streaming individual patients either to the Urgent Care Centre or Emergency Medicine. Patients may also be referred from the Urgent Care Centre to Emergency Medicine, where appropriate.
The Emergency Department adheres to key performance indicators (KPIs) and the appointee will be expected to work toward these operational standards.
With this in mind, the post will help in achieving these operational standards while maintaining excellent care in the Emergency Department.
There is regular teaching and training opportunities, both informal (including bedside teaching from consultants, board rounds), and formal and these have contributed to the success of both trainees and Trust doctors in RCEM examinations.
Furthermore, the Emergency Department is committed to research involvement, and quality improvement methodology in order to constantly improve the treatment delivered to our patient population.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides almost all of the acute in-patient care for Chesterfield and the surrounding rural area of North Derbyshire.
Our main asset is our dedicated staff who are committed to meeting the health needs of the local communities which we serve.
We work collaboratively with health care partners to achieve the very best care pathways for our patients, as well as aiming to develop cohesive services which are sustainable for the future.
Please see the attached job description for further information about the role including details of the personal specification.
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director on behalf of the Medical Director. This will be reviewed annually, and changes will be mutually agreed.
Once established, the Job Plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out duties, responsibilities, and objectives for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, and managerial responsibilities

Please refer the Job description for details