Consultant Emergency

a. Clinical management and direction of the ED, in conjunction with other Consultant in EM colleagues. The precise division of responsibilities between the Consultants in EM will be agreed between the Consultant, the Clinical Director and the CEO/GM or their appropriate delegate. These responsibilities will be reviewed on an annual basis.

b. Responsibility for the assessment and immediate care of all EM patients attending the ED and linked Emergency Care Network (ECN) units. This may be delivered personally or by supervision of other clinical staff.

c. Responsibility for the care of patients admitted under the care of the Consultants in EM to the ED Clinical Decision Unit / EM Observation ward or Chest Pain Assessment Unit, if available on site. This entails daily ward rounds, including weekends, on a rostered basis and cross-cover of patient care on a pre-agreed or on-call basis.