Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine

For entry to the Speciality Doctor grade, applicants must have at least four years of post-registration training, of which at least two years must be in a speciality training programme in Emergency Medicine (for example, ACCS) or must be able to demonstrate comparable skills and competencies.

The job title of the post is Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine. The post is paid on the Speciality Doctor scale. Applicants wishing to work part-time would be considered.

Job Plans

Job Plans are worked around a twenty four person rota. The rota provides 10 PA in total with a split of 9 DCC and 1 SPA.

Duties of the Post

This is a CESR training post and as such the post holder will get a dedicated educational supervisor to take them through the CESR programme to ensure submission for successful CESR application. Secondments will be provided in the following specialties: Paediatrics, Acute Medicine, Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine. There will be an annual ARCP conducted in house to evaluate progress and set goals for the next twelve months.

The postholder will be expected to undertake full clinical duties including the running of clinics or assessing and managing acutely unwell patients, along with patients presenting with injuries both major and minor. The care may very occasionally include initial resuscitation where appropriate. The postholder will be expected to manage the caseload within urgent treatment and organise immediate management and plan for discharge or where required referral for follow up. The referral could be to GPs to an appropriate specialist team for continued hospital care or to other services.