Job summary
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Provision with Consultant colleagues of a comprehensive emergency medicine service and to further enhance the diversity of skills already available to the department.

Main duties of the job
It is envisaged that the new Consultant will assume direct clinical role within the department and share responsibilities with the other Consultants. Practitioners will be expected in the normal run of their duties, to deputise for short term absence for their colleagues as far as is practicable both in clinical and managerial capacities. When deputising is not practicable, the Department shall be responsible for engaging locums, but the practitioner shall have the responsibility of bringing the need to their notice. The senior medical staff hold a pivotal position in the department and must be committed to taking it forward.

Clinical duties will be shared with the present consultants and will include all duties normally expected in any major Emergency Department in the UK; however a proportion of direct clinical duties will be delivered at the Major Trauma Centre Emergency Department at James Cook University Hospital. The duties will normally be based at the University Hospitals of North Tees and will include support for the Tees Valley Urgent Care Service.

About us
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust now form University Hospitals Tees and as such you may be required to work at any site across both Trusts.

At North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development. Staff recognition is very important to us; as well as performance reviews and appraisals, we recognise staff through Star and Team of the month, colleague recognition - a note of thanks, Managers Awards, Shining Stars and Service Awards.

We support the Making Every Contact Count approach to behaviour change in the promotion of health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.

We recruit for values and "Together we are North Tees & Hartlepool".

Details
Date posted: 20 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 328-GEMS-MED-8310787

Job responsibilities

• Participate in the day to day running and administration of the department in conjunction with the present complement of staff.
• See, examine and treat patients attending the department.
• Supervise, oversee, and teach departmental junior medical and nursing staff in addition to medical students.
• Help to develop their sub-specialty within the directorate.
• Help to further links between the emergency departments at UHNT and JCUH.
• Participate in clinical audit, clinical governance and Morbidity & Mortality Meetings.
• Participate in quality improvement projects within the directorate.
• Take part in departmental research projects and lead the directorate forward in the field of research.
• Participate in hospital Resuscitation Committee work and training of hospital staff in CPR.
• Participate in Advanced life support courses and in house training.
• Participate in the Major Incident Planning and exercises.
• Contribute to pre hospital personnel training and development.
• Look after and care for Head Injuries admissions in overnight stay beds on the appropriate wards.
• Maintain good communications with General Practitioners, Emergency Services and Social Services.
• Ensure effective liaison and communication with Consultant and junior medical staff in all specialities within the trust.

With the above taken into account the candidate will be expected to sign the Trusts Consultant compact contract prior to taking up post. The Trust will also commit in writing to their obligations under the Consultant Compact.

Person Specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Recent comprehensive experience in Emergency Medicine
• APLS/ALS/ATLS or ETC/ provider
• Ability to manage resident staff and other professionals

Desirable

• Instructor status in one or more of the disciplines

Qualifications & Training
Essential

• MbChB or equivalent
• Entry on the Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine, or within 6 months of CCT
• FRCEM or equivalent

Experience
Essential

• APLS/ALS/ATLS or ETC/ provider
• Experience of conducting and managing clinical research / audit
• Experience of teaching junior staff and other professionals

Desirable

• Willingness to undertake further academic activity
• Ability to use evidence base and clinical audit to support clinical decision making
• Experience and involvement in quality improvement

Personal attributes
Essential

• Ability to work in team
• Good communication skills
• Commitment to continuing medical education

Desirable

• Working knowledge of IT

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.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address: University Hospital of North Tees, Hardwick Road, Stockton-on-Tees, TS19 8PE, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: ED Clinical Lead, Peter Van Loo, peter.vanloo@nhs.net, 01642617617

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