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Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated and clinically focused person for the Consultant in Emergency Medicine role. The successful applicant will join a dynamic team of 28 Consultants in an Emergency Department (ED) that sees more than 100,000 patients annually and is the most extensive ED and only Major Trauma Centre (MTC) in Devon and Cornwall.

We are a unique Trust having close links with the British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit, the hyperbaric medical emergency service at DDRC Healthcare, and the Defence Medical Services. In addition, we have close links with the local medical school, two Air Ambulance services and the local coastguard. Several of our staff also volunteer for the local RLNI services and BASICS. University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHPT) services an overall population of approximately 1.67 million for tertiary and quaternity services, providing a comprehensive 24-hour speciality cover, including cardiology with 24-hour PCI cover, cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, and plastic surgery.

UHPT has confirmed significant, exciting future investments with a £160 million investment for a new state-of-the-art ED and £16 million for an onsite Urgent Treatment Centre (UTC). 

Main duties of the job

Clinical 

Your main base of clinical work will be at Derriford ED where you will deliver, supervise, and lead a full range of Emergency Medicine care to adult and paediatric populations. The post holder will provide Emergency Medicine care at all UHPT satellite sites as required. The panel will discuss any specialist interests at the interview.

Job Plan

The job plan for the trust is a standard 8.5 Direct Clinical Care/1.5 Supporting Professional Activities split.  Additional sessions may be available depending on the needs of the department and will be discussed as part of job planning.  The annualised rota has an-call frequency of 1:6 frequency.

Management and leadership Responsibilities The appointee with undertake administrative duties associated with the efficient and safe running of the Department. They will actively engage and support the department through departmental management roles including clinical governance, teaching, supervision of junior staff, training (for which study leave is provided) and quality improvement

Working for our organisation

Our department also benefits from close links with the military, the British Antarctic Survey Medical Unit (BASMU), Devon Air Ambulance, and the medical school. We have a strong academic department undertaking our own research and portfolio studies. We are a teaching hospital with significant input into undergraduate medical, nursing and paramedic education, along with postgraduate training at all levels. We benefit from excellent access to tertiary services, and have good relationships with key departments to support our work.
We pride ourselves on being a friendly, supportive department. We receive excellent feedback from trainees and students, and want to continue to build this reputation, along with our reputation for providing high quality clinical care at the cutting edge of our speciality. This job is an opportunity work in a major hospital, in a well-run and supervised ED, whilst making a lifestyle choice. Plymouth is a large university city set on the coast, at the border of Devon and Cornwall, with an active cultural scene. Leisure opportunities are broad. Schooling is excellent, with high quality primary and secondary schools (including grammar). Road and rail links mean we aren’t as far away from the rest of the UK as you would think …. just far enough!