Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a specialty doctor who is either looking for growth within their career or is simply wanting a change from the hustle and bustle of city life. Join our welcoming Emergency Department in Yeovil, Somerset, where you can enjoy a more balanced work environment. Whether you’re seeking a permanent or fixed-term role, part-time or full-time, we offer flexibility with a self-rostered, annualised rota that adapts to your needs.

You’ll experience a diverse range of clinical challenges with our varied patient mix, which includes around 70,000 annual attendances (both adults and children). As an accredited Trauma Unit, we offer unique and engaging opportunities to develop your skills and handle a wide array of cases.

We offer a personalised development program designed to meet the unique needs of each member of our Emergency Department clinical team. This enables you to gain acute and emergency care competencies, aligned with the Royal College Emergency Medicine (RCEM) higher specialty training curriculum. The program supports the development of emergency care skills, progression onto our Portfolio program (though this is not a dedicated Portfolio pathway position), and enhances your specialty training application evidence. The trust also covers relevant life support courses, separate from your study budget. All of these opportunities are supported by our purpose-built education and clinical skills center within the hospital.

Main duties of the job

Key duties include the examination, investigation, treatment and referral (as appropriate) of patients presenting to the Emergency Department.

To oversee the work of junior doctors (F1, F2 and ST VTS ) and all allied health professionals working in the department, ensuring that an acceptable standard of practice is maintained.

To ensure that all medical staff have their appropriate breaks when acting as shift leader.

To undertake on the floor teaching of medical and nursing students, junior medical and nursing staff in the department.

To undertake departmental audits and Quality improvement projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS / MBChB or equivalent
  • ALS/ACLS or have arranged a place on a course.
  • ATLS/APLS/PALS/EPLS
  • Minimum of 4 years’ experience post graduate training in the senior SASG role (3 years’ experience post graduate training would be considered in the junior SASG role)
  • Experience of working in the UK-NHS or EU or equivalent health care system other than a Clinical Attachment.
  • Minimum 2 years working in NHS at an SHO level or higher

Desirable

  • MRCEM or equivalent
  • Any of the FRCEM exams
  • Emergency Medicine Speciality Training in another country

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: 11 August 2026

To apply for this job please visit somersetft.tal.net.