Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine: Sponsorship Available

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We are seeking enthusiastic Specialty Doctors in Emergency Medicine to join the existing ED team FOR 10 PAs per week. It is an exciting time to join our team as the new ED has recently opened; the £8M redevelopment plan has delivered a bigger footprint and new Paediatric, Major and CDU areas. There is considerable scope for the successful candidates to be involved in service re-design and quality improvement projects, shaping the Departments future development and improvement of patient care.

The department has a CESR program which includes regular teaching and rotations to ITU and Anaesthesia. Our middle grades are selected with the long-term view of career development and retention. This creates an up-skilled, motivated and progressive middle grade work force.

The department’s many attributes include regional accreditation as a Trauma Unit, established as regional point of care ultrasound (POCUS) training centre with daily teaching run by accredited trainers. We also boast multi professional simulation sessions and dedicated teaching in addition to our unique CESR program.

Main duties of the job

The primary duties of the post are to see new patients within the ED, and to be an on-site source of advice, help and supervision for more junior doctors in the ED. This is a senior post and specialty doctors will be the doctor in charge of the department at night with a consultant on call from home after midnight.

The successful candidate will be working on the Middle Grade rota (see attached) and accountable to the EM ConsultantsWe expect for the candidate to have good leadership skills, ability to manage the Department, including flow through the ED.

The successful candidate will have a dedicated mentor (supervisor) and 1 SPA (pro rata) for training, CPDs and quality improvement projects, plus budgeted study leave days

Please refer to the full job description attached for further details of duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration with the General Medical Council
  • Provider status in ATLS, APLS and ALS or equivalent (exceptional circumstances they might be completed after appointment but within reasonable time frame e.g. 6 months)
  • MRCEM

Desirable

  • FRCEM
  • Emergency Medicine European Board exam
  • Master relevant to Emergency Medicine

Skills

Essential

  • High commitment to clinical work
  • Demonstrable commitment to clinical leadership
  • Evidence of maintaining clinical knowledge and skills
  • Excellent inter-personnel, communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems
  • Ability to prioritise clinical need maximising safety and minimising risk

Desirable

  • Extended training in ultrasound
  • Experience in teaching and/or simulation
  • Evidence of leading department / ESLEs

Experience

Essential

  • Four years post graduate training/experience with at least 2 years in Emergency Medicine or a relevant specialty.
  • Demonstrable experience working clinically in the NHS
  • CPD – Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development
  • Active involvement in QI

Desirable

  • Have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy/national guidance/CQC/ and appreciate the implications of this on engagement
  • QI course completed / QIAT
  • Currently working as Registrar level

Personal Attributions

Essential

  • Demonstrate ability to work with colleagues as part of a team
  • Effective communication skills
  • Commitment to personal development
  • Enthusiasm
  • Approachability
  • Adaptable and flexible

Desirable

  • Management, Leadership and Initiative skills
  • Active interest in research and commitment to clinical innovation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 18 October 2026

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