Job overview

Consultant in Emergency Medicine 10 Programmed Activities (less than full time working is negotiable)

Two posts Substantive posts

We are looking to welcome two new ED Consultant colleagues to our existing dynamic, well-motivated ED team.  The successful candidate will join a forward thinking department that is presently staffed by 14 consultants (not all work full-time and participate in the on-call rota), 18 Registrar grade doctors (ST4+ or equivalent), 18 CT1-3’s or equivalent, 12 FY2 doctors and 3 FY1 doctors.

The successful candidate will work across all areas of the department, majors, resus, paediatric ED and the Urgent Treatment Centre, that is run by the Trust. The on call commitment covers the whole ED, so candidates must be trained in both adult and paediatric Emergency Medicine.  Whilst this is a general ED Consultant post we welcome applications from colleagues who are PEM trained and dedicated DCC time in our Paeditric Emergency Department is negotiable.

Croydon University Hospital is a large District General Hospital in South London with University status. The Trust is committed to providing the highest standards of care and treatment to the people in the Croydon area and is also fully committed to investing in new facilities, personnel and equipment.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work across all areas of the department, majors, resus, paediatric ED and the Urgent Treatment Centre, that is run by the Trust. The on call commitment covers the whole ED, so candidates must be trained in both adult and paediatric Emergency Medicine.  Whilst this is a general ED Consultant post we welcome applications from colleagues who are PEM trained and dedicated DCC time in our Paeditric Emergency Department is negotiable.

Croydon University Hospital is a large District General Hospital in South London with University status. The Trust is committed to providing the highest standards of care and treatment to the people in the Croydon area and is also fully committed to investing in new facilities, personnel and equipment.

Croydon ED has an excellent reputation for the training of both F2 and higher specialist trainees evidenced by excellent feedback from previous GMC trainee surveys.  It also benefits from being able to offer training in Emergency Medicine Ultrasound as one of our was previously the London Deanery Lead for this sub-speciality

Working for our organisation

Croydon Health Services provides integrated NHS services to care for people at home, in schools, and health clinics across the borough as well as at Croydon University Hospital and Purley War Memorial Hospital.

CUH provides more than 100 specialist services and is home to the borough’s only Emergency Department and 24/7 maternity services, including a labour ward, midwifery-led birth centre and the Crocus home birthing team.

Purley War Memorial Hospital (PWMH) in the south of the borough offers outpatient care, including diagnostic services, physiotherapy and ophthalmology services run by Moorfields Eye Hospital, alongside an onsite GP surgery.

Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after for people of all ages across Croydon and our Children’s Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset.