Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine (CESR) Rotations

This post is offered on a full time 10 Programmed Activity basis , 9 Direct Clinical Care Programmed Activities (DCC PA) and 1 core Supporting Professional Activities Programmed Activities (SPA PA) additional DCC and SPA PAs are negotiable pending discussion.

Duties will be based primarily on our 2 Emergency Departments (EDs) based at Wakefield (Pinderfields) and Dewsbury. We also run an Urgent Treatment Centre at Pontefract. All our medical staff may be required to deliver care to patients on all 3 sites., The main duties of the post will include

Provision of care with responsibility for the management of patients presenting to the ED including appropriate discharge / admission planning.

In conjunction with senior colleagues to provide a full role in the provision of an out of hours emergency service. Although post holders may not have the initial competencies to manage independently it is expected that during the placement they will develop to take on this role

Referral of patients to other specialities as appropriate

Involvement in specialty and cross-specialty multi-disciplinary teams and meetings

Involvement in relevant administration duties

Teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and other clinicians as appropriate

Active involvement in audit and clinical governance including service improvement activities

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.