Job summary
- Main area
- Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 344-6132MEDQEH
- Employer
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- QEQM Hospital
- Town
- Margate
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine
Specialty Doctor
Job overview
Emergency Medicine in East Kent Hospitals is at an exciting
period of redevelopment, having attracted national investment
to rebuild both Emergency Departments at William Harvey
Hospital, Ashford and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
Hospital, Margate.
Our Emergency Departments provide innovative and fast
paced integrated emergency care to a wide range of patients
from East Kent. It is our inspiration to develop into an
academic and research unit in emergency medicine for Kent.
The Emergency Departments, one at the William Harvey
Hospital (WHH), Ashford and the other at the Queen Elizabeth
the Queen Mother Hospital (QEQMH), Margate, each offer a
full 24 hour emergency service. The Emergency Departments
are supported by co-located Urgent Treatment Centres, a 24
hour UTC at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital with a further 7
community UTCs in the region
Main duties of the job
To provide high quality care to patients including clinical
leadership and supervision of junior medical staff, ensuring the highest standards of clinical care are provided to all patients attending the ED.
To be proactive in ensuring that all patients receive rapid assessment, treatment and clinical decision making, whilst ensuring that the Emergency Access Standards are adhered to, ensuring thatwe deliver safe, high quality care.
Patient safety, dignity and care are the highest priority and at the centre of all that we do. Whilst on duty in the department the ED consultant will provide highly visible and focussed clinical leadership - working in conjunction with the nurse in charge of the shift and the SpR/specialty doctor lead to ensure that there is effective and timely communication between the clinical team maintaining optimal patient flow.
To be proactive in the Care Group’s clinical governance agenda and take on leadership roles to support continuous learning and improvement, thereby abiding by the clinical and corporate governance policies of
the Trust. To liaise with clinicians and managers within and outside the department to address issues arising that affect the services.
Working for our organisation
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’.
We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day
We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any
declared disability.
Person specification
Qualifications and training
Essential criteria
- 3 years’ experience in Emergency Medicine
- Minimum of English Level 2 (GCSE grade C or equivalent), ILETS, or graduate of a UK Medical School
Desirable criteria
- Other degrees, e.g. BSc, MSc, MD
- Experience in ITU/Paediatrics/Medicine/Anaesthetics
- ATLS/APLS
Skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Wide and extensive experience in all aspects of Emergency Medicine
- MRCEM
Desirable criteria
- Special interest within or outside of Emergency Medicine
Clinical governance
Essential criteria
- Evidence of participation in or an understanding of audit, complaints management, root cause analysis/serious incident investigation, plus morbidity/mortality meetings and Structured Judgement Reviews
Personal/professional attributes
Essential criteria
- Vigilant about safety Speak up on behalf of those who can't
- Respect people and their dignity
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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
- Diwakar Sharma
- Job title
- Consultant Emergency Medicine
- Email address
- [email protected]
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