Consultant

We have an exciting opportunity for a Consultant to work with us at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in Emergency Medicine.

The successful candidates will join our existing team of Consultants along with a number of SAS Doctors, Junior Doctors, Advanced nurse practitioners, ENPs and Physicians' associates.

Emergency Medicine which sits within the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) division that is led by an Associate Medical Director (AMD) who is supported by an Associate Director of Operations and an Associate Director of Nursing. The successful candidates are accountable to the Medical Director.

The following few which are considered to be the main duties and responsibilities of the post holder. To provide Departmental Leadership acting as the senior in charge, including direction and supervision of other doctors and nurses and the provision of clinical advice and microteaching.

• To advise and decide on investigations appropriate to a given situation and in assessing the significance of results.
• To work with the shift-coordinator and site team to ensure the safe and smooth running of the Department.
• To see, treat and discharge or refer ED patients as appropriate.
• To liaise with the Site Manager, CSG Lead, Head of Nursing, General Manager, on-call Executive/Manager and/or Consultants from other departments as necessary to raise awareness of risks to the department, and to work together to mitigate clinical risk, especially during periods of high patient volume or acuity.

Speciality: Emergency Medicine

Location: PAH is conveniently located in Essex

Shift patterns: Monday- Friday 9am-5pm occasional on calls required

Hours per week: 20-50 per week

Start date: ASAP

This is a great opportunity to join Doctors Direct, which enables you to work in multiple Emergency Medicine departments across the country full/part time and be paid great rates of pay.

Doctors Direct recruit to the highest of NHS standards and all candidates applying for this role must have the following:

• Valid GMC
• Right to work in the UK
• Clinical attachment complete and minimum of 3 months paid experience in the NHS/UK

About the Trust

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is made up of three hospitals: The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the St. Margaret's Hospital in Epping, and the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford. The Trust, above all, strives to deliver exceptional care to the 350,000 people in the region and provides a full range of acute, outpatient and diagnostic services. It's constantly working to improve the quality of care, outcomes, and experiences that they provide to patients, integrating care with partners and reducing health inequity in the local population in a compassionate and inclusive environment.

As an equal opportunities organisation, NHSP is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective bank members and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership. We believe there is a strong case for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply.