Consultant in Emergency Medicine: Sponsorship Available

Wrightington Wigan & Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The appointed Consultant will be clinically responsible for:

Consultant sign off for RCEM designated conditions.

Provide senior clinical input in to complex / serious cases in ED.

Risk management and addressing capacity issues in the department by liaising with the management team and follow policies to mobilise other specialty teams.

Lead role to arrange safe disposition of patients in ED for a longer than desired period of time.

When faced with an exit block in the department, the Emergency Department consultant will try to mitigate the effects in ED whilst solutions are sought within the hospital to improve flow.

Follow Roles and Responsibilities delineated by the department to facilitate working in different areas on ED

All consultants are expected to participate in the oncall rota.

The post-holder will be expected to be committed to the concept of lifelong learning and produce and maintain a Personal Development Plan and Job Plan in agreement with the Clinical Director.

Main duties of the job

The Emergency Care Centre comprises of different areas and a dedicated x-ray facility.

These areas are as follows:

Adult Majors 1 Assessment Area – 16 cubicles

Adult Majors 2 Assessment Area (for ambulant patients) – 10 cubicles

Children’s Emergency Centre – 8 cubicles including HDU bay

Resuscitation – 5 bays

Clinical Decisions Area – 6 beds and a seated area

An Urgent Care Centre at Wigan and Leigh

Separate areas for ambulance and walk in triage

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration with the General Medical Council
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine
  • Training & experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT
  • Entry onto the Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine or within 6 months of CCT date at interview
  • ATLS / ETC, APLS, ALS Provider
  • Ultrasound trained

Desirable

  • ATLS / ETC, APLS, ALS instructor

Experience and Achievements

Essential

  • Broad experience in Emergency Medicine in the UK including Paediatric EM
  • Experience of postgraduate and undergraduate teaching
  • Evidence of having undertaken audit work that has brought about change
  • Evidence of having undertaken original research
  • Evidence of personal practice in all areas described by RCEM curriculum role as Consultant and all its implied responsibility for clinical management tasks
  • Experience of using evidence base to support decision making
  • Experience of conducting clinical audit
  • Experience in demonstrating clinical procedures / techniques to other healthcare professionals

Desirable

  • Advanced Airway Management trained
  • Experience of managing an Emergency Department in the last 3 years
  • Experience as Clinical Team Leader

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to lead and work as part of multidisciplinary team
  • Good written and verbal communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and all levels of staff.
  • Flexible attitude, polite and professional manner
  • Ability to manage conflicting & unpredictable demands
  • Competent to work under pressure
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
  • Ability to manage and lead clinical team.
  • Competent in basic information technology.
  • Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors

Desirable

  • Enhanced IT skills
  • Formal training in management
  • Published research in peer reviewed journal

Knowledge

Essential

  • Ability to design and deliver talks / lectures / workshops effectively
  • Commitment to continuing medical education and development
  • Understanding of research methodology and its use in clinical practice
  • Understanding of the Clinical Governance process

Desirable

  • Formal training in Teaching
  • Understanding of NHS resources & resource management.

Additional

Essential

  • Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role, i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary, and without hesitation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 14 October 2026

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