Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£63,696 to £102,689 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Wigan, WN1 2NN
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	30 Sept 2026

Apply for this job

Summary

The Specialty Doctor is responsible to the Consultants and the Trust for: The initial management and primary care of patients presenting in the Department, however referred. It is expected that such work will always be carried out to the highest clinical standards and in accordance with accepted good medical practice and the various clinical policies of the Service They will be expected to work in the main A&E along with co-located UTC which has been opened recently Arranging for the follow-up of patients they treat in the Department - including the follow-up of any investigations performed and the taking of appropriate action in accordance with the results of these Transmission of relevant clinical information on patients to other medical, technical, and nursing staff either within the Department, within or without the hospital or at any other hospital, regarding patients under care or those referred to other places for further treatment or follow-up Initial management of fractures including reduction and immobilisation Undertaking procedures as appropriate for the Emergency Department Supervision of nursing staff and junior doctors in matters relating to the treatment of patients Maintenance of adequate and proper records on patients for both clinical and audit purposes (including data input into the computer system) and for the furnishing of letters, reports and other documentation as required for medical, legal, and statutory purposes Instruction of nursing staff and, from time to time, medical students, and ambulance personnel under training within the Department Coding diagnostics and treatment of patients on the information system.

Apply for this job