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We seek to recruit a consultant to join our passionate, supportive team for Maternity locum cover from November 2023 on a 12 month fixed term contract. The Emergency Department at Glasgow Royal Infirmary is a dynamic, fast-paced clinical environment, providing care for a diverse city population ranging from those who live and work in the culturally vibrant centre to those living with the socio-economic challenges of the largest city in Scotland. We deliver consultant led care 7 days a week until midnight and beyond (with a mix of overnight resident consultant cover and enhanced middle grade cover) within an environment of continuous learning for the entire team. We have a 14 strong middle grade tier, a highly experienced cadre of nursing colleagues (many of whom are dual qualified as ENPs) and 27 doctors on our junior rota. The clinical team manage approximately 98,000 new presentations per year.
The Emergency Department has excellent working links with Critical Care and Acute Medicine, in-patient surgical teams (General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Plastics) and Obstetrics and Gynaecology. We have well established direct admission rights to all major specialties and aim to avoid unnecessary receiving team reviews in ED. We also provide in-patient care of head injury patients in a ward shared with Acute Medicine with twice daily ward rounds.
The department is renowned for a high standard of clinical learning, evidenced by our consistent recognition at National and Local Teaching Excellence Awards. We continue to evolve our education programme to involve the entire clinical team. We have an established simulation training programme, employ clinical teaching fellows to support both our undergraduate and postgraduate education and have the benefit of a highly motivated Nurse Educator. We also have a dedicated Quality Improvement team to coordinate projects running across the department, involving both medical and nursing staff.
As a Trauma Unit within the West of Scotland Major Trauma Network we have a Trauma Team established within the department integrating Emergency Medicine teams with both Surgical and Intensive Care specialties. We are active participants in local and multicentre research trials with dedicated research staff and strong links to Glasgow University and the Clinical Research Facility.
Applicants must have full GMC registration, a licence to practise, FRCEM and full GMC Registration, a license to practise and eligible for inclusion in the GMC Specialist Register. Those trained in the UK should have evidence of higher specialist training leading to CCT or be within 6 months of confirmed entry from the date of interview. CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration) route doctors are only eligible to apply for a substantive consultant post once CESR is awarded. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
The job is offered as a full-time post on a 10 PA basis but applications will be considered from those wishing to work less than full-time. Up to 2 EPA’s may be available to undertake additional outpatient and/or procedure sessions or management activity.
Additional Non DCC (up to 2 PA’s in total – Inclusive of 1 core SPA plus 1 additional non DCC can be negotiated and agreed between the successful candidate and Management depending on the time required to support professional activities and the needs of the service.
All newly qualified Consultants are initially offered a minimum of 1 Core Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) which includes CPD, audit, clinical governance, appraisal, revalidation, job planning and management meetings. This will be reviewed within 6 months (or earlier if required) of appointment and revised upwards if additional responsibilities are agreed.
You must demonstrate competence in the management of full range of Emergency Medicine presentations and evidence of working in a multi-disciplinary team. Non UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training and should visit www.rcem.ac.uk or click the link for further guidance. Non-UK applicants must demonstrate equivalent training.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.