CONSULTANTS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE Join our team Northern Ireland - A great place to work, a great place tolive Welcomefrom the Clinical Director, Emergency Medicine Thank you for your interest in working as a Consultant The Trust can offer you many benefits both on a professional in Emergency Medicine at Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry and personal level. We recognise and celebrate staff based in the Southern Health & Social Care Trust, contribution and are committed to supporting staff to develop which is part of the Health & Social Care system in their skills and expertise further, providing you with the Northern Ireland. This brochure gives you an overview opportunity to pursue a fulfilling career. of our Trust, providing you with an insight into the Daisy Hill Hospital is a busy medium sized District General variety of services we deliver to patients not only in Hospital located in a beautiful part of the world. You can Emergency Medicine but across the Trust; and a be sailing on the lough, mountain biking in a forest park or taste of what life in Northern Ireland is like. climbing the Mourne Mountains one day, and saving lives the next. I have recently taken up the post of Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine in the Southern Trust and am excited This is an exciting time to join our dynamic team of dedicated, about taking on the challenge of continuing the excellent work highly skilled and welcoming professionals. of the Department, yet also aspiring to develop and shape For an informal discussion about working as a Consultant in services fit for future demands. Emergency Medicine, please contact me 0044 (0)28 3861 2607 The Southern Trust prides itself in the delivery of high or email [email protected] or standards of Emergency Care to the local community. If you to apply for our current opportunities please go to are passionate about first rate quality patient care, service www.HSCRecruit.com improvement and continuous professional development, Thank you again for your interest and we look forward then the Southern Trust is a good fit for you. to receiving your application. The role requires a talented clinician; either starting out in their career or already established who can contribute to the team and assist in the delivery of our future vision for Emergency Medicine in the Southern Trust. We work closely as a unit providing support, learning and encouragement, in a friendly and open environment. The team has strong working relationships with other Departments and Professions across Dr Gareth Hampton, the Trust, which further enhances our Emergency Service. Clinical Director, Emergency Medicine This information pack will provide you with further details regarding the job, the benefits of working for the Trust, as well as giving you a flavour of what it’s like to live in Northern Ireland. In addition, there is information for doctors who are interested in coming to work and live in the UK and perhaps are considering working in Health & Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland. This information pack contains the following: INFORMATION ABOUT THE SOUTHERN TRUST 02 WORKING FOR US – WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU 12 LIVING AND WORKING IN NORTHERN IRELAND 15 DETAILS OF CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES 21 02 366,000 people served (2nd largest population in NI) 10,784 staff employed across all job groups annual budget THE of almost £565m SOUTHERN TRUST The Southern Trust provides integrated A HIGH-PERFORMING TRUST hospital, community and primary care services The Trust performs well against current to the areas of Armagh, Banbridge, Craigavon, Coleraine Commissioning Plan standards and targets Dungannon, South Tyrone, Newry and Mourne Ballymoney within the region: Limavady across the southern part of Northern Ireland. Derry~Londonderry Ballymena • the highest throughput with 61.9 admissions per Larne The region is largely rural, dotted with busy bed & the shortest average length of stay Magherafelt towns and picturesque villages, and includes Strabane Antrim Carrickfergus • the lowest hospital cancellation rates over the last the spectacular Mourne Mountains. Daisy Hill Newtownabbey 5 years and the lowest Did Not Attend (DNA) rates Cookstown North Down Belfast Hospital is located in the busy city of Newry, Castlereagh Ards Omagh which is itself situated within a designated Area Lisburn of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Dungannon Craigavon Down Fermanagh General acute in-patient hospital services are located at Armagh Banbridge Craigavon Area Hospital and Daisy Hill Hospital, and acute Newry & Mourne mental health and learning disability in-patient hospital services are located in the Bluestone Unit, also on the Craigavon Area Hospital site. Working in collaboration with GPs and other agencies, Trust staff provide locally based health and social care services in Trust premises, in people’s own homes and in the community. 