Job overview
Come and work on the south coast of England where you can leave work and be on the beach in just a few minutes and the surrounding countryside is beautiful too with the Purbecks and New Forest on your doorstep! We are looking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Dorset with the opportunity to apply for a substantive post next year. Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals have recently undergone a merger into UHD and at present there is an Emergency Department on both the Poole and Bournemouth sites. RBH is the designated site for PCI and stroke thrombolysis, and Poole is the designated Major Trauma Unit as well as having acute Orthopaedics and Paediatrics. A new state of the art department has been built which RBH moved into this year. Critical Care and Maternity are now located in the same building and Poole ED will move across to the RBH site next summer along with Paediatrics. Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Working for our organisation To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Detailed job description and main responsibilities To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Full registration with GMC MBBS or equivalent FCEM or equivalent ATLS, APLS, ALS Desirable criteria Higher Medical Degree Dual Accreditation Instructor status in ATLS, APLS or ALS MIMMS or equivalent Experience Essential criteria General training in Emergency Medicine at the level of a senior clinical decision maker Experience in assessing and managing both adults and children with severe life-threatening illness or injury Desirable criteria Experience in Paediatric Emergency Medicine Level 1 Ultrasound Trainer Management of Inpatients with Head Injuries Leading Major Trauma Team