Consultant in Emergency Medicine

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust ,
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

Overview

Job Description

Applications are invited for Consultants in Emergency Medicine based at Peterborough City Hospital, North West Anglia NHS FT, commencing as soon as possible. Please note the vacancy is for Peterborough City Hospital but there may be cross site working if required. Peterborough City Hospital is a purpose built facility which opened in December 2010. The Emergency Department has a large Resuscitation room, a 28- cubicle Major's area, separate Paediatric waiting and clinical areas, and a well-equipped Minors. The department now treats more than 100,000 patients per year. Our department offers a friendly atmosphere with excellent working relationships within the department and with both Pre-hospital and In-hospital teams. The appointee will become part of a busy, forward thinking team, which has multiple interests including Trauma, critical care, organ donation, Stroke, Paediatrics, Pre hospital care, Education, Research and Toxicology. We also run and contribute to ALS, APLS, ATLS, NLS and HMIMMS within the hospital and excel in teaching and training of our junior doctors. The new appointment will be in line with the Royal College of Emergency Medicine's guidance on work force and the college's strategy to improve the working lives of clinicians working in Emergency Departments in the U.K. We aim to achieve a work pattern that is well structured, sustainable and allows for a better work-life balance. The post is a minimum 10 PA's with self-rostering and we currently provide a 1 in 5 on call. However, applications from candidates who may wish to work flexibly are also welcomed. Applicants should be FRCEM (or equivalent), and be on the GMC's Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine, or be eligible for entry within six months. Special interests relevant to Emergency Medicine (e.g. Ultrasound, Paediatrics, critical care and education) are encouraged. . For further details / informal visits contact: Please contact Dr A Yasin on 01733 673342 (Christine Wright) for an informal discussion Employment Type: FULL_TIME