Consultant in Emergency Medicine

We are looking for an enthusiastic Emergency Medicine Consultant to work at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust. This is an exciting challenge for an Emergency Medicine Consultant who is keen to get involved in delivering care on the front line in a designated trauma unit and also a fantastic opportunity to share and contribute your expertise into the design of a brand-new Emergency Centre.The main aim of these posts is to work with other senior medical and nursing staff to deliver first-class Emergency Medicine services for the Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and Mid Wales areas. The job attracts a 10 PA contract, 7.5 clinical (including 1PA for on-call activities) and 2.5 SPA. Additional PAs are available with agreement from the Clinical Director and Operations Manager and will be renewable on a yearly basis.

o The post-holder be expected to work with other members of the Emergency Medicine Team to provide first class clinical care in Emergency Medicine. The successful candidate will see patients personally and will provide clinical leadership, and supervision/teaching of junior medical and nursing staff.o The post holder will be expected to take an appropriate share in the management and administrative workload of the Department. All Consultants are involved in planning and developing the service.o The department actively encourages the development of specialist interests within the Emergency Medicine field.o Participate in the development of the Emergency Medicine service treatment protocols and guidelineso Participate in the on-call rota on an equal basis with consultant colleagues to ensure that appropriate Emergency services are provided out of normal working hours.o To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.o To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.o To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.o To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.