SPECIALTY DOCTOR IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Company: National Health Service
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will deliver high-quality emergency care in a busy department, supporting junior staff and contributing to teaching, research, and governance. You work with a cross-disciplinary team to ensure 24/7 middle-grade cover and participate in service development. You will benefit from structured training, career development, and inter-specialty rotations to progress in Emergency Medicine while maintaining work-life balance.

Pay / Benefits

  • salary in accordance with BMA scales
  • quality training opportunities and exam preparation
  • inter-specialty rotations and development programmes
  • annual appraisals and development plans
  • supportive directorate for professional development
  • equal standing to ED Trainees within the department

Responsibilities

  • Provide a first-class clinical service to patients
  • Supervise and teach junior clinical staff
  • Participate in teaching, research, audit and governance within the department
  • Develop professionally and participate in service development
  • Engage in appraisal processes and development plans
  • Ensure 24/7 middle-grade cover including weekend and night work
  • Run CDU consultant-led ward rounds and ambulatory care clinics
  • Participate in medical education for students and elective/undergraduate learners
  • Attend weekly middle-grade teaching programme and mandatory training
  • Facilitate inter-specialty rotations and secondments to advance skills in Emergency Medicine

Key requirements

  • MBChB or equivalent qualification
  • MRCEM
  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practise
  • At least four years of postgraduate training with relevant specialty experience (emergency/acute medicine)
  • Practical skills for emergency medicine
  • Excellent written and spoken communication
  • Strong teamwork and leadership capabilities
  • Organisational and time-management skills
  • Previous Emergency Medicine experience at middle-grade level
  • communication
  • teamwork
  • leadership
  • MRCEM
  • emergency medicine competencies
  • ultrasound training beyond level 1

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Posted: October 1st, 2026