Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine

The post-holder will provide a high quality "shop floor" clinical presence, together with high standards of education, training, research and audit.

The post holder will work in close co-operation with nursing, managerial and medical colleagues to provide high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Our values are Bold, Every Person Counts, Sharing and Open and Together. It is important that you understand and refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.

To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today. To see patients attending the Emergency Department, making primary diagnosis and initiating emergency treatment. This will be at middle-grade level (Senior Decision-Maker) within the department.

• Clinical leadership in the delivery of high quality emergency care.
• Assessment, care and treatment of patients presenting to the ED.
• A role in maintaining the four hour target for emergency access.
• Ensuring the appropriate referral of patients to inpatient specialties or tertiary centres.
• Liaison with clinicians and managers within and outside of the ED to address issues arising that affect the service.
• Teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level, including assessments.
• Audit, research and quality assurance processes.

We are committed to Equality of Opportunity for everyone and will guarantee an interview to any disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria.

Medway Maritime Hospital is a smoke free site. Smoking is completely prohibited in all Trust buildings, grounds and car parks for patients, visitors, staff and contractors. This will ensure that the hospital is a better place to work and a better place for our patients to be treated.

Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.

Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment. Our employees are able to choose the coverage and supplemental benefits that best fit their needs and those of their families.

We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Division:
Medicine and Emergency Care;
Care Group:
Emergency and Acute;
Band:
Speciality Doctor;
Salary: £61,542 - £99,216 per annum/pro rata;
We are recruiting for a Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.