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Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Southend Town Westcliff on Sea Salary £61,542 - £99,216 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 17/03/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Our Acute services here at Mid and South Essex, following investment, are now offering exciting opportunities to forward thinking, dynamic Specialty Doctor to join us to help support, develop and grow our Acute medical Services.

These roles, as Specialty Doctor, will initially support our Acute Medical Services.

You will be welcomed into an inclusive, supportive and forward thinking Trust whose core values focus on both patient care and staff wellbeing and be given encouragement to get involved in other areas of special interest with the opportunity for teaching and part time work available.

You have an idea, we listen, support, nurture and make these visions into reality.

Come and join our team!

Your primary role, as our Specialty Doctor, is to provide early patient decisions with support from junior medical staff, a dedicated nursing team, procedural support practitioners and a rapid response social and therapy team.

You will work within the Acute Medical Service (AMS), supporting a team of Consultants in Acute Medicine and supporting the delivery of patient care within the Acute Medical Services in line with national standards and Care Quality Commission requirements.

The crucial parts of your role will be to provide strong clinical leadership, to promote a friendly and team based working environment, ensure regular pro-active reviews and coordination of care for our patients and become part of a seamless team responsible for providing care to medical patients admitted via Emergency Medicine, the Medical Assessment Unit and SDEC.

As one of our valued Specialty Doctors, you will engage with and contribute to Safety and National Clinical Data Collection systems as required, helping and supporting the promotion of a friendly, team based working environment in line with Trust Values and undertake managerial and budgetary responsibilities as required with mandatory involvement in appraisals on an annual basis.

We will not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

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

Are you looking for an exciting Specialty Doctor role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC registration
• Completed 4 years full time post graduate training (or equivalent if part time) at least 2 of which shall be in a specialty training programme in the specialty or shall have equivalent experience and competencies.
• ATLS, ALS, PALS or APLS

• 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.

• Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, resident doctors and other staff.
• Ability to teach clinical skills

• Good Leadership skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses & other agencies.
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team

• Proven ability to deliver high quality teaching
• Experience of supervising junior medical staff

• Knowledge of the principles of research/audit and ability to interpret and apply clinical research

• Evidence of management experience or training.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clinical colleagues, other specialties and support staff.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.