Consultant in Emergency Medicine

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

Consultant in Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 11 February 2026

We are seeking to recruit enthusiastic Consultants who are passionate about Emergency Medicine to join our existing emergency department (ED) team of friendly colleagues with varied backgrounds and interests. This is a full-time, permanent position.

We are a dynamic department situated in a beautiful semi-rural area of the South Coast affording the benefits town and country life. Access to transport links and good schools.

We serve a diverse socio-economic population including pockets of severe deprivation and a significant seasonal uplift.

As part of the Urgent and Emergency Care (UEC) development plan we are currently engaged in remodelling our service provision to include a "single front door" model, featuring an integrated Urgent Treatment Centre with an expanding workforce, including ACPs, EPs and GPs. There is considerable scope for the successful candidates to become actively involved in shaping this process.

We have benefitted from a recent team-driven redesign of our dedicated paediatric area led by our dynamic Paediatric Team. This has led to an improved service and patient experience.

We offer rota flexibility through self-rostering on HealthRota which facilitates an attractive work/life balance.

Main duties of the job

• Performing at a high level over the full range of emergency and urgent care presentations.
• In addition, we encourage consultants to participate in teaching and training the junior workforce and other Allied Healthcare Professionals informally on the shop floor in regular formal teaching sessions.
• We have a close working relationship with our senior nursing leadership to foster collaborative teamworking and innovation.

Please refer to job description and person specification for full details.

If you have a specific area of interest please highlight on application and at interview.

About us

Working for our organisation. At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always deliver Excellent Care Everywhere, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of staff networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

Candidate Pack Job responsibilities

Please see uploaded Job Description and person specification for full details of job description and main responsibilities.

Person Specification Experience/ Qualifications

• oFRCEM. or its recognised equivalent.
• oFull and specialist registration (with a licence to practise) with the GMC or be eligible for registration within six months of the interview. o If you trained in the UK, you must also have a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Emergency Medicine or equivalent or be within six months of receiving it by the interview date. o If you trained outside the UK, you must provide evidence that your qualifications are equivalent to the UK CCT. (Equivalence must be confirmed by GMC by date of AAC)
• oHigher Degree
• oPG Cert in Education or equivalent
• oQIP training e.g. RCEM

Clinical Skills and Experience

• oClinical skills/experience across the breadth of RCEM curriculum
• oEvidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
• oPostgraduate experience or experience in other related specialties

Knowledge

• oBreadth of experience in and outside specialty

Organisation and Planning

• oExperience and ability to work in multi-professional teams.
• oEvidence of managerial skills: Achievements / Course attended

Teaching Skills

• oEvidence of an interest and commitment to teaching
• oRecognised teaching qualification

Academic and Research

• oEvidence of participation in audit
• oResearch experience
• oPublications
• oPrizes and honours
• oAppropriate progression of career to date

Personal Attributes

• oEvidence of:- Good communication skills both oral and written

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.

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)

£109,725 to £145,478 a year pro rata, per annum