Job description

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.

Supervision of and assistance to junior and middle grade medical staff, ACPs and Emergency Nurse Practitioners

To act as Team Leader in the resuscitation of seriously traumatised patients and those with critical illness.

Together with colleagues provide a daily Consultant presence

Participate in the senior doctor rota performing clinical duties and acting as Lead Consultant

Assist in the smooth integration of the Emergency Department and Urgent Care services.

The post holders will be expected to provide a comprehensive clinical service to consultant colleagues in clinical disciplines in the hospital and to general practitioners in Bradford. Involvement in strategic service planning will be expected, as will exchange of information needed to ensure effective service delivery.

The appointee will participate in the Emergency Medicine on-call rota as part of a team of consultants.

The appointee will be expected to provide cover when colleagues are on annual and study/professional leave.

Research activities which are an inherent part of normal clinical duties will be encouraged and limited research funding may be available following successful application to the local research and development committee.

Administrative duties the post holder will always have continued responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for contributing to the smooth running of the service. The post holders will also be expected to share the administrative duties with the other consultants including attendance at Care Group and Departmental meetings, etc.

The post holder will be responsible for the professional supervision and management of junior staff to ensure standards of care are maintained. Development of individuals and of teams is part of the consultant role.

The appointee will be expected to participate in the postgraduate teaching of medical staff and undergraduates attached to the Trust and in the training of all grades of staff.

CPD - the post holder is responsible for ensuring that they meet the College requirements for CPD.

It is expected that the appointees will actively and regularly participate in Clinical Audit. Evaluation of the departments performance against agreed measures will take place.

The post holder will be expected to participate in clinical governance arrangements in line with national and local guidelines and in respect of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the Trust in accordance with current best practice.

Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of all patients presenting to the Emergency Department

To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Emergency Department

Teaching and Training of intermediate and junior medical staff, nursing staff, medical students, and paramedic staff

To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit

To have responsibility for and actively participate in continuing professional development (CPD)

The new appointees will be expected to join the consultant body in leading by example, managing the sickest patients, engaging with the juniors to ensure safe and timely management, and working with the nursing staff to ensure adequate patient flow.

The appointees will be expected to be involved in implementing the Trusts clinical governance programme. This includes active participation in clinical audit, clinical guidelines/pathways, professional development, appraisal, and risk management.

Please see attached job description and person specification for further details.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of completing a period of approved training in Emergency

Qualifications

Essential

• MBChB or equivalent. Member of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (UK) or equivalent. CCT or within 6 months of AAC date. On Specialist Register with GMC and continue to hold a licence to practise.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Receive patients, visitors and other NHS staff into the department, directing to the appropriate waiting areas and assisting with any enquiries or concerns as appropriate.
• Answer telephone calls and deal with or appropriately field any queries or enquiries.
• Schedule patient appointments and handling cancellations.
• Registering patient referral data onto an electronic patient management system, being both timely and accurate.
• Following up on any missing data from the referral patient data set.
• Attend and participate in Admin team meetings.
• Provide admin cover for other sections as required.
• Participate in the Individual Performance Review.
• Make patient appointments liaising with patients, clinicians healthcare professionals and GP surgeries.
• Sorting and distribution of post.
• Such other duties at a comparable level of responsibility, as may normally be agreed with the job holder.

Whilst the post does not guarantee permanent employment at the end of it, successful completion of the Apprenticeship will provide the post holder with the skills and experience required to apply for future administrative positions within the NHS.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Keyboard and computer literacy skills

Skills

Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Good interpersonal skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Be prepared to undertake any training to meet the development of the post

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to GCSE Level or equivalent

Values

Essential

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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached job descriptionfor further details in regards to the main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Level 2 qualification in relevant field or equivalent level of Experience. (e.g. GCSE A-C or NVQ Level 2)*

Desirable

• NVQ Level 2 in Business and Admin

Experience

Desirable

• Working experience/knowledge of computers, data input and word processing.
• Previous reception and administrative experience in an administrative setting

Skills

Desirable

• Reception duties
• Customer Care

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bradford Royal Infirmary

Duckworth Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)