Applications are invited for a Locum SPR in Emergency Medicine to join an existing team at the West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds, days and sessions can be flexible to suit.
This is an exciting opportunity for a SPR to work with a strong team to provide a high-quality, SPR-led clinical Emergency service for West Suffolk. The post is primarily in the Emergency Department.
Please note that we are unable to support sponsorship roles on Bank as we are not able to guarantee hours.
Hourly Pay
Core hours - 7.00 a.m. – 7.00 p.m. (Monday – Friday) - £75 p/h
Unsocial hours -7.00 p.m. – 7.00 a.m. (including Bank Holidays and Weekends) - £85 p/h
Key Tasks Could include the below:
- You will be part of the multidisciplinary clinical team as middle grade in the Emergency Department.
- Provide high quality care, knowledge, and skill for the patients either directly or by supervision and floor management of the junior clinical staff
- To maintain the standards of the College of Emergency Medicine and the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- To assume clinical responsibility for patients brought to the department by the emergency services, self-referring or referred by GP
- You are expected to deal with unexpected emergencies including those resulting from infectious diseases like COVID-19
- To be part of Trauma Team co-ordinated management of major trauma
- To be immediately available for opinion, guidance and advice on any patient seen by a junior clinician in the ED at any time during the rostered duty shift
- To assist in conducting follow-up review of patients where considered appropriate by the Consultants
- To contribute to the production of departmental clinical management guidelines in line with evidence-based best practice
- To attend in the event of a hospital Major Incident call if available and off duty
- Maintain patient confidentiality
- Identify and act appropriately upon Safeguarding issues in children appropriately
#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.
Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?
- The post holder will be expected to share responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care to the patients presenting to West Suffolk Hospital.
- To work within the guidelines and practices of each Department and the hospital.
- To examine, review and manage patients.
- Participate in the rota appropriate to the Department and level of training.
- The work patterns will include evening and weekend work.
Please refer to the attached Job Description for further information.
