Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 252-2025-041
- Employer
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Darent Valley Hospital
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
Our Emergency Medicine department staff pride themselves on providing a high quality “shop floor” clinical presence, together with high standards of education, training, research and audit. The post holder will work in close co-operation with nursing, managerial, and medical colleagues to provide high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients. This post will be to cover all areas of Urgent and Emergency Care.
Main duties of the job
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements: -
- To see patients attending the Emergency Department, making primary diagnosis and initiating emergency treatment. This will be at middle-grade level within the department.
- To participate in a 24-hour full shift rota
- To provide a first-class clinical service to our patients
- To provide sufficient information to colleagues during handover to ensure consistency of care and clinical safety
- To supervise and teach junior clinical staff including carrying out workplace-based assessments (WPBAs)
- To develop professionally and take part in all services development
- To engage in personal development and appraisal process – required to achieve revalidation with GMC.
- To work ad hoc duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the Consultant, in consultation, where practicable, with colleagues both senior and junior.
- To adhere strictly to antimicrobial prescribing policy.
- To treat patients and colleagues with care and compassion
Working for our organisation
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. Due to the government regulations for mandatory vaccinations for COVID-19 for NHS employees, it has been necessary to take significant steps to protect the health and safety of our staff and our patients. In order to comply with our duty of care, we require all of our staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Your vaccination status will be a condition of your employment and evidence of vaccination will be obtained during the recruitment process, unless you are medically exempt.
Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work ad hoc duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen circumstances at the request of the Consultant, in consultation, where practicable, with colleagues both senior and junior.
- To adhere strictly to antimicrobial prescribing policy.
- To treat patients and colleagues with care and compassion.
Within the working week, 1 Programme Activity of paid time is set aside for personal professional development and other supporting professional activities as directed, from time to time, by the clinical director of emergency medicine.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- IELTS (Academic)level 7.5, or graduate of a medical school in UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, USA or Canada
- ALS
Desirable criteria
- ATLS (desirable)
- PALS (desirable)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Broadly based medical, surgical and Emergency Medicine experience
- Understanding of audit
Experience
Essential criteria
- 3 years post full registration with at least six months in Emergency Medicine
- General Medicine, Anaesthetics or Surgery as Foundation Year 2 or above or equivalent experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Sufficient communication, professional and personal skills to effectively undertake the role of middle grade doctor.
- Computer literate for communication and audit purposes.
- Good team work
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates commitments to teaching junior members of staff
- Understands importance of teaching
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Yashar Deylamipour
- Job title
- Clinical Director in Emergency Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 3299 9000
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