Specialty Doctor in Emergency Department

This Specialty Doctor post at West Suffolk Hospital is an exciting opportunity to join the middle grade rota in the Emergency Department, delivering high quality care for patients of all ages and supervising junior clinicians. The role includes managing undifferentiated emergencies, contributing to trauma care, and upholding the standards of both the Trust and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine., o You will be part of the multidisciplinary clinical team as specialty doctor in the Emergency Department.o Provide high quality care, knowledge, and skills for the patients either directly or by supervision and floor management of the junior clinical staffo To maintain the standards of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine and the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trusto To assume clinical responsibility for patients brought to the department by the emergency services, self-referring or referred by GPo Dealing with unexpected emergencies including those resulting from infectious diseases like COVID-19o To be part of Trauma Team co-ordinated management of major traumao To be immediately available for opinion, guidance and advice on any patient seen by a junior clinician in the ED at any time during the rostered duty shifto To assist in conducting follow-up review of patients where considered appropriate by the Consultantso To contribute to the production of departmental clinical
management guidelines in line with evidence-based best practiceo To attend in the event of a hospital Major Incident call if available and off dutyo Maintain patient confidentialityo Identify and act appropriately upon Safeguarding issues in children appropriately

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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.