Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Department
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 423-7203153
- Employer
- Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Airedale General Hospital
- Town
- Steeton
- Salary
- £52,530 - £82,400 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor - Emergency Department
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Be part of our future landscape
At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.
Job overview
Are you passionate about delivering high quality and compassionate patient care and are looking to work in a friendly and high performing team and a modern Emergency Department as a Specialty Doctor? If so, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is the perfect place for you to work.
At Airedale, we have a great reputation for training and development are very proud of our excellent reputation amongst trainees - we have consistently received the highest combined ratings from West Yorkshire EM trainees in the GMC survey in recent years.
We are looking for both established specialty doctors looking for a new challenge or for post-ACCS EM trainees who feel a move to becoming a specialty doctor can provide a better work-life balance with the possibility for more stability. In fact, a number of our current specialty doctors are local trainees who did just that. We also have experience of successfully supporting colleagues through FRCEM and CESR.
Please see our separate Information Brochure that will tell you more about our team, who we are looking for, and what we have to offer you.
Main duties of the job
The post is based in the Emergency Department at Airedale General Hospital.
The post holder/s will be responsible to the ED consultants and will be expected to:
- Be involved in the initial reception and management of patients attending the Department.
- Be involved in the teaching of junior doctors, medical students and nursing staff.
- Undertake some administrative responsibilities, e.g. daily auditing of x-ray and pathology results.
- Assist the consultants in the running of the shop floor, ensuring patients are seen by appropriate staff in a timely fashion, that junior staff are appropriately supervised and receive adequate rest/meal breaks.
The post-holder undertakes exceptionally to perform additional duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances essential to the continuity of patient care.
Working for our organisation
Our department prides itself on being friendly and supportive and has an excellent reputation amongst trainees (we received the highest average ratings from West Yorkshire EM trainees in the GMC survey 2021). We also have experience of successfully supporting colleagues through CESR with one having successfully become a consultant and others working towards CESR currently.
Our award winning hospital is positioned at the gateway to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales affording the opportunity to live and work in a stunning part of the country with good schools and easy access to Leeds in less than an hour and London in approximately 3 hours.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this vacancy, please see attached full advert, job description and person specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Completed a minimum of 5 years postgraduate medical experience including at least 3 years of Emergency Medicine (EM).
- At least 12 months of UK EM experience at ST3-level (RCEM Tier 3 level)
Desirable criteria
- Already working as a middle grade (ST4+ level) in a UK Emergency Department
- Involvement in Quality Improvement projects
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent Clinical and Non-technical skills in order to be competent as the most senior doctor on duty (Emergency Physician In Charge)
- Excellent communication and teamworking skills
Desirable criteria
- Level 1 Emergency Medicine Ultrasound skills
- Excellent teaching skills
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Valid ALS, APLS and ATLS certificates (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
- RCEM examination success
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Nicola Pollard
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01535292287
- Additional information
Alex Kirke
Patient Service Manager
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