Clinical Director / Consultant - Emergency Medicine

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity for a Emergency Department (ED) Clinical Director (2 PA's) / Consultant (10 PA's) has arisen at our Southend site, which has ambitious plans to transform service delivery and build a new ED in a Trust that is committed to an investment plan for the transformation of the Emergency Department of which the first phase has commenced.

As Clinical Director you will lead on innovation and oversee the expansion of the ED including a new Urgent Treatment Centre and Paediatric ED and will involve working across both 'MSE Group' and 'MSE Health Partnership' to develop pathways and opportunities for increased collaboration and integrated working, as well as delivering an exciting clinical strategy.

We want our services, as part of MSE Hospital Group, to be a great place to work , for our people who work here. Where everyone can thrive, grow and be inspired to continuously improve.

Your role requires a visionary leader to work collaboratively ensuring effective multi disciplinary working within the service to deliver improved:

• Clinical performance
• Financial performance
• Operational performance

We are therefore look for an inspirational leader, who puts clinical and multidisciplinary leadership and engagement at the heart of what they do to provide outstanding care to our patients.

Main duties of the job

As our Clinical Director you will act as for Emergency Medicine, working as part of the Care Group and Site Leadership Teams with responsibility for the Southend Acute site, supporting the MSE Urgent and Emergency Care Improvement Programme so the you can build effective and sustainable relationships across the Care Group and maintain it's visibility and accountability to the services

As Clinical Director you will be expected to provide leadership and management support to the Consultant workforce, working collaboratively with Specialty Leads and also be required to commit to 10 PAs as ED Consultant, being committed to providing excellent shop floor coverage to enhance patient care and support to the more junior staff.

Your Consultant role includes responsibility for care of patients attending the ED, 'high quality care for every patient, every time', our ambitions are clear and we want to improve what we do whilst ensuring we spend money wisely.

The department has been fully refurbished and there is a brand new separate pediatric ED next to adult ED. We have regular consultant meetings as well as teaching and audit meetings which involve all of the staff in the ED to share information and gather feedback and ideas and we have access to clinical decision beds based on our own criteria.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 15,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Southend University Hospital is keen to appoint enthusiastic Emergency Medicine Specialist to continue expansion of the workforce.

Your aim is excellent patient outcomes, excellent patient experience, engaged and valued staff, financial and operational sustainability and you will continue to expand our areas of research and innovation so that we can attract more excellent staff and enhance our reputation for high quality care from committed staff

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• MBBS, CCT in Emergency Medicine, FRCEM or equivalent professional qualification
• FRCEM or equivalent
• Unblemished GMC registration

Desirable criteria

• Postgraduate qualifications in either medical education or clinical governance
• Instructor status in Life Support Courses
• Evidence of postgraduate leadership training or qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty.
• Experience of managing governance agendas, including clinical governance and research governance
• Experience in building organisational capabilities including establishing a clear strategic vision and direction and translation into successful outcomes
• Experience of leading a department or division through significant change

Desirable criteria

• Active Involvement in Undergraduate, GP and Paramedical Education
• Experience of managing post graduate training
• Knowledge of the UK healthcare sector

Skills

Essential criteria

• Intellectual flexibility, including the ability to understand both operational detail and wider longer strategic visions and to articulate these to others; and the ability to cope with ambiguity and perform through uncertainty where necessary

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Clinical Director Emergency Department (PDF, 508.2KB)
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