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We are recruiting Speciality Doctors in Emergency Medicine to join a busy and supportive Emergency Department in South West England. Multiple permanent opportunities are expected to become available, with both full-time and part-time working options considered.

This role is ideal for doctors looking to develop their careers in Emergency Medicine further while enjoying an excellent work-life balance. The department offers a flexible self-rostered annualised rota, allowing you to tailor your working pattern to suit your personal and professional commitments.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, investigate, treat and appropriately discharge or refer patients presenting to the Emergency Department.
• Deliver high-quality emergency care while maintaining safe and effective departmental flow.
• Perform initial assessment, ongoing management and review of emergency patients.
• Provide clinical advice and supervision to junior doctors and members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Act as Trauma Team Leader during trauma activations.
• Lead cardiac arrest teams within the Emergency Department.
• Participate in major incident responses in accordance with departmental emergency plans.
• Support efficient departmental floor management alongside senior nursing staff.
• Ensure accurate clinical documentation, coding and effective communication with patients, carers and General Practitioners.
• Liaise closely with inpatient specialities, mental health services, rapid response teams and community healthcare providers.
• Review pathology and imaging results and initiate appropriate clinical management.
• Participate in clinical governance, quality improvement projects, audit, risk management and incident investigations.
• Deliver bedside teaching and educational sessions for medical students, junior doctors, nursing staff and allied healthcare professionals.

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications

• MBBS, MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
• ALS/ACLS certification or evidence of a booked course.
• ATLS, APLS, PALS or EPLS certification.
• Minimum of four years' postgraduate clinical experience for Senior Speciality Doctor level (three years may be considered for Junior Speciality Doctor appointments).
• Minimum of two years' NHS experience at SHO level or above.
• Previous experience working within the NHS, EU or an equivalent healthcare system.

Experience

• Demonstrated experience managing acute emergency presentations.
• Experience working within a busy Emergency Department.
• Ability to assess, stabilise and manage critically ill and injured patients.
• Experience supervising junior clinicians and working within multidisciplinary teams.
• Participation in clinical audit and quality improvement activities.

Desirable

• MRCEM or equivalent qualification.
• Completion of any FRCEM examinations.
• Emergency Medicine speciality training completed outside the UK.
• Experience as Trauma Team Leader.
• Experience leading cardiac arrest or resuscitation teams.
• Evidence of teaching, education or clinical training.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and Emergency Medicine service improvement.