Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday (rising with service)

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine to join a busy ED serving the Yorkshire Coast. You will work with an experienced team, manage acutely ill patients, and contribute to teaching and quality improvement initiatives.

The role offers opportunities to lead on clinical governance and to participate in the CESR programme, with a structured development path within a supportive NHS environment.

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
• Minimum 4 years' full-time postgraduate training or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 2 years in a full-time Emergency Medicine specialty training programme or equivalent.
• European ALS/ATLS/EPALS or arranged course access.
• MRCEM and/or FRCEM eligibility.
• Eligible for GMC registration with licence to practice.

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

Leadership

Quality improvement

CESR programme

Education

MBChB or equivalent medical qualification

4+ years postgraduate training

2+ years in Emergency Medicine specialty training

MRCEM

FRCEM

GMC registration with licence to practise

Job description

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 24 November 2026

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

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.

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

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains 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, ATLS/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.

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.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust