Job overview

Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey

We see over 125,000 patients per annum, 25% of whom are managed in our integrated Paediatric ED. As a regional PCI, vascular and stroke centre as well as busy trauma unit you will be guaranteed a rich and varied caseload of acute presentations. A Trust-wide fully integrated EPR, Epic launched in June 2022.

We provide opportunities and training for staff to develop within their chosen fields.  We believe in investing in our staff and understand that staff satisfaction is inextricably linked to patient satisfaction. We also believe that it’s important that we recruit staff who subscribe to our values as they at the heart of everything we do. These are committed to excellence, working together and facing the future.  The values reflect the commitment we make to the people who use our services and to each other.

Applicants for the position should be on the Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine or within 6 months (from the interview date) of award of their CCT / CESR in Emergency Medicine.  A subspecialty qualification would be welcome, but not mandatory. Instructor status in ALS/ATLS/APLS is preferable and in date provider status is essential.

If the thought of being part of a dynamic, busy and forward thinking Department appeals to you, please apply by completing an application form as fully as possible online through NHS jobs.

Main duties of the job

The job plan will normally be based on a 10 PA contract which will divide into 8 DCC and 2 SPA. The appointee will be based at the Frimley Park site with opportunities for cross-site working at our other ED in Wexham Park Hospital. The appointee will be expected to join the annualised rota which allows greater flexibility to pursue other interests and help maintain a good work life balance. The DCC will be annualised at a quarterly rota meeting to provide ED shop floor cover from 0800-midnight 7 days a week. The weekend frequency is 1 in 6 weekends working either a day (08-17.30) or late (17.30-00.00 with on-call from home). There are aspirations with additional ED Consultant numbers towards expanding the evening and weekend shift pattern in accordance with the RCEM workforce document. EM Consultant duties include leadership, supervision, education, mentoring, leading resuscitation teams, and leading ED handover board-rounds.

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo

The Consultant body is friendly and energetic. They are committed to working together as a team to ensure that the Emergency Departments on both sites continue to deliver outstanding, quality, consultant delivered care to their patients and enjoy good working relationships with Speciality colleagues and other directorates.