Consultant in Emergency Medicine: Sponsorship Available

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

As an Emergency Medicine Consultant based at the Bedford Hospital site you will join our enthusiastic and dynamic team and take on a key leadership role in helping us continue to deliver excellence in clinical care, training and governance within the department.

Our Emergency Department provides a comprehensive emergency medicine service for North and part of Central Bedfordshire with a rapidly expanding population upwards of 300,000. There has been a steady increase in the annual attendance to the ED with a disproportionate increase in the number of emergency medical admissions and complexity of cases.The ED now sees over 80,000 patients per year, around 20% of whom are children. The Emergency Department is also a dedicated Trauma Unit within the East of England Trauma Network.

You should be MB ChB, FRCEM (or equivalent), and be on the GMC’s specialist register in Emergency Medicine (or eligible for entry within 6 months). The ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, is as important as being able to cope under pressure whilst remaining calm. Sub-specialty and teaching interests are valued and encouraged within our team.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Emergency Medicine Consultant to work at the Bedford Hospital site. You must be dedicated to providing high quality emergency care, maintaining excellent clinical standards, and continually looking to drive positive change through service development.

You will enjoy being part of an innovative team who are passionate about emergency medicine and are preparing to meet the present and future challenges within Emergency Medicine.

The successful candidate will be able to work collaboratively with the multi-professional team in the Emergency Department to meet departmental objectives and deliver a high standard of Emergency Care and a positive patient experience to users of our service.

Delivering excellence in undergraduate and postgraduate medical training will form a key part of the role and taking on a leadership role in delivering quality improvement and research projects is encouraged and supported.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Medical Degree
  • Relevant postgraduate qualification FRCEM or equivalent

Desirable

  • MD or equivalent Higher Degree or evidence of relevant research

Registration

Essential

  • Full GMC Registration
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register
  • Either CCT or CESR Portfolio pathway

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Excellent experience of DGH work
  • Evidence of broad training and experience in EM
  • Able to take full and independent responsibility for clinical work
  • Can deliver service without direct supervision

Desirable

  • Additional sub specialty training and expertise

Clinical Effectiveness

Essential

  • Understanding of Clinical Governance and demonstrate ongoing CPD
  • Experience of guideline appraisal
  • Participation in relevant local audits
  • Ability to interpret and apply clinical research
  • Knowledge and ability to teach all grades of trainees and med students

Desirable

  • Participation in national audits
  • Participation in research
  • Formal teaching accreditation or qualification

Personal skills

Essential

  • Ability to co-operate in a team environment
  • Leadership skills
  • Flexible attitude, team player with good management skills

Clinical Governance

Essential

  • Demonstrates broad understanding of the principles of Clinical Governance

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: 22 November 2026

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