Main area Emergency Medicine Grade Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PA's per week) Job ref 362-A-25-7432154
Employer Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Stepping Hill Hospital Town Stockport Salary £109,725 - £145,478 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2025 23:59 Interview date 27/01/2026
Consultant
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you’ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.
Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four ‘specialist’ hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a ‘specialist’ hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.
In your application for this post, please describe how your experience and skills align with \u2018Our values-based behaviours\u2019 ( see additional documentation) and provide examples.
Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment
As well as recognising previous NHS service, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is a member of the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. If you are currently employed by Greater Manchester Local Authority, Combined Authority, GMFRS, TfGM as well as other public service organisations, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust will recognise your previous service for sickness and maternity/paternity/adoption entitlement and also for annual leave purposes (providing there has been no break in service). If you currently work for one of the above organisations and successfully apply for a post with Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, please ensure the Recruitment team are aware so that this service is reflected in your contract of employment.
Job overview
• To provide high quality consultant-led care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of Resident medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the Emergency Department.
• To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring that the Emergency Access Standards are adhered to, ensuring that we deliver safe, high-quality care.
• Patient safety, dignity and care are the highest priority and at the centre of all that we do.
• Whilst on duty in the department the ED consultant will provide highly visible and focused clinical leadership - working in conjunction with the nurse in charge of the shift to ensure that there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team maintaining optimal patient flow.
• To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the Resident doctors in emergency medicine and emergency nurse practitioners, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
• To be proactive in the care group’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust.
Main duties of the job
• To provide high quality consultant-led care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of Resident medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the Emergency Department.
• To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring that the Emergency Access Standards are adhered to, ensuring that we deliver safe, high-quality care.
• Patient safety, dignity and care are the highest priority and at the centre of all that we do.
• Whilst on duty in the department the ED consultant will provide highly visible and focused clinical leadership - working in conjunction with the nurse in charge of the shift to ensure that there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team maintaining optimal patient flow.
• To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the Resident doctors in emergency medicine and emergency nurse practitioners, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
• To be proactive in the care group’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust.
Working for our organisation
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
* Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
* Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
* Cycle to work scheme
* Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
* Stockport Credit Union– for local financial advice
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To provide high quality consultant-led care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of Resident medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the Emergency Department.
• To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring that the Emergency Access Standards are adhered to, ensuring that we deliver safe, high-quality care.
• Patient safety, dignity and care are the highest priority and at the centre of all that we do.
• Whilst on duty in the department the ED consultant will provide highly visible and focused clinical leadership - working in conjunction with the nurse in charge of the shift to ensure that there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team maintaining optimal patient flow.
• To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level and supervise and train the Resident doctors in emergency medicine and emergency nurse practitioners, and Advanced Clinical Practitioners.
• To be proactive in the care group’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust’s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.
If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary.
In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £16.
Person specification
Qualifications
* FRCEM
Training
* Be within 6 months of CCT or CESR
Experience
* Experience in Emergency Department
Experience
* Awareness of the Managerial Role of a Consultant
Applicants are encouraged to read the documents attached to this vacancy before applying, including the job description and person specification and the information for applicants which includes useful information to assist you in completing your application.
From time to time we may need to close a vacancy early when in receipt of a sufficient number of applications. If you are interested in this post and wish to be considered, we strongly advise you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
Please note that all correspondence will be via your NHS Jobs account. Unfortunately we are not able to acknowledge each application. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please consider that you have not been shortlisted on this occasion. Please also note that Stockport NHS Foundation Trust are unable to refund Interview expenses or re-location costs.
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is committed to promoting and championing a culture of diversity, fairness and equality for all applicants and employees. Applications are welcomed from all backgrounds and we strive to reflect the community we serve in our diverse workforce. Our "two tick" kite mark guarantees a candidate with a disability, who fulfills the essential criteria, an interview at the Trust. We can make reasonable adjustments, and offer support and advice in a variety of ways on request.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name Dr Simon Rendell Job title Clinical Director Email address Simon.Rendell@Stockport.nhs.uk
If you have problems applying, contact
Address Aspen House
Stepping Hill Hospital
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
Telephone 01614194720 ext.117081
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