This Specialty Doctor post at West Suffolk Hospital is an exciting opportunity to join the middle grade rota in the Emergency Department, delivering high quality care for patients of all ages and supervising junior clinicians. The role includes managing undifferentiated emergencies, contributing to trauma care, and upholding the standards of both the Trust and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts, we will close vacancies before the stated closing date once the first 50 applications are received. Therefore, please apply as soon as possible.
- You will be part of the multidisciplinary clinical team as specialty doctor in the Emergency Department.
- Provide high quality care, knowledge, and skills for the patients either directly or by supervision and floor management of the junior clinical staff
- To maintain the standards of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- To assume clinical responsibility for patients brought to the department by the emergency services, self-referring or referred by GP
- Dealing with unexpected emergencies including those resulting from infectious diseases like COVID-19
- To be part of Trauma Team co-ordinated management of major trauma
- To be immediately available for opinion, guidance and advice on any patient seen by a junior clinician in the ED at any time during the rostered duty shift
- To assist in conducting follow-up review of patients where considered appropriate by the Consultants
- To contribute to the production of departmental clinical management guidelines in line with evidence-based best practice
- To attend in the event of a hospital Major Incident call if available and off duty
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Identify and act appropriately upon Safeguarding issues in children appropriately
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#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr William Dean Job title: Lead Consultant Email address: william.dean@wsh.nhs.uk
