Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 March 2026

Candidates are invited for the post of Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine to commence as soon as possible

The world is your oyster- as an Emergency Medicine Specialty Doctor, you really can work anywhere.

The most important aspect of your job is your colleagues- you will be spending a lot of time with them! So you could come and join what has been reported by our trainees as 'the friendliest and most supportive team I have ever worked in'. You could come and discover why we have full recruitment at all grades in Emergency Medicine.

You will find out why we have only green outliers on the GMC survey and why virtually every rotating trainee who leaves joins us on our bank. That's why we have zero (yes zero) agency spend on doctors.

We have approximately 110 000 attendees a year but we stream over 20% every day to the onsite GP service- so you will only have to see and manage true EM patients. We have a separate paeds ED area for which we also stream away to GP those that are not emergencies. We encourage a variety of job plans of various PAs to suit (all with 2.5 SPA) and would look to integrate your specialist interests into your role.

We are passionate about clinical shop floor presence and training and want hands on clinicians to join us.

As a Specialty Doctor, you will be expected to work with other members of the Emergency Medicine Team to provide first class clinical care in Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine.

You will provide clinical leadership, including running and delivering RAT (Rapid Assessment and Treatment) and supervision/teaching of junior medical staff. RAT has been implemented as part of a new model for delivering emergency care at the Trust that takes on a whole system approach.

Emergency Medicine Specialty Doctors will provide shop-floor cover, inclusive of weekends and Bank holidays.

The department actively encourages the development of specialist interests within the Emergency Medicine field.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being 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

We are in a great part of the country next to both the sea and countryside where all activities and outdoor pursuits are possible. We have Southend airport only a few miles away which is perfect for holidays and short breaks
-now flying to over 40 destinations. We have excellent rated schools and places to live for all tastes.

So please contact us to discover if we are your new team and we very definitely encourage visits so you can see for yourself what a great department we are.

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Instructor status in Life Support Courses

• Substantial experience in Emergency Medicine
• Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems.
• Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team.
• Able to take full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Active Involvement in Undergraduate, GP and Paramedical Education

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.

£61,542 to £99,216 a year Per annum (pro rata) - MC75