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Consultant in Emergency Medicine
The closing date is 19 September 2025
We are seeking a candidate with personal experience of prehospital trauma care and also experience in leading a department and trust on trauma strategy and trauma care. The candidate will be expected to represent the ED at external trauma meetings/reviews and also potentially lead the trust on trauma care.
AAC Interview Date: 5th December 2025
Main duties of the job
Principle Duties of the Post:The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.
1. To at all times, comply with the GMC's guidance on 'Good Medical Practice' as amended or substituted from time to time.
2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
3. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
6. To participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
7. To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.
Teaching & Training
1. To share responsibility with other Consultants for the recruitment, appointment and supervision of junior medical staff in accordance with Trust policies.
2. To devote time on a regular basis for teaching and training of junior medical staff, nursing staff and Physician Associates contributing as appropriate to post-graduate and continuing medical education.
3. To devote time, through agreement on a regular basis for teaching and training of medical students as part of agreed teaching arrangements with the Foundation School.
About us
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Job responsibilities
Principle Duties of the Post:The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.
1. To at all times, comply with the GMCs guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
3. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trusts corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
6. To participate in the Trusts Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
7. To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and out patients under your care.
Teaching & Training
1. To share responsibility with other Consultants for the recruitment, appointment and supervision of junior medical staff in accordance with Trust policies.
2. To devote time on a regular basis for teaching and training of junior medical staff, nursing staff and Physician Associates contributing as appropriate to post-graduate and continuing medical education.
3. To devote time, through agreement on a regular basis for teaching and training of medical students as part of agreed teaching arrangements with the Foundation School.
Management & Governance
1. To be responsible for the management, appraisal and discipline of junior doctors who are attached to you, after taking appropriate advice, where appropriate.
2. To maintain personal and professional development. The post holder will be expected to register with their respective Royal College for the purpose of CME/CPD and to fulfil the requirements of that registration.
3. To provide advice, as required to the Executive and Trust board, General Practitioners and other interested parties, on the provision of planning of clinical services locally, regionally and nationally in keeping with confidentiality agreements relating to Trust business.
4. To co-operate in the present framework agreement of management arrangements.
5. To fully participate in Clinical Governance arrangements across the Trust including participation in clinical audit, research (where appropriate), pursuing an agreed agenda with colleagues and the Trust Board and fully co-operating in implementing the results in order to achieve best practice.
6. To participate, on at least an annual basis in consultant appraisal and job planning reviews.
7. To comply with Trust policies and procedures where appropriate.
8. To ensure that all intellectual property rights of the Trust are observed.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
* Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
* Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT
* FRCEM
* MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
Clinical, Management & Administrative Experience
* High standard of clinical skill and expertise in the specialty
* Able to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota for the specialty
* Audit/Research
* Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT
* Supervision of post graduate trainees
* Personal time management skills
* Clinical Governance
* Certified ALS, APLS & ATLS provider
* Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development
* Trust-level experience of leading trauma care
* Led on referrals to fracture clinic
* Experience in pre-hospital care such as HEMS / PRU
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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