Locally Doctor; Core - Emergency Department

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The closing date is 18 March 2026

Emergency Medicine is at the heart of the hospitals emergency care pathway, and our department is one of the busiest in the South of England. We have over the last year opened the new department (BBEC) Building Better Emergency Care. The department is led by a highly motivated group of Consultants who provide high quality care, support junior doctors as well as driving change as well as being largely present on the shop floor.

In addition, there is an excellent co-located Childrens Emergency Department that has also has Consultant delivered care until midnight.

The department has a strong education ethos with many of our trainees returning as Consultant colleagues. The opportunities include:

• Clinical Educators we have a dedicated team of Consultants that provide 4 hours of shop floor education, 5 days a week. These Consultants are in addition to the Consultants providing shop floor care and the sole purpose is to provide training and learning for junior doctors. They complete SLEs as well as support trainees requiring competency sign off in specialist areas, e.g. sedation or ultrasound
• 1 hour of protected teaching a week
• Regular simulation sessions, including virtual reality
• Daily 1 oclock teaching vignettes

A Locally Employed Doctor (LED) in the Emergency Department (ED) provides essential medical care to patients with acute or life‑threatening conditions. Their role includes:

• Initial assessment and triage
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  Quickly evaluating the severity of patient conditions to prioritize care.
• Diagnosis and treatment
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  Providing immediate medical interventions, including administering medications, performing procedures, and coordinating with specialists if needed.
• Monitoring and stabilising patients
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  Overseeing patients conditions in critical or unstable states and ensuring their stabilisation.
• Collaboration
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  Working closely with ED nurses, consultants, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive patient care.
• Documentation
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  Accurately documenting patient information, treatments, and outcomes in the hospitals medical records system.
• Patient and family communication
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  Explaining diagnoses, treatment plans, and possible outcomes to patients and their families.
• Adherence to protocols
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  Following hospital and departmental guidelines and standards of care for managing various emergency cases.

The role requires quick decision-making, adaptability, and the ability to handle high‑stress situations efficiently.

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Locally Employed Doctor (Core) Job Description

Grade: Locally Employed Doctor - Core

Department: Emergency Department

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice;
  Primary medical qualification recognised by the GMC; PLAB (if applicable); IELTS (overall 7.5 score) or OET ALS
• Experience of working within the NHS; MRCEM exams

• Evidence of completion of 2-year training programme;
  Demonstrable skills and experience in Emergency Medicine
• Experience of working within the NHS; MRCEM exams

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.

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