About this role
Job summary
Interviews will be conducted w/c 22nd June 2026
The Adult Emergency Department sees over 150,000 patients per year. The department serves the City of Coventry (population 325,000) but is also the receiving hospital for large parts of the midlands for major trauma cases and major incidents as part of the national trauma network. University Hospital, Coventry provides a number of tertiary services to an extended population and thus the ED receives a significant number of emergency admissions for sub-regional specialties; including interventional cardiology, stroke medicine, oncology, renal medicine and neurosurgery. The department has strong links with the local Primary Care Trusts and Ambulance Service and has developed innovative cross-sector initiatives to support admission avoidance and promote community care.
The Emergency Department is recognised regionally and nationally as outstanding in its commitment to and achievement in Emergency Medicine Education and training. The consultant team form faculty on a number of renowned courses. UHCW were awarded the RCEM Training Department of the Year Award in 2017 and were nominated for an HSJ award in 2018.
Main duties of the job
This appointment will be 8PA's with 1.5 PA's of core CPD with a further 0.5PA's of portfolio (SPA) 6 Pas of Direct Clinical Care activities (DCC) will be used flexibly working in ED in Coventry. You will be part of the Consultant full shift cover, providing shop-floor consultant presence 17 hours everyday, and resident on-call cover (making up the remainder of the PA balance). Work is divided into 4hrs/PA in hours and 3hrs/PA out of hours. Night shifts are resident on call with the consultant present on the shop floor until 01:00 and from then on resident in the on call room. Night shifts are valued at a premium tariff with a shift being a minimum of 4 PA's.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.
There has never been a better time to join our team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details regarding this post, please refer to the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Meets all Essential
Desirable
- Meets all desirable
Experience/ Knowledge
Essential
- UK CCT or within 6 months of CCT, to hold by time of appointment. ? CESR. Those applying via the CESR route must have an application submitted to the GMC at the time of application and hold CESR at the time of appointment. ? Broad clinical experience
Desirable
- Advanced training & special interest in a subspecialty such as paediatric EM. ? Significant experience working at consultant level.
Management & Administrative
Essential
- Ability to achieve objectives. ? Ability to work within a multi-professional and multi-disciplinary framework. ? Good organisational skills.
Desirable
- Experience in clinical governance leadership roles.
Teaching & Training
Essential
- Ability to design and deliver talks/lectures/workshops effectively. ? Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals. ? Commitment to continuing medical education. ? Ability to organise and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students. ? Appraisal and assessment training skills.
Desirable
- Instructor on life support course (e.g., ALS, APLS, ATLS, ETC, EPLS) or other EM-related skills. ? Experience in directing clinical courses or conferences.
Research, Audit & Clinical Governance
Essential
- Experience and familiarity with completing the complete audit cycle. ? Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice. ? Knowledge of clinical governance issues. ? Interest and awareness of research methodology.
Desirable
- Research experience, roles as lead investigator. ? Knowledge and experience of grant applications. ? Publication in peer reviewed journals.
Communication Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Caring attitude to patients. ? Enquiring, critical approach to work. ? Excellent interpersonal. ? Credible and persuasive presence both amongst clinical and management colleagues. ? Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public, speaking, and presentational).
Continued Professional/ Personal Development
Essential
- Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice. ? Understanding of the Clinical Governance process. ? Ability to lead, communicate, liaise, and negotiate with others. ? Ability to advise on the efficient and smooth running of a specialist service. ? Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines. ? Ability to manage and lead a clinical team. ? Competent in basic information technology. ? Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Address
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
Clifford Bridge Road
Coventry
CV2 2DX
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.jobsatuhcw.co.uk (Opens in a new tab)