Senior Registrar in Emergency Medicine (ST3+)

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Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:

Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary's, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea and Western Eye.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.

We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.

We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.

With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.

We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.

Job overview

We are looking for ambitious, dedicated doctors to join our middle grade team in the Emergency Department at Charing Cross Hospital. You will gain experience and training in a whole range of medical and surgical presentations and conditions, and the opportunity to liaise and work with world class teams from across the Trust. Charing Cross Emergency Department hosts the hyper-acute stroke unit for the region, as well as tertiary neurosurgical, ENT and oncology services. The department has recently refurbished and expanded the department has a large ambulatory care service and resuscitation area.

The team is renowned for its positive ethos and supportive culture. There is a strong research ethic and a well-established Quality Improvement program throughout the department and the Trust. You will be encouraged to participate in quality improvement projects and will have regular weekly teaching sessions delivered by Consultants. There are opportunities to develop bedside ultrasound skills in workshops. We will endeavour to help you with career planning, whether to obtain exams or in support of training applications.

Main duties of the job

IEM Registrars provide full shift cover for the Emergency Department, 7 days per week, supported and supervised by Consultant who work shift patterns providing 16 hours per day, 7 days per week.

You would be expected to work across all areas of the emergency department: rapid assessment, resuscitation room, majors & SDEC. You will be involved in the initial assessment of patients arriving in the emergency department either directly, via GP referral or brought in by ambulance with undifferentiated symptoms. You would be expected to provide initial assessment, initiate treatment, formulate a working diagnosis, organise relevant investigations and generate management plans. There will be opportunity for developing and extending procedural skills including cannulation (peripheral & central venous cannulation as well as arterial cannulation), insertion of chest drains (both Seldinger & trauma drains) use of point of care ultrasound among others. You would be expected to develop rapid assessment skills and be able to conduct a rapid review of a patient and initiate treatment and refer on where appropriate. You will have opportunity to develop clinical super vision and leadership skills within the ED as well as undertaking management & quality improvement projects.

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to lead our Emergency Department as a Senior Decision Maker (SDM), with Consultant support at all times.

We would also expect you to have provider status for Advanced Life Support (ALS), Advanced Trauma and Life Support (ATLS) and Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS).

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration with a license to practice

Relevant experience in specialty/Sub specialty

Essential criteria

• 2 years or more Emergency Medicine experience
• 6 months or more UK NHS experience
• UK Exams (MRCEM / MRCP)
• Currently working at Registrar level
• Able to lead the department as a senior decision-maker

Desirable criteria

• Experience as senior decision maker in Emergency Medicine
• MRCEM / FRCEM

Academic achievements including research/publications Language

Essential criteria

• Evidence of achievement appropriate to level of appointment at ICHT

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria

• Able to supervise colleagues (including SHOs and Registrars)

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of leading a department

Audits

Essential criteria

• Active involvement in Audit and Quality Improvement

Desirable criteria

• QI course completed

Language

Essential criteria

• Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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

• Job Description and Person Spec (PDF, 768.5KB)
• FRF (PDF, 232.6KB)
• Aspire to values (PDF, 132.8KB)
• Our Strategy 2023-25 (PDF, 230.4KB)