Consultant Emergency Medicine

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Job summary

Applications are invited for the position of Consultant in Emergency Medicine to commence with immediate effect. The posts will be based in the Emergency Department at Hull Royal Infirmary, part of the NHS Humber Health Partnership. The NHS Humber Health Partnership has an annual budget of circa £1.4billion, employs over 17,000 staff and sees well over 1 million patients / year with around 275000 attendances across the three Emergency Departments.

The successful applicants will be part of a team of up to 24 Consultants at Hull Royal Infirmary. Clinical duties are shared between Consultants and will include all duties normally expected of any Major Trauma Centre Emergency Department. This includes clinical and non-clinical responsibilities.

Clinical sessions will be worked in the department seeing patients for senior decision-making and supporting the junior staff. This will include evening and weekend working. The shift pattern is described below. Currently the consultant body is in negotiations with the Trust with consideration to move towards the RCEM recommended tariffs for shifts. These will include on-site rostered night shifts. Once this is agreed, the successful applicant(s) would be expected to participate in the agreed shift pattern unless due to mutually agreed exemptions. The posts will mainly be based in the adult area of ED, but would be expected to review patients, give advice to clinicians and also have an oversight of the paediatric ED.

Main duties of the job

A standard full time Job Plan will contain 10 programmed activities.

Clinical sessions will be worked in the department seeing patients for senior decision-making and supporting the junior staff. This will include evening and weekend working. The shift pattern is described below. Currently the consultant body is in negotiations with the Trust with consideration to move towards the RCEM recommended tariffs for shifts. These will include on-site rostered night shifts. Once this is agreed, the successful applicant(s) would be expected to participate in the agreed shift pattern unless due to mutually agreed exemptions. The posts will mainly be based in the adult area of ED, but would be expected to review patients, give advice to clinicians and also have an oversight of the paediatric ED.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • oFull GMC registration with License to practice
  • oEntry on GMC specialist register (or entry expected within 6 months)
  • oFRCEM or equivalent

Desirable

  • Higher degree relevant to health care
  • oDual CCT or relevant experience in another acute specialty

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • oClinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Emergency Medicine
  • oAbility to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems within the speciality
  • oAbility to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
  • oATLS/ETC+ALS+ EPALS/APLS provider or instructor
  • oCurrently practising in providing adult and paediatric emergency care

Desirable

  • oExperience as a consultant in an adult Major Trauma Centre
  • oExperience as an ATLS, ALS or EPLS/APLS instructor
  • oExperience of advanced resuscitation skills
  • oExpertise in bedside ultrasound

Management and Administrative Experience

Essential

  • oAbility to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist services

Desirable

  • oTrack record in developing novel methods of care delivery in an Emergency department setting
  • oEvidence of ability to develop links with other services/specialties
  • oRota/Governance/M&M lead role

Teaching Experience

Essential

  • oExperience of supervising junior medical staff
  • oAbility to teach clinical skills

Desirable

  • oExperience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
  • oExperience in multidisciplinary teaching e.g. nurses, paramedics, Advanced care practitioners
  • oCommitment to shop floor teaching
  • oSpecific educational lead role or qualification

Research/QI Experience

Essential

  • oAbility to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Desirable

  • oParticipation in research
  • oInitiated change through Quality Improvement Projects
  • oLeadership and coordination of research or QI in a department

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • oAbility to work in a team
  • oGood interpersonal skills
  • oEnquiring, critical and reflective approach to work
  • oCaring attitude to patients
  • oAbility to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, other agencies and staff
  • oCommitment to continuing medical education
  • oCompassionate leadership
  • oAlways puts the care of the patient as priority
  • oRespectful of other members of staff

Desirable

  • oA calm demeanour
  • oGood camaraderie

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: 13 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit apps.trac.jobs.