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Location
Wakefield, West Yorkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
This post is offered on a full time 10 Programmed Activity basis , 9 Direct Clinical Care Programmed Activities (DCC PA) and 1 core Supporting Professional Activities Programmed Activities (SPA PA) additional DCC and SPA PAs are negotiable pending discussion. Duties will be based primarily on our 2 Emergency Departments (EDs) based at Wakefield (Pinderfields) and Dewsbury. We also run an Urgent Treatment Centre at Pontefract. All our medical staff may be required to deliver care to patients on all 3 sites. From a clinical perspective these posts will participate in the cross-site Tier 2 rota which supports provision of 24-hour Emergency Medicine cover. The 9 DCC PA will be expected to be worked across the full shift pattern including standard days, twilights and night shifts. The main duties of the post will include Provision of care with responsibility for the management of patients presenting to the ED including appropriate discharge / admission planning. In conjunction with senior colleagues to provide a full role in the provision of an out of hours emergency service. Although post holders may not have the initial competencies to manage independently it is expected that during the placement they will develop to take on this role Referral of patients to other specialities as appropriate Involvement in specialty and cross-specialty multi-disciplinary teams and meetings Involvement in relevant administration duties Teaching and supervision of junior medical staff and other clinicians as appropriate Active involvement in audit and clinical governance including service improvement activities
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Salary
£52.53k - £82.4k per annum
