Consultant Emergency Physician

Overview

The Emergency Department at Broomfield Hospital currently has 17 consultant posts and this advertisement is to expand to 18 posts. The department sees over 140 000 patients each year, of which 25% are children and young people. The individual should be committed to providing excellent shop floor coverage to enhance patient care and support the more junior staff. We are a friendly department with a stable workforce, many of whom have remained in the department for years.

We are committed to fully treating the patient prior to specialty referral and have policies such as adult and paediatric sedation in place to do so. We have our own departmental Ultrasound machines with many of our doctors trained and experienced in their use. The CT scanner is adjacent to the department and the Emergency Team are fully involved with stroke patients undergoing thrombolysis 24/7.

We have regular consultant meetings as well as teaching and audit meetings which involve all of the staff in the ED to share information and gather feedback and ideas.

• Provide shop floor coverage 18 hours a day, inclusive of weekends and bank holidays.
• Work with other members of the Emergency Medicine Team to provide first‑class clinical care in adult and paediatric emergency medicine.
• Run and deliver Rapid Assessment and Treatment (RAT) and supervise/teach junior medical staff.
• Take an appropriate share of the management and administrative workload of the department.
• Ensure more consistent cover of the ambulatory/RAT shifts (0900–1700 and 1700–2300) and maintain day EPIC shifts and on‑call cover at a ratio of 1 in 16.
• Engage in planning and developing the service, contributing to the Trust’s new model for delivering emergency care.

AAC Date 10th April 2026 in person.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population. Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust.

There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative. We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top‑tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.