Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine

Transformation Unit; Scarborough; Hybrid; GBP 64,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine for our busy ED at Scarborough Hospital. You will work within a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality emergency care to a wide range of urgent conditions.

The post offers NHS scale, with a rota and protected SPA time, and opportunities to participate in teaching, quality improvement and CESR development.

Qualifications

• Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and skill.

Responsibilities

• Act as the responsible emergency physician on-site after hours.
• Manage acutely unwell patients.
• Supervise junior doctors and advanced clinical practitioners.
• Coordinate patient flow with support from the on-call ED consultant.

Skills

Clinical experience

Education

MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

4+ years postgraduate training

2+ years in Emergency Medicine specialty training

European ALS/ATLAS/ETLS/APLS

MRCEM/FRCEM

GMC registration eligibility

Job description

Employer York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Scarborough Hospital Town Scarborough Salary £63,696 - £102,689 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 24/11/2026 23:59

Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

Are you a Specialty Doctor looking for a new role within a busy Emergency Department, providing high-quality care to patients presenting with a wide range of urgent and emergency conditions?

Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you will have opportunities to develop your clinical skills, contribute to teaching and quality improvement, and play an important role in delivering emergency care for patients across the Yorkshire Coast.

The department is based within our purpose-built Urgent & Emergency Care Centre, providing modern facilities and close integration with a range of acute and urgent care services.

Main duties of the job

As a senior doctor in the ED team, you will:

• Act as the responsible emergency physician on-site after hours.
• Manage acutely unwell patients.
• Supervise junior doctors and advanced clinical practitioners.
• Coordinate patient flow with support from the on-call ED consultant.

The rota complies with the new Specialty Doctor contract and includes 1.25 PAs/week of protected SPA time, some of which is flexible. You’ll be encouraged to lead quality improvement projects and take on departmental leadership roles.

We offer a structured CESR programme, with opportunities to join after one year in post, subject to review.

Working for our organisation

For further information on what it is like to work for out Trust, please visit:

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension fordependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service
• A variety ofdifferent typesof paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work,familyand relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Workscheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring,cinemaand financefrom a rangeof providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive fromdifferent backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail] .

As partofseekingto become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Qualifications & Experience

• Has achieved MBChB or equivalent medical qualification
• Completion of minimum 4-years’ full-time postgraduate training, or equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis, or other equivalent demonstrable experience and competencies
• Completion of minimum 2-years in a full-time specialty training programme in Emergency Medicine or equivalent gained on a part-time basis, or other equivalent demonstrable experience and competencies
• European ALS, ATLAS/ETLS, EPALS/EPLS/APLS or have arranged a place on a course
• MRCEM, FRCEM
• Eligible for full GMC registration with license to practice

Knowledge & Skills

• Able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and skill.

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £26.45 for a standard check and £47.45 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

Please note that, under current Home Office Immigration Rules, sponsorship is not available for all roles we advertise. Applicants who require sponsorship may wish to check the requirements for this position by reviewing the criteria on the GOV.UK website: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Ally Crossley Job title Lead Clinican, Emergency Medicine Email address [e-mail] Additional information

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