Emergency Medicine Consultant

To undertake and participate in the development of all duties and functions pertinent to the areas of professional competence of a Consultant in EM as set out in the Clinical Directorate Service Plan and in line with policies as specified by the Employer. The successful candidate may be required to work out of hours to ensure the presence of senior decision maker in the department 24/7.

1. Core Clinical Care:

Clinical management and direction of the ED, in conjunction with other Consultant in EM colleagues. The precise division of responsibilities between the Consultants in EM will be agreed between the Consultant, the Clinical Director and the CEO/GM or their appropriate delegate. These responsibilities will be reviewed on an annual basis.

Responsibility for the development and oversight of systems of care for all EM patients attending the ED and linked Emergency Care Network (ECN) units. This may be delivered personally or by supervision of other clinical staff.

Responsibility for the care of patients admitted under the care of the Consultants in EM to the ED Clinical Decision Unit/ EM Observation Ward or Chest Pain Assessment Unit, if available on site. This may entail daily ward rounds, including weekends, on a rostered basis and cross-cover of patient care on a pre-agreed or on-call basis.

Ongoing participation in Major Emergency Planning for the ED and the hospital.

Participate in Major Incident and structured Pre-hospital responses outside the hospital as appropriate to one's professional competency and skills in this are:

Staff Supervision and Training:

a. The selection, supervision and training of Non-Consultant Hospital Doctors (NCHDs) and the allocation of duties to them.

b. Contribute to the provision of structured training and situational learning opportunities for NCHDs on recognized training programmes and support the clinical and professional development of medical staff in the ED.

c. Provide training and clinical support, if requested, to non-medical clinical staff in the ED and Emergency Care Network (ECN), including Advanced Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and other healthcare providers.

d. The supervision of students in medical, nursing and allied health professions assigned to the ED.

3. Academic Duties:

a. Active participation in ED and hospital educational activities and the development of training and education in emergency care in the hospital and ECN.

b. Involvement in research activities as appropriate to a Consultant in EM post in the hospital.

c. A willingness to develop special interest aspects of EM as appropriate to one's competencies, the ED and the hospital.

4. Clinical Governance:

a. To formally review the execution of the Clinical Directorate Service Plan with the Clinical Director/ Employer periodically. The Clinical Directorate Service Plan shall be reviewed periodically at the request of the Consultant or Clinical Director/ Employer. The Consultant may initially seek internal review of the determinations of the Clinical Director regarding the Service Plan.

b. the Clinical Director to confirm, review and develop an agreed job plan for the post that addresses the needs of the service and conforms to the terms and conditions of the Consultant Contract

c. Contribute to clinical governance and clinical operations improvement activities in the ED and for the ECN to which the ED contributes.

d. Participate in the collection, analysis and the reporting of data necessary for quality assurance activities in the ED and for other hospital and ECN services.

e. Engage in clinical audit activity and provide leadership in multidisciplinary clinical audit in the ED.

f. Promote effective team working within the ED and the ECN.

g. Ensure optimal communication with all medical, management and support services in the hospital, General Practitioners, Community Care Services and external agencies relevant to emergency care.

h. Attendance at management and service development meetings at departmental, hospital, ECN, regional or national level of strategic importance to the department or hospital. This may include participation in other professional and administrative groups as appropriate to the role of Consultant in EM.

i. Participation in the selection of staff involved in service provision the ED.

Actively engage in Continuing Professional Development and comply with Professional Competence Assurance requirements.