Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 15 March 2026

Did you choose Emergency Medicine for interesting pathology, to treat the full array of patients and clinical presentations? Do you value working with a great team, living in a beautiful area with nationally excelling schools and internationally renowned sporting and cultural events? Come to Gloucestershire. Candidates are invited to apply for a substantive Emergency Medicine Consultant post. Joining a team of 22 ED consultants delivering care across our 2 EDs at Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

We see 145,000 ED attendances a year. 25% of these are children. We see the highest number of major trauma cases of all Major Trauma Units in the South West region. A busy DGH with a dedicated and innovative EM consultant team. £39 million pounds were investment in a newly extended and refurbished Emergency Department and Acute Medical Unit, completed in January 24 providing excellent facilities.

The departments have segregated Paediatric areas, are well supported by SDECs for medical and surgical specialties, co-located Primary care services, 24/7 onsite PPCI and interventional radiology at GRH.

The team deliver consultant led care from 8am until midnight with non-resident on call overnight, working 1:6 weekends via an annualised and self-rostered job plan. A strategy for reduced antisocial hours for our senior workforce is in place.

The successful candidates will;

• Provide a full suite of EM skills to all types of patients presenting to our services. This includes being the first point of clinical contact, leading clinical teams and supervising the junior clinical work force.
• Lead and coordinate the clinical work force on shift and work closely with our nursing and MDT colleagues.
• Deliver supervision and education.
• Actively contribute to a framework of multidisciplinary team decisions.
• Take a whole systems approach to working with the wider health community.
• Show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility.

The successful candidate will provide a full suite of EM skills to all types of patients presenting to our services. hey will be able to lead and coordinate the clinical work force on shift and work closely with our nursing and MDT colleagues. Delivering supervision and education are key to the day-to-day role. Supporting professional activities will require a working knowledge and engagement with service development through clinical governance, quality improvement, educational development, team working and innovation.

Our engaged and cohesive team of Emergency Consultants are supported to develop their passions and leadership combining many interesting roles with their clinical job plan including;

• Dual accreditation working in allied specialties
• Dean of the Gloucestershire Medical School academy
• Deanery Head of School for ACCS trainees
• Deanery TPD roles
• ICB clinical chair roles
• Medical examiner
• Trust leadership roles
• POCUS regional lead
• RCEM committee roles

Our clinical team benefits from a mixed medical workforce including PGDiTs, specialty Drs, ACPs, PAs and EPs. In addition to our established nursing team with an active professional development team we have a dedicated ED mental health practitioner 7/7, ED pharmacists, drug and alcohol worker and discharge and frailty teams embedded within the department.

All consultants work in both GRH and CGH EDs.

• Provide high-quality care to patients in the Emergency Department, including adult, paediatric, and trauma presentations.
• Act as a senior decision-maker in complex and high-acuity cases, ensuring safe and timely interventions.
• Manage and oversee trauma cases, leading resuscitation and stabilisation efforts in collaboration with the trauma team.
• Deliver expert care to paediatric patients, ensuring adherence to safeguarding and best practice guidelines.
• Support the smooth running of the Emergency Department by balancing clinical care with operational demands.
• Supervise, support, and mentor junior doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
• Take on the EPIC role, assuming overall responsibility for patient flow, resource allocation, and operational management of the Emergency Department during assigned shifts.
• Coordinate care between different teams and specialties to ensure efficient and effective service delivery.
• Act as the first point of contact for escalation, supporting colleagues with decision-making and troubleshooting.
• Ensure patient safety and flow by prioritising cases and maintaining oversight of the entire department.
• Act as a clinical role model and provide supervision to junior staff and medical students.
• Deliver teaching sessions and contribute to departmental training programs, including trauma simulation and paediatric emergency scenarios.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, professionalism, and continuous learning within the multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in clinical audits, case reviews,…