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Job description

To provide leadership of the Emergency Dept by overseeing, prioritising and delegating the workload to ensure the provision of safe, effective, high quality emergency care in a timely manner for all patients attending the Emergency Dept.

Responsibilities

• To assume the role, when required, of team leader in the management of critically ill or injured patients attending the ED.
• To undertake the initial assessment, resuscitation, diagnosis and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients attending the ED.

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• Applicants must have full registration with a license to practise with the General Medical Council (UK) at the date of commencing employment.
• Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine, OR
• Be within 3 months of obtaining their CCT in Emergency Medicine and being admitted to the GMC Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine at the date of interview, OR
• Have submitted a CESR application in Emergency Medicine to the GMC at the date of interview, OR
• Have been elected to Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.
• Applicants must hold Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) or Fellowship of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (FACEM).
• Hold a current full driving licence, which is valid for use in the UK, and have access to a car on appointment.
• This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by the Trust which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.

Desirable Skills

• Higher qualifications, for example MSc, PhD, MD etc.
• Publications / presentations.
• Research.
• Hold current ATLS or ETC, ALS, APLS or EPALS certification.

Further Information

We are an equal opportunities employer