Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Learning & development opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme (24/7)

NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work

Job summary

York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor for the busy Emergency Department on the Yorkshire Coast. You will work with an experienced multidisciplinary team, develop clinical skills, contribute to teaching and quality improvement, and play a key role in delivering emergency care.

The role includes 1.25 PAs/week of protected SPA time, CESR programme support, and opportunities for departmental leadership.

Qualifications

• Has MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
• Minimum 4 years of full-time postgraduate training.
• Minimum 2 years in a full-time Emergency Medicine specialty training.
• European ALS, ATLS/ETLS, EPALS/EPLS/APLS or have arranged a place on a course.

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 of postgraduate training

2 years in Emergency Medicine specialty training

Job description

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.

About us

Our benefits

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 for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

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

Job description

Job 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 from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:[e-mail].

As part of seeking to 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.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Experience

Essential

• 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, ATLS/ETLS, EPALS/EPLS/APLS or have arranged a place on a course

Desirable

• MRCEM, FRCEM
• Substantive NHS experience. (12-month continuous experience)

Eligibility

Essential

• Eligible for full GMC registration with license to practise

Knowledge & Skills

Essential

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