Job Description

The Consultant Team works from a group job plan. Each consultant will agree an individualisation of the group job plan with the service Clinical Leads/Directors and Clinical Care Group Director annually, on behalf of the Chief Executive.



The department supports individually designed job plans that fulfil the clinical responsibilities while allowing for each consultant to develop and enhance academic and other professional interests both within and external to the trust.



The post holder will undertake clinical and non-clinical duties in the adult emergency department



All consultants will assume responsibility both singly and corporately for the management of junior medical staff. They are also expected to concern themselves with the professional development, both clinical and personal of their trainees. Consultants must be aware of Trust polices & targets and provide a role model in achieving these corporate objectives.



Clinical

Primary Clinical Care:

Undertake direct clinical care of undifferentiated patients presenting to the Emergency Departments.

Team Leader:

Act as Team leader co-ordinating the acute resuscitation or patients presenting to the resuscitation room with major trauma, cardiac arrest and major medical emergencies.

Area Led:

Manage clinical areas of the department over-seeing the management of all patients in that area and supporting the medical and nursing team members working in that area.

Every Consultant will work in all areas of the department including RAFTing, Resus, Majors and CDU/SDEC.

Emergency Physician in Charge:

Working in collaboration with the Nurse in charge to ensure the proper running of the Emergency Department, ensure high standards of clinical care, patient safety and patient experience are maintained throughout the department. Ensure patient care is delivered in line with National Key Performance Indicators for Emergency Care.

The night consultant resident at Queens Hospital will provide advice and guidance to the Senior Clinician in Charge at King George Hospital.



Non-Clinical



The development of quality improvement schemes, risk management and clinical audit

Planning and delivering the provision of the service. This will include planning how work will be organised.

The recruitment of junior medical staff and such other staff as appropriate for the department.



For further information regarding the role please read the attached .



We're an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we're proud of and our patients are happy with. We're no longer in special measures; we've opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and, in recognition of our progress, we've been shortlisted for Trust of the Year at the Health Service Journal Awards.



We operate from two main sites - KGH in Goodmayes and Queen's Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We're campaigning to secure the 35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen's and get rid of corridor care.



Our patients are benefitting from our Women's Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George's Health and Wellbeing Hub.



These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year.



The majority of our 8,000 staff - who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We're proud to be a London Living Wage employer.



We have introduced an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients.



Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them.



Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Abi Oladotun-Mutair Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 4460.