Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Speciality Doctor to join the Emergency Department Team at North Manchester General Hospital, which is part of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT). This position provides the opportunity to work at a high-performing Emergency Department that is ranked as the second-best adult ED in Greater Manchester and a leader in ambulance turnaround times. 

NMGH has a full Emergency Department, which includes an integrated paediatric emergency department, urgent treatment centre and co-located same day emergency care services.  It also offers a full range of general and acute surgical services and is the base for the region’s specialist infection disease unit and Maxillofacial surgery.

 The ED team consists of:

• 16 Consultants:
  • 3 consultants dedicated exclusively to Paediatric Emergency Medicine.
• 6 General practitioners
• 14 Specialty Registrars and 3 Higher Specialty Trainees (HSTs).
• A multidisciplinary team comprising:
  • Junior doctors (FY2, GPST, clinical fellows).
  • Advanced clinical Practitioners (ACPs).
  • Emergency Nurse practitioners (ENPs).
  • Dedicated pharmacist.
  • Dynamic nursing team

The department fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment, promoting shared learning and teamwork to deliver high-quality emergency care. By joining this team, you will benefit from robust clinical supervision, excellent peer support, and opportunities to contribute to teaching, research, and service improvement initiatives.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

1. The post holder will be clinically and educationally responsible to the Consultants in Emergency Medicine.

2. The clinical duties will comprise: -

·         Active participation in the reception, initial diagnosis, investigation and treatment of patients attending the Emergency Department.

·         Assessment and management of children and young people in the paediatric emergency department.

·         Electronically document notes to a good standard maintaining professional standards

·         Appropriately discuss and refer patients for inpatient assessment

·         Communicate with other community services such as General practitioners, hospital at home services or care home staff.

·         Refer to other clinics held within the hospital and the wider trust hospital services.

3. Provide support and supervision for resident doctors including FY2 grades, clinical fellows and GP trainees within the Emergency Department. This may take the form of advice regarding diagnosis and treatment or taking the lead of the shift out of hours as the Night EPIC depending on experience.

For full overview of the role please consult the full Job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.