Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (1:10)
- Job ref
- 179-7065802-MSC
- Employer
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Bury St. Edmunds
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Pro Rata Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/06/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 11/07/2025
Employer heading
Consultant in Emergency Department
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
Join Our Emergency Department as a Consultant in Emergency Medicine West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
We are delighted to invite applications for two Consultant posts in Emergency Medicine at West Suffolk Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic, forward-thinking team that is passionate about delivering high-quality, patient-centred emergency care. Working in a friendly and open district general hospital.
What We’re Looking For
Are you passionate about Emergency Medicine? Do you bring strong core EM skills, alongside the ambition to develop subspecialty interests that can benefit our service or patient groups? If you have a special interest area you’d like to explore or grow, we are ready to support your development.
Come and Visit Us
We warmly welcome informal visits or conversations about the role — please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’d be happy to show you around and discuss how we can support your career in Emergency Medicine.
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Interviews to be held on Friday the 11th July 2025
Main duties of the job
The Role
We are looking for two exceptional Emergency Medicine clinicians to join our consultant team. We welcome applicants with an interest or expertise in areas such as:
• Resuscitation
• Ultrasound
• Clinical governance
• Medical leadership
• Teaching and education
The post is offered on an annualised rota on a 1:10 on-call basis, designed to provide flexibility while maintaining robust senior coverage across the department.
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Working for our organisation
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
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.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
About Our Emergency Department
Our department includes:
• A majors and resuscitation area
• A Rapid Assessment and Treatment (RAT) zone
• A dedicated additional majors unit with single cubicles for managing infectious patients
• A paediatric emergency area
• A minor injuries and illnesses unit
We are committed to meeting national performance standards and continually strive to enhance the care and experience of every patient who walks through our doors.
Please See Full Job Description attached for details
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBChB or MBBS or equivalent
- FRCEM or equivalent
- ALS or equivalent certification
- ATLS or equivalent certification
- APLS or equivalent certification
- Entry on GMC Specialist Register and hold a licence to practise or be eligible for entry on the Register (within six months of completion of Certificate of Completion of Training) at time of interview.
Desirable criteria
- Instructor status in life support course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of thorough training in Emergency Medicine
- Able to offer expert clinical opinion on all aspects within EM. Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
Desirable criteria
- Substantive work in UK Emergency Medicine
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in relevant specialty
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English. PLAB1 PLAB2 If applicants believe that they have adequate communication skills, but do not fit into one of the examples they need to provide evidence.
- Has a thorough knowledge and understanding of “Good Medical Practice” from the GMC and meets its requirements
- Ability to work as an effective part of a multidisciplinary team
- Ability to build good working relations with peers & staff
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to organise and prioritise workload
- An understanding of accountability for patient care
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Understanding of clinical governance and ability to demonstrate personal continuing development
- Participation in QIP
- Understanding of patient safety and risk management
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of implementing relevant evidence-based medicine
- Experience of guideline appraisal
Research
Essential criteria
- Interest in research and commitment to support research or skills in critical appraisal.
Desirable criteria
- Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
- Experience of literature appraisal
Management Ability
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable leadership qualities
- IT literacy
- Ability to share departmental management duties
- Time management skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management experience or training
Teaching/Education
Essential criteria
- Experience in effective teaching
Desirable criteria
- Recognised teaching qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr William Dean
- Job title
- Lead Consultant Emergency Department
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01284 712700
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