Emergency Medicine, Speciality Doctor

Doctors Direct have an exciting opportunity for a Specialty Doctor to work with us at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in Emergency Medicine .

We are looking for a doctor dedicated to, and passionate about, improving health and wellbeing within the East Kent community.

This Role is an ongoing fulltime placement opportunity within the innovative and fast paced integrated emergency care to a wide range of patients from East Kent. It is our inspiration to develop into an academic and research unit in emergency medicine for Kent. The Emergency Departments, one at the William Harvey Hospital (WHH), Ashford and the other at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQMH), Margate, each offer a full 24 hour emergency service. The Emergency Departments are supported by co-located Urgent Treatment Centres, a 24 hour UTC at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital with a further 7 community UTCs in the region. In total approximately 220,000 patients are seen annually across the Emergency Departments

Your key responsibilities will be to:
To provide high quality care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the ED.
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 focussed clinical leadership - working in conjunction with the nurse in charge of the shift and the SpR/specialty doctor lead to ensure that there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team maintaining optimal patient flow.
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.
To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the department to address issues arising that affect the services.
To participate in relevant audit and quality assurance processes.
To communicate with local GPs.
You will be supported by a team enthusiastic EM Consultants together with administrative staff including secretarial support and provided with access to an adequately equipped office space with IT facilities.

Details about the roles:
Speciality : Emergency Department
Location : East Kent
Shift pattern: Various ad hoc shifts available every time of the day.
Hours per week : 20-50 hours available
Start date : ASAP- no end date, this is on-going the client will accept short term contracts
Rate of pay: From £56.20 social £57.91 unsocial
Payment method: PAYE we do NOT facilitate payment through LTD/umbrella companies

This is a great opportunity to join Doctors Direct, which enables you to work in multiple specialities departments across the country full/part time and be paid great rates of pay. Doctors Direct recruit to the highest of NHS standards and all candidates applying for this role must have the following:
Valid GMC
Right to work in the UK
Clinical attachment complete and minimum of 3 months paid experience in the NHS/UK
6 months UK paid experience as a doctor

How to apply?

If you'd like to apply, please email your CV to for the attention of Melanie Burton.

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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £56.20-£57.91 per hour

Expected hours: 40 - 50 per week

Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Weekend availability

Application question(s):
Application question(s):
Do you have a valid GMC? Do not apply if you do not have your GMC yet
Do you have the right to work in the UK? (We do not offer sponsorship)
Do you have 3-6 months NHS experience as a doctor? If yes please apply for this role
Do you have references as a doctor that cover 2-3 years?
Candidate to have MRCP and on the Specialist Register

Work Location: In person