About this role
Job summary
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is looking for additional doctors to work as part of the multidisciplinary team (HCAs, Nurses, Paramedics, Non-Medical Prescribers) at our Tiverton Urgent Treatment Centre. The UTC sees a variety of injuries and illnesses in all age groups, and offers on-site x-ray and point of care testing. We aim to provide care closer to home and relieve pressure on the urgent and emergency care system.
Main duties of the job
Key aspects of the role will include:
Providing face to face consultations directly with patients, relatives and/or their carers
Providing patient centred care
Using point of care diagnostics to support decision making
Undertaking appropriate prescribing
Provide onward referral of patients if appropriate
Working as part of our clinical team to provide primary care support
Supporting other clinicians in the unit with clinical advice
Contributing to a positive team ethos
About us
Working for us is an experience like no other. We provide emergency and urgent care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, operating across the largest ambulance region in England of 10,000 square miles and responding to an average of 2,650 incidents every day.
We remain committed to ensuring that we provide the best possible care for all our patients, which is reflected in our new five-year strategy which has continually improving patient care at its very core.
At the heart of our beautiful and diverse region we employ over 6000 people and are supported by over 575 volunteers.
If you embody our values of one team, compassionate and innovative and are looking to make a real difference to peoples' lives, then we would love to hear from you.
In return we will equip you with the skills, resources and development you need to thrive in your role.
Benefits
- Pay enhancements for out of hours, shift and overtime working
- Generous Pension Scheme
- Free parking across Trust site
- Staff networks
- Access to a wide range of discounts from various organisations across the UK
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about this role please see attached the job overview and person specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Experience
Essential
- Full registration with the General Medical Council on the General Practitioner list or Specialist list (Emergency Medicine)
- Clinical experience of primary healthcare in the diagnostic light setting
- Being skilled at managing clinical risk
- Demonstrate clear ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team
- Being competent in basic ECG interpretation and musculoskeletal X-ray interpretation
Desirable
- Experience of emergency medicine or ambulatory care
- Experience in more advanced x-ray interpretation (MSK, CXR)
- Experience in manipulation and reduction of joint dislocations/fractures
- Experience of minor surgery including ring blocks, wound closure and suturing
- Advanced life support or intermediate life support
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.
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
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Tiverton Urgent Treatment Centre
Kennedy Way
Tiverton
EX16 6NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.swast.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)