Consultant in Emergency Medicine (Adult and Paediatrics)

Job summary

About the Role

We welcome applications from candidates trained in Paediatric Emergency Medicine from either a Paediatrics or Emergency Medicine background. This substantive Consultant post is based within the Paediatric Emergency Department and includes some Adult Emergency Medicine responsibilities.

The successful candidate will contribute to weekend, on-call, and shop floor cover (08:00 to midnight, 365 days a year). A self-rostering consultant rota offers flexibility in working patterns.

About You

• Hold, or be within six months of obtaining, a CCT in Emergency Medicine or Paediatrics with subspecialty accreditation in Paediatric Emergency Medicine.
• Demonstrate equivalent clinical experience if following a non-CCT route.
• Be committed to delivering high-quality paediatric emergency care and effective multidisciplinary teamwork.

Main Duties

• Provide senior clinical leadership in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of children attending the Emergency Department.
• Supervise and support junior and middle-grade doctors, including providing specialist advice during on-call periods.
• Lead trauma team responses and participate in the consultant on-call rota to ensure timely emergency care.

Further details are available in the full job description.

Please note: this Job Description is pending RCEM approval.

Interviews: Thursday 18th September 2026.

Main duties of the job

1. Definitive care of patient attendances.

2. Immediate resuscitation of critically ill patients and thereafter referral to the appropriate department of those patients who require admission.

3. Communication and liaison with other departments within the hospital both clinical and managerial.

4. Communication and liaison with agencies outside the hospital including the Emergency Services, GP Surgeries, Urgent Care Centre's and Tertiary Trauma Centre.

5. Responsibility for the supervision, training and education of junior medical staff, with and active role in the training of nursing and other staff.

6. The post holder may be named as the educational supervisor of several junior medical staff and supervising the ACPs.

7. Continuing development of the service, using audit, the application of evidence-based medicine, support development of IT infrastructure, mentorship programme and streaming pathway.

8. Dealing with personnel and other managerial issues.

9. Support a culture of learning from excellence as well as learning from mistakes/errors.

• Manage children presenting with minor and major illness and trauma.
• Lead paediatric resuscitations and major trauma responses.
• Provide senior clinical decision-making and support patient flow through the emergency pathway.
• Supervise junior medical staff, advanced practitioners and nursing colleagues.
• Liaise with paediatric, surgical, orthopaedic, intensive care and mental health services.

About us

As the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, we offer a unique opportunity to be part of a Trust making a genuine difference to local health outcomes. The Trust is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services, alongside extensive community services.

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Our strategy is aligned to delivering exceptional care together while supporting a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We offer clear career development pathways, access to training and education, and opportunities to contribute to service innovation and improvement.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties

1. Definitive care of patient attendances.

2. Immediate resuscitation of critically ill patients and thereafter referral to the appropriate department of those patients who require admission.

3. Communication and liaison with other departments within the hospital both clinical and managerial.

4. Communication and liaison with agencies outside the hospital including the Emergency Services, GP Surgeries, Urgent Care Centres and Tertiary Trauma Centre.

5. Responsibility for the supervision, training and education of junior medical staff, with and active role in the training of nursing and other staff.

6. The post holder may be named as the educational supervisor of several junior medical staff and supervising the ACPs.

7. Continuing development of the service, using audit, the application of evidence-based medicine, support development of IT infrastructure, mentorship programme and streaming pathway.

8. Dealing with personnel and other managerial issues.

9. Support a culture of learning from excellence as well as learning from mistakes/errors.

Paediatric Responsibilities:

Role Purpose

• Provide expert assessment, diagnosis and management of acutely ill and injured infants, children and young people attending the Emergency Department.
• Deliver consultant-led care, clinical leadership and supervision within the Paediatric Emergency Department (PED).
• Support service development, governance, quality improvement, teaching and research activities.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Clinical Duties

• Manage children presenting with minor and major illness and trauma.
• Lead paediatric resuscitations and major trauma responses.
• Provide senior clinical decision-making and support patient flow through the emergency pathway.
• Supervise junior medical staff, advanced practitioners and nursing colleagues.
• Liaise with paediatric, surgical, orthopaedic, intensive care and mental health services.

Leadership and Governance

• Lead quality improvement, clinical audit and patient safety initiatives.
• Develop and implement clinical guidelines and policies for paediatric emergency care.
• Contribute to departmental management and strategic planning.
• Actively participate in safeguarding and child protection work.

Education and Training

• Deliver teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate learners.
• Provide clinical and educational supervision.
• Support RCEM and PEM trainee development through workplace assessments and mentoring.

Research and Service Development

• Participate in research and evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to service innovation and pathway redesign.

Qualifications

• GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine (or within 6 months of CCT).
• Subspecialty accreditation in Paediatric Emergency Medicine or evidence of equivalent competency.

Experience

• Significant experience in paediatric emergency medicine.
• Experience in paediatric resuscitation and trauma management.
• Evidence of audit, quality improvement, teaching and leadership.

Skills

• Strong communication and multidisciplinary team-working skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and make rapid clinical decisions.

Commitment to continuing professional development and governance

Non-clinical responsibilities may include:

Formal teaching/informal teaching

Supporting the Induction programme

Clinical governance audit/incidents/complaints

Rota management/Mortality Review/Mentorship

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• oEligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practice oEither CCT in Paediatrics or CCT in Emergency Medicine with subspecialist interest in Paediatric Emergency Medicine or to be within six months of attaining CCT oMRCPCH or FCEM or equivalent oAPLS provider status or equivalent

Desirable

• oCT in Paediatrics with subspecialty recognition for Paediatric Emergency Medicine oAPLS/ALS/ATLS instructor status with experience of course administration oMIMMS provider status/ATLS provider status

Experience

Essential

• oExtensive experience in all aspects of Paediatric Emergency Medicine and Acute Paediatrics oExperience of looking after children beyond the 4-hour window

Desirable

• oKnowledge and experience of working in a paediatric ambulatory short stay or assessment ward oExperience of managing the seriously unwell child in the PICU setting. International Paediatric Emergency Medicine experience

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• oA clear understanding of the A&E Clinical Quality Indicators and their impact on Emergency Service Provision oLevel 3 Safeguarding Training oAbility to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team/Willingness to accept responsibility oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills oAbility to work in close liaison with colleagues from other specialties, external agencies, emergency services & community services oEvidence of understanding of the Principle of Good Medical practice oAbility to contribute to the planning and implementation of service developments

Desirable

• oExperience of developing Ambulatory Care Pathways oExperience in clinical guideline production oLevel 4/5 Safeguarding Training oEvidence of developing novel research projects, grant applications & leading PEM research on the shop floor

Audit Management & Research. Teaching skill & experience

Essential

• oUnderstanding of principles of audit oUnderstanding / knowledge of Research ethics. oExperience & evidence of effective teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates, junior medical staff, peers, nursing staff and other staff groups

Desirable

• oExperience of developing audit programmes oEvidence of original research oEvidence of developing training programmes tailored to the needs of staff

Leadership / Management skills

Essential

• oCommunication; ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate, and ability to defuse heated situations oAbility to work as part of a team oStaff Management; Experience of performance management, developing, and motivating staff Desirable

Desirable

• oEvidence of leadership in the development of clinical services. Training in appraisal and other leadership skills