Consultant in Emergency Medicine | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Scarborough, YO12 6QL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Jul 2026
Closing date:	2 Aug 2026

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Summary

There has never been a better time to join York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals Trust as we continue to deliver our programme of workforce transformation and service development. We have recently completed a £47 million capital development programme, delivering a modern Urgent and Emergency Care Centre (UECC) alongside a combined Critical Care unit. The UECC brings together the Emergency Department, Urgent Treatment Centre and Same Day Emergency Care service into a single environment, designed to provide a seamless patient journey.

We provide 24/7 urgent and emergency care to a large and diverse geographical population across North and East Yorkshire, serving Scarborough, Whitby, Bridlington and wider rural communities including Malton and Kirkbymoorside.

Our state-of-the-art helipad supports all-weather access for air ambulance and rescue services, enhancing our ability to deliver timely emergency care. Supporting a modern Acute Medical Model the UECC enables earlier senior decision-making and improved flow through the hospital, delivering specialist care closer to the point of entry.

You will join a well-established, high-achieving and supportive Emergency Medicine team, in a modern clinical environment designed around patient flow and staff experience.

We are looking for a motivated, collaborative Consultant committed to delivering high-quality patient care who will actively contribute to the ongoing development and optimisation of our service at Scarborough.

The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients within the trust area and to

1. Always comply with the GMC requirements of Duties of a Doctor.

2. Be responsible for the clinical management of patients under your care.

3. Provide senior leadership on the shopfloor during scheduled clinical shifts to coordinate the delivery of safe and excellent clinical care to all patients attending the Emergency Department and Urgent Treatment Centre.

4. Supervise junior doctors and nurse practitioners in the assessment and management of patients and provide senior clinical review where appropriate.

5. Work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues and inpatient specialty teams to ensure care is delivered in a streamlined and timely manner across the acute pathway.

6. Lead clinical rounds in all areas of the Emergency Department to review patients and management plans, and to ensure safe handover.

7. Promote a strong focus on achieving and maintaining national and local quality and performance standards.

8. Participate in an on-call rota to provide consultant cover to the department during the out of hours’ period.

9. To attend Emergency Medicine consultant meetings as scheduled.

10. Ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained.

Our benefits

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants

• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)

• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave

• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme

• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme

• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities

• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities.  We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds.  If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: yhs-tr.medical.recruitment2@nhs.net.

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment.  It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can.  We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers.  This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

This advert closes on Thursday 16 Jul 2026

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