Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£63,696 - £102,689 pa pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Weston-super-Mare, BS23 4TQ
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	4 Oct 2026

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Summary

Love Emergency Medicine? Love Weston-super-Mare.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT) are looking to grow our talented emergency team to drive an ambitious future vision of emergency care in the Bristol and Weston area. This is an exciting time to join our organisation!

You will be working as part within a talented team in a beautiful part of the country.

The post is advertised as a 10 PA job plan for 12 months. Candidates wishing to be considered for a position with less than full-time working hours are encouraged to apply.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust seeks applicants for the position of permanent Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine working full time 10 PA contract to commence as soon as possible.

The posts reflect a firm commitment within BFT to continue the expansion and development of the middle grade workforce in Weston Emergency Department. The posts provide eligible individuals an ideal opportunity for continued professional development within the Department of Emergency Medicine (ED), which forms the Trust’s emergency “front door”.

Main duties (but not an exhaustive list):

• Providing direct clinical care to all patients

• Formulate a diagnosis and develop a management strategy or plan for each patient

• Provide patient management in accordance with Emergency Department protocols, practice standards and Trust policies

• Provide clear and precise written and electronic documentation of patient care

• Provide advice and support to junior doctors on all aspects of emergency medicine

• Participate in the current shift rota pattern

• Participate and lead on clinical audits

• Participate in the annual staff appraisal

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. 

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Thursday 17 Sep 2026

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