Specialty Doctor / ST Equivalent - Emergency Department

Specialty Doctor or ST equivalent depending on experience

To provide high quality emergency and unscheduled care to the population of Dorchester and its environs, as part of the dedicated Emergency Department team.

The duties will be diagnosing, initiating treatment, and arranging further management of patients who attend the Emergency department. This will include major and minor trauma and the range of medical emergencies.

The post holder will also be expected to take part in clinical governance activities and the supervision of junior doctors, teaching of junior doctors, nurse practitioners, medical students, nurses and student nurses.All staff shall undergo annual Mandatory training. The post holder will be expected to keep their clinical skills and knowledge up to date, particularly in respect of ALS and trauma certification. These courses are free and do not come out of the study budget., The Emergency Department is based at Dorset County Hospital, Dorchester. We are a Trauma Unit with a helipad immediately adjacent which receives major trauma and other incoming patients from the Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance. Due to its location and close vicinity of the helipad we see a disproportionate level of trauma for a department of this size. We have persistently been the top performing trauma unit within Wessex. The department has an 8 Consultant rota. There are 8 Specialty Doctors and 1 Higher Specialist Trainee in Emergency Medicine. The consultants provide a minimum of 12 hours shop floor cover daily and a 24 hour on call and trauma and stroke thrombolysis cover 7 days a week. There are also 18 junior doctors, and a well established majors nurse practitioner service within the department.The hospital, opened in 1997, provides an excellent environment for patients and staff. The department sees over 43,000 patients annually with the activity increasing during the
summer holiday season. There is excellent support from the other hospital specialties including anaesthetics, paediatrics, radiology, primary PCI in hours and 24/7 Stroke Thrombolysis.

The department is dedicated to supporting the development of their doctors and therefore study time and funding is available to successful applicant.Dorchester is a popular market town in an area of outstanding beauty close to the world heritage Purbeck coastline, served by frequent direct rail services to London and Bristol, with four regional airports within 90 minutes by road. There are excellent recreational amenities and good educational facilities are available in both the public and private sectors. The popular seaside holiday resort of Weymouth with its golden beaches and picturesque harbour is only 8 miles away and offers easy access to the Channel Islands and France.

West Dorset is well known for its stunning countryside and World Heritage coastline with opportunities for numerous outdoor pursuits. The local state schooling consistently performs at the top of the tables. Quality of life is a priority.