Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 16 November 2025

We are offering an exciting opportunity for doctors wishing to progress their career within Emergency Medicine as Specialty Doctors.

There will ample opportunity to develop skills in managing a wide range of clinical presentations as well as management opportunities that will allow post holders to apply for Specialty Training or submit a CESR application.

Emergency Medicine is at the heart of each hospital's emergency care pathway and provides innovative and high-quality care for patients from the moment they arrive at the hospital. It is a consultant led service with Consultants providing leadership and patient care on the 'shop floor' 08:00 - 22.45 7 days a week. There is a strong commitment to ensure the ED is appropriately resourced to deliver high quality and timely emergency care. The trust has been and continues to be very supportive of the developments that are taking place to address the pressures resulting from increased emergency admissions and a greater acuity of cases which present. We remain an ED who continues to perform well against the 4hr target and score highly in the Friends and Family Test.

The ED has excellent links to in patient specialties working collaboratively to enhance patient care and to develop innovative patient pathways.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be fully involved in all aspects of the work of the department under the supervision of the consultants and will attend to the initial assessment and treatment of the patients attending the department across the spectrum of Emergency Medicine.South West London Acute.

They will be joining a team of 17 Consultants and 26 Specialty Doctors/ST4+ crosssite.

The Consultant team have a wealth of experience in all aspect of Emergency Medicine with additional areas of specialist interest such as Paediatric EM, Research, USS, Trauma, Pre-Hospital, Simulation and Education.

Working Pattern The SpDrs work an attractive self-roster rota covering 24hrs whichallows everyone to balance their working lives with otherresponsibilities and interests. Up to 10 PAs are offered. There isprotected SPA time.

About us

St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both Epsom and St Helier hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).

We also play an active role in the local healthcare economy, and are the lead provider in two innovative health and care partnerships.

We have partnered with CSH Surrey, the three GP federations in the Surrey Downs area, and Surrey Council (who are an associate member), to provide adult community health services. This innovative partnership is called Surrey Downs Health and Care.

In Sutton, we have joined forces with the London Borough of Sutton, Sutton GP Services and South West London and St George's Mental Health Trust to provide adult and children's community health services and sexual health services to local people. Together, we are called Sutton Health and Care.

Job responsibilities

• Provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients.
• At all times, comply with GMC's guidance on Good Medical Practice as amended or substituted from time to time.
• Ensure patient confidentiality is maintained at all times.
• Undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
• Be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
• On commencement, ensure personal attendance at the Trust's corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
• Participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
• Be responsible for the Clinical Management of inpatients and outpatients under your care.

Person Specification Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• MRCEM Pass
• ALS certificate
• ATLS/ETC
• FRCEM
• APLS/ALS/EPLS certificate

Clinical Experience

• Must have minimum of 4 years post-registration experience with at least 2 years of Emergency Department experience at ST1 level or higher (senior doctor, in charge at night)
• Must have minimum one year experience of working within the NHS as a Tier 4 EPIC at night

Teaching/research & Clinical Gov

• Understanding of clinical governance and participation in audit
• Commitment to continuing medical education
• Experience of teaching undergraduates
• Experience in research
• Presentations at postgraduate meetings

Management & Administrative Exp

• Good basic IT skills including word processing and simple databases

Language

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements.

Personal Attributes

• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Enquiring, critical and flexible approach to work

Other requirements

• Full registration with the GMC

Values and Behaviours

• Put the patient first by being happy, helpful, caring, respectful and patient
• Always taking opportunities to improve, encouraging excellence
• Work as one team - communicate, collaborate and share
• Respect each other by being polite, pleasant and listening

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

£61,542 to £99,216 a yearper annum excl. LW