Locally Employed Doctor - Emergency Department

Fixed term - 1 year

Emergency Medicine is at the heart of the hospital’s emergency care pathway, and our department is one of the busiest in the South of England.  We have over the last year opened the new department (BBEC) Building Better Emergency Care.  The department is led by a highly motivated group of Consultants who provide high quality care, support junior doctors as well as driving change as well as being largely present on the shop floor. In addition, there is an excellent co-located Children’s Emergency Department that has also has Consultant delivered care until midnight.

The department has a strong education ethos with many of our trainees returning as Consultant colleagues.  The opportunities include:

• • Clinical Educators – we have a dedicated team of Consultants that provide 4 hours of shop floor education, 5 days a week.  These Consultants are in addition to the Consultants providing shop floor care and the sole purpose is to provide training and learning for junior doctors. They complete SLE’s as well as support trainees requiring competency sign off in specialist areas, e.g. sedation or ultrasound
  • 1 hour of protected teaching a week
  • Regular simulation sessions, including virtual reality 
  • Daily 1 o’clock teaching vignettes
  • 2 Hours EDT

Key Responsibilities:

A Locally Employed Doctor (LED) in the Emergency Department (ED) provides essential medical care to patients with acute or life-threatening conditions. Their role includes:

• Initial assessment and triage: Quickly evaluating the severity of patient conditions to prioritize care.
• Diagnosis and treatment: Providing immediate medical interventions, including administering medications, performing procedures, and coordinating with specialists if needed.
• Monitoring and stabilising patients: Overseeing patients’ conditions in critical or unstable states and ensuring their stabilisation.
• Collaboration: Working closely with ED nurses, consultants, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Documentation: Accurately documenting patient information, treatments, and outcomes in the hospital’s medical records system.
• Patient and family communication: Explaining diagnoses, treatment plans, and possible outcomes to patients and their families.
• Adherence to protocols: Following hospital and departmental guidelines and standards of care for managing various emergency cases.

The role requires quick decision-making, adaptability, and the ability to handle high-stress situations efficiently.

Please see attached Job Description