Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Job summary
The Emergency Department (ED) was purpose built in 2014 and offers state of-the-art facilities. This was part of a new development at YGC called the Emergency Quadrant (EQ) which brings all Emergency and Acute Services together. The EQ houses the ED, Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), a 24 bed Acute Medical Unit, Surgical Assessment Unit, Radiology services.
The ED sees a full case mix of undifferentiated emergencies encompassing all specialties including Major Trauma, Stroke, Cardiac, Vascular, ENT, Ophthalmology, Max Fax and Paediatrics.
The Department has also been undergoing a process of implementation of modern models of Emergency Care including streaming, ambulatory majors, and rapid assessment.
Main duties of the job
- Leading medical handovers and huddles
- Support the Nurse in Charge (NIC) to manage Emergency Department (ED) risk escalating ED capacity and safety concerns
- Being a point of clinical contact in ED for Senior Clinicians and Management
- Support the coordination of workforce resources within ED, including responding to short-notice staffing gaps and escalating workforce concerns to maintain safe service provision
- Using Symphony to proactively run the ED
- Focusing on patient safety risks, reviewing unwell patients, and seeing patients as needed
- Supporting the streaming of patients to Minor Injury Units (MIUs), Specialities or Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) where appropriate
- Anticipating and intervening with unexpected issues, e.g., health and safety risks
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Specialist Registration in Emergency Medicine or due to obtain CCT within 6 months of interview date. CESR applicants must have GMC Specialist Registration at the point of application
- FRCEM
- Valid ATLS/ETC, ALS, APLS or equivalent provider status
Desirable
- Subspecialty training in Paediatrics or Prehospital EM
- Instructor Status in ALS, ATLS, APLS or equivalent
- Other relevant postgraduate qualifications e.g., DipIMC
- RCEM Level 1 accreditation in EM Ultrasound
- Evidence of shop floor supervision training e.g., RCEM ELSEs
- Training in leadership and human factors
Experience and Leadership
Essential
- Substantive work in UK EM practice at senior decision maker level
- Able to provide ED shop floor leadership and supervision
- Able to provide senior EM clinical skills and leadership as described by the RCEM Curriculum
- Evidence of professional interests relevant to EM practice
- Experience, commitment, and enthusiasm for teaching at postgraduate and undergraduate level
- Willingness to teach all clinical staff including ACPs, paramedics, nurses, PAs, and ENPs.
Desirable
- Postgraduate training in clinical education
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Experience of EM clinical governance activity
- Understanding of patient safety and risk management
- Experience of audit and quality improvement
- Ability to undertake EM relevant project work and liaise with specialties.
Desirable
- Evidence of a service improvement activity
- Evidence of strategic work e.g., contribution to planning and policy development
Professional Development and Research
Essential
- CPD portfolio relevant to UK EM practice
- Ability to undertake critical appraisal and support any departmental research activity
Desirable
- Evidence of role in delivering CPD
- Evidence of research activity and EM relevant publications
Additional Requirements
Essential
- A shared ethos values of the Health Board
- Flexibility, personal integrity, and willingness to work cohesively in the ED team.
- Commitment to the importance of respect and dignity for all individuals
- High standards of verbal and written English
Desirable
- Able to attend hospital within 30 mins for on-call duties
- Welsh Speaker or willingness to learn Welsh
Closing Date: 23 November 2026
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