Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Job summary

Applications are invited for Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine to join our friendly, dynamic and expanding Emergency Department at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post is initially for 6 months with potential for extension / availability to apply for a permanent post for the right candidate, subject to approval following an ongoing workforce review.

We are looking for experienced, motivated individual who have worked at a senior level to provide leadership within our busy department. For the period of the locum appointment, you would be required to work on a 1:6 rota with similar colleagues covering days, nights and weekends in both the adult and paediatric emergency department.

The department has ambitious plans for improvement. Therefore as well as providing clinical expertise to enable the best possible care, it is important that you can lead service development and provide quality professional advice, contributing to all the areas that produce an outstanding working environment and patient experience.

Main duties of the job

To provide Emergency Medicine services in Bradford. The post holder will be expected to provide a comprehensive clinical service together with Consultant colleagues.

Please view Job description and person specification for full details.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job responsibilities

The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in their charge. The Consultant will be responsible in conjunction with colleagues for planning future developments of these services.

Person specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of completing an approved period of training in EM

Skills

Essential

• Ability to perform the requirements of the post
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisational skills
• Commitment to working cooperatively and collaboratively with other health professionals and organisations
• Ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams

Qualifications

Essential

• MBChB or equivalent
• MRCP or FRCS of equivalent to specialty (UK) or equivalent
• Member of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (UK) or equivalent