The post holder will undertake fixed clinical and non-clinical sessions according to an agreed timetable with other members of the Consultant Team.
The current consultant work pattern provides hands on Consultant ‘shop floor’ presence from 08:00 to 22:30 Monday to Friday, 8am to 17:00 Saturday and Sunday to directly lead and guide the team to provide a high standard of clinical care for patients attending the Emergency Department. With an increase in the consultant numbers the shop floor hours covered by the consultant body as a whole may increase. On call is covered one weekday per week and currently one weekend in nine at 5% WTE remuneration. Annual and study leave is covered internally and flexibility in sessions will be required on occasions to provide this level of senior clinical supervision.
The Department is busy, seeing over 130,000 patients per year (30% paediatric) and we have achieved a high clinical standard of care across majors, resus, urgent care centre, and emergency observation unit.
**Please note the job description is pending Royal College approval**
Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Medicine
Research, Teaching and Training
Performance Management
Medical Staff Management and Accountability
Governance
Strategy and Business Planning
Leadership and Team Working
We provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East. We have over 6,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex – in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.
Duties of the post
Teaching duties will include medical students, sessions for the FY2s and middle grade teaching, including preparation for MRCEM and FRCEM.
The post holder will be required to participate in the Trust and Directorate’s Clinical Governance activities, with a commitment to audit, annual appraisal for themselves, revalidation and CPD, and regular appraisal and mentoring of other team members.
It is expected that the post holder will engage in specific management tasks and contribute to monthly departmental meetings (sub-directorate and Clinical Effectiveness) and hospital committees in agreement with the Service Lead and the Directorate Policy Board.
The post holder is expected to participate in the annual appraisal system in line with the Trust’s appraisal guidelines. Individual appraisal interviews will be held annually and reports, (including updated job plans) submitted to the Medical Director or HR Director. The post holder is expected to inform themselves of the annual timetable appraisal and ensure that appropriate time is set aside to update their portfolio.
Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Medicine
The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a CCT in Emergency Medicine (or be within 6 months of attaining).
To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
To adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment “You are the Difference” and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information
Preliminary Visits
Candidates may discuss the post and arrange visits with Dr Shashank Patil, Service Director for Emergency Medicine, email: [email protected]
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