Consultant - Emergency Medicine

Job Overview

Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey

We see over 125,000 patients per annum, 25% of whom are managed in our integrated Paediatric ED. As a regional PCI, vascular and stroke centre as well as busy trauma unit you will be guaranteed a rich and varied caseload of acute presentations. A Trust-wide fully integrated EPR, Epic launched in June 2022.

We provide opportunities and training for staff to develop within their chosen fields. We believe in investing in our staff and understand that staff satisfaction is inextricably linked to patient satisfaction. We also believe that it’s important that we recruit staff who subscribe to our values as they at the heart of everything we do. These are committed to excellence, working together and facing the future. The values reflect the commitment we make to the people who use our services and to each other.

Applicants for the position should be on the Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine or within 6 months (from the interview date) of award of their CCT / CESR in Emergency Medicine. A subspecialty qualification would be welcome, but not mandatory. Instructor status in ALS/ATLS/APLS is preferable and in date provider status is essential.

If the thought of being part of a dynamic, busy and forward thinking Department appeals to you, please apply by completing an application form as fully as possible online through NHS jobs.

Interview to be held on 22nd January 2027 and held face to face.

Main duties of the job

The job plan will normally be based on a 10 PA contract which will divide into 8 DCC and 2 SPA. The appointee will be based at the Frimley Park site with opportunities for cross-site working at our other ED in Wexham Park Hospital. The appointee will be expected to join the annualised rota which allows greater flexibility to pursue other interests and help maintain a good work life balance.

The DCC will be annualised at a quarterly rota meeting to provide ED shop floor cover from 0800-midnight 7 days a week. The weekend frequency is 1 in 6 weekends working either a day (08-17.30) or late (17.30-00.00 with on-call from home). There are aspirations with additional ED Consultant numbers towards expanding the evening and weekend shift pattern in accordance with the RCEM workforce document.

EM Consultant duties include leadership, supervision, education, mentoring, leading resuscitation teams, and leading ED handover board-rounds.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Governance and quality improvement

Each consultant is expected to take an active role in clinical governance including quality improvement (QI), incident reporting (both adverse and positive), complaints review, CPD and Evidence-Based Medicine. The department has separate Clinical Governance and QI leads.

Research

There is an active research programme within the ED, with involvement in national portfolio projects and regional studies.

Teaching

The appointee will be expected to contribute to the departmental teaching programme for consultant, middle tier and junior tier ED doctors. The ED hosts medical students from Southampton and St Georges and there is opportunity to be involved in their educational programme in ED. The PGEC co-ordinates simulation, life-support courses (off-site) and other educational opportunities for ED staff.

Other Duties

The appointee may wish to take on other roles in conjunction with their clinical role. Any positions offered from outside of the Trust must be discussed with the Chief of Service prior to the position being accepted, so that the impact of this can be fully considered and any job plan amendments undertaken if any additional role is to be accepted.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• FRCEM or equivalent
• On (or within 6 months of entry to) the UK specialist register for Emergency Medicine (via CCT or CESR)
• ALS/ ATLS/ APLS (or equivalent) provider status

Desirable criteria

• ALS/ATLS/APLS Instructor status
• Dual accreditation/ registered sub speciality interest

Experience

Essential criteria

• Broad experience of Emergency Medicine in the UK
• Evidence of personal experience in all areas of RCEM curriculum
• Evidence of personal participation in audit projects that have brought about change
• Evidence of participation in postgraduate and undergraduate teaching programmes
• Evidence of Level 1 EM US competencies

Desirable criteria

• RSI Trained
• Level 2 EM US competencies
• Training in educational supervision
• Training in appraisal
• Participation in research projects
• Published research

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Able to evaluate own clinical practice
• Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and develop service provision

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.

Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.

We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.

We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.

Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.

Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.

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