Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

Haringey GP Federation; Ashford; On-site; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare trust in Ashford is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine to provide high-quality patient care. You will lead clinical teams, ensure rapid assessments, and support governance efforts within the Emergency Departments. Candidates must hold GMC registration and possess extensive experience in Emergency Medicine. This role is vital to the department's commitment to delivering safe, effective care while promoting flexible working and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working practices

Commitment to professional development

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Emergency Medicine is essential.
• GMC registration is mandatory.
• Strong communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to patients.
• Ensure rapid assessment and treatment for patients.
• Lead clinical teams effectively.

Skills

Wide and extensive experience in all aspects of Emergency Medicine

The ability to converse at ease in English

Special interest within or outside of Emergency Medicine

Education

Full GMC Registration

Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent)

2 years minimum experience in Emergency Medicine

ALS Certification

Leadership or Teaching experience

Other degrees (e.g. BSc, MSc, MD)

ATLS/APLS Certification

Job description

Go back East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust

Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 28 December 2025

Emergency Medicine in East Kent Hospitals is at an exciting period of redevelopment, having attracted national investment to rebuild both Emergency Departments at William Harvey Hospital, Ashford and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital, Margate.

Our Emergency Departments provide innovative and fast-paced integrated emergency care to a wide range of patients from East Kent. It is our inspiration to develop into an academic and research unit in emergency medicine for Kent. The Emergency Departments, one at the William Harvey Hospital (WHH), Ashford and the other at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQMH), Margate, each offer a full 24 hour emergency service. The Emergency Departments are supported by co-located Urgent Treatment Centres, a 24 hour UTC at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital with a further 7 community UTCs in the region.

Main duties of the job

To provide high quality care to patients including clinical leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the ED.

To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring that the Emergency Access Standards are adhered to, ensuring that we deliver safe, high quality care.

Patient safety, dignity and care are the highest priority and at the centre of all that we do. Whilst on duty in the department the ED consultant will provide highly visible and focussed clinical leadership – working in conjunction with the nurse in charge of the shift and the SpR/specialty doctor lead to ensure that there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team maintaining optimal patient flow.

To be proactive in the Care Group's clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of the Trust. To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the department to address issues arising that affect the services.

About us

We positively promote flexible working practices. To ensure that our workforce reflects the population we serve, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Trust is committed to supporting flexible working to fulfil our pledge as part of The Trust's People Strategy to help staff to achieve a healthy work/life balance. Please speak with your Recruiting Manager for further information and opportunities.

Kent is a beautiful county with superb beaches and many opportunities for sport, easy links to the continent by ferry or tunnel, pretty villages inland and both sites are close to the historic City of Canterbury. Easy rail and road links to London add to the pleasure of Kentish life. There are excellent private and grammar schools in the area with a range of affordable housing.

Job responsibilities

For more information please see attached Job Description and person Specification located in 'Supporting Documents'.

Person Specification

Skills and Experience

• Wide and extensive experience in all aspects of Emergency Medicine
• The ability to converse at ease in English
• Special interest within or outside of Emergency Medicine

Qualifications and Training

• Full GMC Registration
• Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
• 2 years minimum experience in Emergency Medicine
• ALS
• Leadership or Teaching experience
• Distinctions, scholarships, prizes, publications.
• Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD
• Experience in ITU/Paediatrics/Medicine/Anaesthetics
• ATLS/APLS

Clinical Governance

• Evidence of participation in or an understanding of audit, complaints management, root cause analysis/serious incident investigation, plus morbidity/mortality meetings and Structured Judgement Reviews

Personal/professional attributes

• Welcoming and polite
• Respect people and their dignity
• Attentive and helpful
• Vigilant about safety Speak up on behalf of those who can
• Passionate about advancing Emergency Care

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust