Job overview

The advertised post is suitable for Resident Doctors who are interested in furthering their knowledge, skills and experience in Emergency Medicine (EM), whilst working in a stimulating yet supportive environment.  The post is for a fixed period of 12  months until August 2027.

The successful applicant will join the emergency department (ED) team working in the Emergency Care Centre opened in February 2015. The successful candidate will work on a full shift Resident doctor ED rota. 

The department sees approximately 110,000 new attendances per annum covering the full spectrum of acute illness and injury that is seen in a busy district general hospital.  This includes around 20,000 new paediatric attendances per year. The department is a designated trauma receiving unit and has established links with the local major trauma centre at the RVI in Newcastle.  The EM consultant body has several areas of specialist interest and specific training would be provided in; paediatric emergency medicine, core and enhanced emergency ultrasound, education and simulation.  The department runs a daily review clinic and a weekly paediatric review clinic.  The emergency department is responsible for the inpatient care of head and chest injuries.  There are established programmes of teaching, audit and research that the successful applicant would be encouraged to partake in.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to assess and manage patients presenting to the emergency department with a wide spectrum of emergency presentations. You will be involved in the resuscitation of acutely ill and injured patients and will be part of the trauma team. You will be expected to work closely with senior colleagues to facilitate good clinical care.

All the normal duties of the post are at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.  The resident doctor will accept that they will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances. Additional duties will be remunerated at a reasonable level.

Working for our organisation

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the ‘golden thread’ which runs through everything we do – they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronym ICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women’s Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our ‘Balance’ programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.