Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 359-MSD7558892
- Employer
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
- Town
- Cross site
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 28/12/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor Accident & Emergency
Specialty Doctor
Job overview
Are you dynamic, motivated and ambitious in pursuing a career in Emergency Medicine?
If so we really can help you….
We are seeking middle grade doctors with at least 2 years ED experience to fill Specialty Doctor posts full or part time across both Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells site.
Highlights include:
A structured teaching programme tailored individually to suite your needs on passing the MCEM/FCEM exams at the earliest opportunity.
3 day ‘Fundamentals of Trauma Care’ course
In-house APLS/ATLS/ALS courses
Monthly training day with full ED curriculum with Expert speakers
3 free ‘National ED Conferences’ to attend as CPD per year.
Main duties of the job
Duties of the posts include:
To liaise between nurses, other clinicians, patients, relatives in order to support safe care
Attend and participate in board rounds, ward rounds and other related daily unit activities
Provide appropriate workplace supervision to other staff as and when needed as requested
Maintain high standards of professionalism, especially in relation to documentation
Participate in the Emergency rota.
Discharge notifications and follow up clinic letters as directed.
Working for our organisation
The Trust provides acute hospital services to a population of around 760,000 in West Kent and North East Sussex, and some specialist services to a considerably larger population. Its major hospitals are the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury, and the Maidstone Hospital. The Trust Chairman is Annette Doherty, the Chief Executive is Mr Miles Scott and the Chief Medical Officer is Dr Sara Mumford. Clinical services are organised into nine clinical directorates. The Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine is Dr Christy Lowe.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility.
To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trust’s patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trust’s strategic direction
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC registration (full)
- MB BS (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- MCEM (or part)
- ATLS
- ALS
- APLS
- EPLS
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed Foundation training or equivalent
- Completed at least 4 years full time post grad training, at least 2 of which will be in Emergency Medicine
Teaching Skills
Desirable criteria
- Previous teaching experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Christy Lowe
- Job title
- Consultant in EM and Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01892 635952
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