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Job summary

Main area
Urgent and Emergency Medicine
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (The consultant on call rota (1 additional PA))
Job ref
230-33103379-UEC-E
Employer
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
George Eliot Hospital
Town
Nuneaton
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/08/2025 23:59

Employer heading

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust logo

Consultant in Emergency Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

Our vision is "to EXCEL at patient care". If you think you've got what it takes, help us realise this and join #TeamEliot.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour aren’t as likely to apply unless they meet every qualification of non specialist roles.

We’re dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive workplace, so if you’re excited about this role and meet our values, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the Job Description or Person Specification– apply anyway or email the Recruiting Manager to discuss the role further 

We are proud to support the Armed Forces community. We are a Veteran Aware and Reservist Friendly organisation and welcome applications from Veterans, Reservists, Cadet Instructors, and family members of serving personnel. 

 

Job overview

Consultant in Emergency Medicine

10 sessions per week (Consultant on call rota and additional 1 PA)

Permanent

Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum

Closing Date: 24th August 2025

Interview Date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day. 

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces Community – get in touch to find out more

#JoinTeamEliot

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the service. Subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of service, the post-holder must observe agreed policies on clinical and other matters and should follow the Standing Orders and financial instructions of the Trust. This is not intended to restrain clinical autonomy.

Consultants are required to attend all mandatory and statutory training for Trust employees. These include Infection Control, Manual Handling, Fire, Health & Safety and Child Protection and others. They must also have an annual appraisal and agreed job plan.

 All staff must act at all times in accordance with the standards of behaviour and competence level expected by the Trust. Staff must ensure they are competent in discharging their duties and responsibilities and are responsible for ensuring that they regularly up to date with their skills and knowledge. The post-holder will be required to undertake flexible activities as part of general duties and supporting professional activities.

The job plan will comprise of 10 PA’s, with one additional PA of Direct Clinical Care including 2.5 supporting professional activities. You will be required to undertake a 1:10 weekday and weekend on-call rota. The weekend includes ten hours in the department on both Saturday and Sunday. The on-call allowance of 3% is applied to this on call rota.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to excel at patient care’   takes centre stage.  An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do.  Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits:   On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus  bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To work with the consultant medical team to provide senior clinical, managerial, and teaching cover for the Emergency Medicine department.
  •  To train, supervise and take professional accountability for non-consultant medical staff in the Emergency Medicine department.
  • To work flexibly with colleagues with the primary aim of increasing direct senior clinical input in patient care. It is expected that consultants will combine seeing new patients with the supervision of other staff and operational management of the department. The department is working to minimise any commitments to clinics of Emergency Medicine Consultants to maximise commitments to new patients seen in the department. ‘Our vision is to EXCEL at patient care’.
  • The successful candidate will contribute to the day to day and strategic management of the department. Consultants will be expected to work with the Trust in achieving internal and external targets and to develop a patient focused approach on this work.
  • The post-holder will have special responsibility with medical and nursing colleagues for developing referral protocols for medical and nursing staff within the directorate, that promote high quality medical care, delivered in a timely fashion, without duplication by different teams and/or grades of staff.
  • The successful candidate will support the clinical governance agenda of the Directorate and work to promote high standards of clinical practice.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.

Person specification

Qualification(s) and Professional Training

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • FRCEM/FCEM/FRCS/MRCP/European Board
  • Full GMC Registration
  • ATLS, ALS, APLS/EPALS Certification
Desirable criteria
  • Additional sub-specialist expertise and interest

Experience and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Candidates should be in possession of Completion or within six months of completion of a Specialist Training Programme in Emergency Medicine. (CESR, CCT)
  • Broad clinical experience within Emergency Medicine

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Caring attitude to patients and good excellent inter-personal qualities
  • Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational)
  • Ability to achieve objectives and to work within a multiprofessional and multi-disciplinary framework.
  • Good organisational skills and ability to motivate and support staff of all discipline.
  • Excellent personal time and management skills

Teaching and Education

Essential criteria
  • Ability to design and deliver talks/lectures/workshops effectively
Desirable criteria
  • Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals.
  • Commitment to continuing medical education.
  • Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students.
  • Appraisal and assessment training skills

Audit / Research & Publications

Essential criteria
  • Undertaken complete audit cycle.
  • Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
  • Knowledge of clinical governance issues
  • Interest and awareness of research methodology

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice
  • Understanding of the Clinical Governance process.
  • Ability to lead, communicate, liaise, and negotiate with others
  • Ability to manage and lead clinical team
  • Competent in basic information technology
  • Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors
Desirable criteria
  • Understanding of the concepts of management
  • Experience of service development
  • Awareness of health service reforms and issues across all healthcare economy

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyAge positiveArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.CTP The Ministry of Defence partnering with Right ManagementDisability confident employerStep into healthPride In Veterans

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ahmad Ammar
Job title
Clinical Lead Accident and Emergency
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02476153761
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