Trust grade doctor in Same Day Emergency Care (ST3+)

Our units function as part of the Urgent and emergency care service and are essentially ambulatory emergency department with associated acuity and complexity. We accept patients referred from GPs on these pathways and are trailblazers in accepting patients from 111 and the London Ambulance service directly.
The Same Day Emergency Care doctor will work alongside the SDEC team to co-ordinate the assessment, investigation and appropriate clinical review for patients who are referred to the service. It is expected that the SDEC doctors will develop new pathways and work to expand and improve the service. The service runs Monday to Friday 08.00-22.00 and Saturday to Sunday 08.00 - 20.30.
The SDEC team are flexible and supportive of each other, and opportunities are available for doctors to develop their skills or undertake educational projects.
The post holder accepts that he/she will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant in consultation where practical and with his/her colleagues, both senior and junior. Whilst juniors must accept that they will perform such duties, such additional commitments arising would be exceptional and short lived., This is an innovative post working in one of our established Same Day Emergency Care units within the Medicine & Integrated Care Division at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The job is available at St Mary's Hospital. The role will involve taking a lead in the assessment and treatment of patients allocated to Same Day Emergency Care. These patients are streamed primarily from the Emergency Department, our Urgent Treatment Centres, Acute Medicine or via GP referrals. This role will be an opportunity for a post core training equivalent doctor to be involved in seeing and treating our patient while also being given the opportunity to support the clinical lead to develop and expand the service.
The post holder will benefit from strong clinical Consultant support and mentorship to aide career progression and membership exams where necessary. It is hoped that this support and clinical exposure will enable candidates to successfully apply for a Deanery training post or prepare for a CESR programme for equivalence of training. There are additional opportunities at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust including leadership, academic and educational support.
The post holder may wish to combine shifts in the emergency department (adult or children's') with the SDEC experience, depending on previous experience and career ambition. These discussions and arrangements are on an individual basis after starting.
The work of the department
The SDEC hub is based in a newly developed area on the ground floor of the Paterson building at St Mary's Hospital. It has a separate waiting and reception areas with multiple consulting and assessment rooms, a procedure room, 8 reclining chairs and a bay containing 3 trolleys.
The SDEC unit is run by the directorate of urgent and emergency medicine. There is a ED consultant 5 days a week 8-1700 who supports the clinical staff in SDEC. Acute medicine, Neurology and other specialties are also present in the SDEC during the day.
The Emergency department is in the adjacent building and the two services are run in conjunction with each other and the Urgent Treatment Centre to provide optimal patient experience and flow through the Urgent and Emergency Care pathways.
The Same Day Emergency Care doctor will work alongside the SDEC team to co-ordinate the assessment, investigation and appropriate clinical review for patients who are referred to the service. It is expected that the SDEC doctors will develop new pathways and work to expand and improve the service. The service runs Monday to Friday 08.00-22.00 and Saturday to Sunday 08.00 - 20.00.
The post holder accepts that he/she will also perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the appropriate Consultant in consultation where practical and with his/her colleagues, both senior and junior. Whilst juniors must accept that they will perform such duties, such additional commitments arising would be exceptional and short lived.
Study, Teaching and Training at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
The Trust encourages all medical staff to participate fully in continuing professional development to ensure that skills are updated in line with relevant medical developments. The Trust has excellent library facilities offering a full range of electronic and paper based media including access to Imperial College library resources at any Imperial College library site. There is a weekly teaching programme for staff in SDEC and opportunities for study leave are included with some funding
Research Opportunities
Excellent research opportunities are available throughout the Trust and with Imperial College. A number of funding opportunities are available from the Hammersmith Hospitals Trust Research Committee (HHTRC) and the Trust has experience in obtaining funds from among others the Department of Health, Medical Research Council, BBSRC, and the Welcome Trust.

We are seeking colleagues who want to develop their emergency and acute care skills and who are committed to continuous improvement and innovation. You must have excellent communication skills and be enthusiastic about being part of a multidisciplinary team.
We are seeking doctors with a minimum experience of six months in the NHS and specifically of urgent and emergency care. The roles would suit doctors planning a career in emergency medicine or acute medicine, or who are looking to consolidate previous experience whilst considering long term options. We would welcome applications from GPs with experience in urgent care and from those seeking flexible working hours. We have posts at the equivalent of core and higher training levels and support career development by offering management time within the contracted hours.

With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 14,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health., At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
The statutory requirement to be fully Covid-19 vaccinated as a condition of employment from April 2022 is subject to legislative review. At Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, we strongly encourage and support vaccination uptake as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19. The successful applicant may have contact with patients and service users and as part of our pre-employment checks and risk assessments, we will ask all candidates to confirm whether or not they have been fully vaccinated or have a medical exemption.
As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.