Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

We are looking for a locum Emergency Medicine Consultant (Fixed term until August 2027) who will be joining a friendly and supportive team of Consultants working on an annualised rota to provide the full spectrum of Emergency Care for adult and paediatric patients at South Tyneside and Sunderland Foundation Trust (STSFT). You will work across our Emergency Departments at Sunderland Royal Hospital and South Tyneside District Hospital. Both sites are busy acute hospitals, you will be supported by a dynamic and highly motivated Nursing team, an inspiring cadre of training and career grade Doctors, Emergency Clinical Practitioners, Physician Associates, Advanced Clinical Practitioners and a range of in-patient acute specialties.

Reception, resuscitation, diagnosis and initial treatment of all emergencies as appropriate. Referral of patients to other specialities, transfer of patients for admission to assessment units, to other hospitals within or outside the Trust, referral as outpatient or back to the community. Provide high quality consultant delivered care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients. Be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring that the Clinical Quality Indicators to deliver safe quality and performance are delivered and sustained. Work in conjunction with the nurse co-ordinator and medical and surgical colleagues to ensure that there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team; timely intervention and safe care to maintain optimal patient flow. When colleagues are absent alternative clinical duties may be arranged to provide appropriate cover. Provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the junior and speciality doctors in Emergency Medicine; advanced nurse practitioners and emergency nurse practitioners.