03 A TRADITION OF INNOVATION The Trust has received a number of local and national awards for innovative approaches to improving the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of care delivery, including: PATIENTS GO WITH THE FLOW TELEPRESENCE TECHNOLOGY TO ROBOT MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR STROKE PATIENTS IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY THROUGH HOSPITAL AT HOME E-DISCHARGE FOR OLDER PEOPLE LEADING THE WAY IN PAEDIATRIC TRAINING UK’S FIRST DEDICATED HEALTH VISITOR FOR MULTIPLE-BIRTH FAMILIES DAISY HILL PIONEERS BABY HEART SCREENING CRAIGAVON LUNG CANCER TEST RADIOGRAPHERS PROJECT RECOGNISED AS TOP IN UK LEARNING DISABILITY CRISIS RESPONSE 04 WHAT OUR STAFF SAY ABOUT THE TRUST Some key findings from the latest survey of Southern Trust staff reveal that: • 80% of staff feel satisfied with the quality of work and patient care that they are able to deliver (the NHS national average is 76%) • 67% of staff said they would recommend the Trust as a place to work (NHS national average is 54%) “We are committed to listening and learning from staff and involving them in shaping services, so it is encouraging that we scored highest in Northern Ireland and above the UK average for employee engagement.” Francis Rice Southern Trust Chief Executive (Interim) Click here to see the full staff survey results http://www.southerntrust.hscni.net/about/3413.htm 05 VISION, VALUES & PRIORITIES OUR VISION OUR VALUES OUR PRIORITIES Deliver safe, high-quality health and social care • To treat people fairly and with respect • Providing safe high quality care services, respecting the dignity and individuality • To be open and honest and act with integrity • Maximising independence and choice for our patients and clients of all who use them. • To put patients, clients, carers and community This vision is underpinned by the Trust’s values, at the heart of all we do • Supporting people and communities to live healthy lives and to improve • To value staff and support their development which shape what we do and how we do it. their health and wellbeing to improve our care • Being a great place to work, • To embrace change for the better valuing our people • To listen and learn • Making best use of resources • Being a good social partner within our communities For more information, visit our Website - http://www.southerntrust.hscni.net/ or you can follow us on 06 OUR HOSPITALS The Southern Trust has two main hospital sites which are Daisy Hill Hospital, Newry, and Craigavon Area Hospital, Portadown. Together they serve a population of over 360,000. We are continually updating facilities to ensure state-of- the-art care environments for all service users and staff. • New paediatric units are being constructed at Daisy Hill Hospital and Craigavon Area Hospital to support implementation of the Trust’s Changing for Children strategy. • The paediatric unit at Daisy Hill Hospital will provide a dedicated paediatric theatre and recovery area to facilitate elective paediatric surgery; a 19-bed ward and an ambulatory area. The unit at Craigavon Area Hospital will provide 19 beds, an ambulatory area and an outpatient area. CHKS Top 40 Hospitals In 2016, for the fifth consecutive year, both Daisy Hill and Craigavon Area Hospital – our acute hospital network – have been named one of the UK’s top facilities in the CHKS Top 40 Hospitals programme, which recognises achievements in healthcare quality, improvement and performance. Queen’s University Belfast Teaching Hospitals Both Daisy Hill Hospital and Craigavon Area are Queen’s University Belfast Teaching Hospitals, offering high-quality clinical placements to medical students as part of the student doctor undergraduate programme. Supporting your CPD You will have access to the Trust’s Medical Education Centre, which boasts excellent library facilities provided in association with the Medical Library at Queen’s University, Belfast. There is access to electronic online medical databases, such as Med-line and Cochrane, and regular teaching sessions take place in the Medical Education Centre. 07 2015-16 DAISY HILL 59,608 HOSPITAL Outpatient The Hospital is an essential part of the hospital network provided by the Attendances Southern Trust. Its natural catchment is a rural population stretching from (Consultant Led) Castlewellan in the north to Banbridge, Kilkeel, Newry and Armagh through to Louth in the Republic of Ireland. Daisy Hill Hospital is one of the best- performing hospitals in Northern Ireland in meeting the 4-hour Emergency 1,803 Department waiting time target, as set by the Department of Health. Babies Born SERVICES AT DAISY HILL HOSPITAL INCLUDE: • 24 hour Emergency Department • ENT and Paediatrics 8,889 • Maternity Department • Coronary Care Unit Elective Inpatient and • Special Care Baby Unit • Surgical High Dependency Unit Day Case • Inpatient beds in Medicine, • Day Procedure Unit Stroke, Rehabilitation, Surgery, Admissions • Radiography Department Gynaecology, • Specialist Renal Services 50,069 Emergency Daisy Hill Hospital is responsible for undergraduate medical teaching for fourth-year students onwards and our Consultants participate in these Department programmes. It is also recognised for pre-Membership training of Junior Attendances Doctors, who are supplied by NIMDTA (Northern Ireland Medical Dental & Training Agency), for successful mentoring and supervising of both compulsory and elective periods.