Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine | East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust; Margate; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in Margate is seeking an Emergency Medicine consultant to provide high-quality clinical leadership and care in their busy Emergency Departments. The ideal candidate will ensure rapid patient assessment, treatment, and adherence to standards while participating in ongoing governance and improvement initiatives. Join a committed team focused on providing excellent healthcare services in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must provide high quality care to patients and supervise junior medical staff.
• Active participation in clinical governance and improvement roles.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to patients including clinical leadership.
• Ensure rapid assessment and treatment of patients in the Emergency Department.
• Lead and communicate effectively with clinical teams to maintain patient flow.
• Support continuous learning and improvements in clinical governance.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Patient assessment

Effective communication

Education

Medical degree

Registration with the GMC

Job description

Overview

Emergency Medicine in East Kent Hospitals is at an exciting period of redevelopment, having attracted national investment to rebuild both Emergency Departments at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate. Our Emergency Departments provide innovative and fast paced integrated emergency care to a wide range of patients from East Kent. It is our inspiration to develop into an academic and research unit in emergency medicine for Kent.

The Emergency Departments, one at the William Harvey Hospital (WHH), Ashford and the other at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQMH), Margate, each offer a full 24 hour emergency service. The Emergency Departments are supported by co-located Urgent Treatment Centres, a 24 hour UTC at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital with a further 7 community UTCs in the region.

Role and Responsibilities

• To provide high quality care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the ED.
• To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring that the Emergency Access Standards are adhered to, delivering safe, high quality care.
• On duty in the department the ED consultant will provide highly visible and focussed clinical leadership — working in conjunction with the nurse in charge of the shift and the SpR/specialty doctor lead to ensure effective and timely communication between the clinical team and maintaining optimal patient flow.
• To be proactive in the Care Group’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust.
• Liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the department to address issues arising that affect the services.

Governance and Standards

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.

We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It is about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Working at East Kent Hospitals

We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.

How to apply / Further information

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

This advert closes on Sunday 12 Oct 2025