Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine CESR Portfolio
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £63,696 to £102,689 a year |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Yeovil, BA21 4AT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Closing date: | 3 Nov 2026 |
Summary
Provide excellent direct clinical care for patients presenting to the ED, while working to maintain operational standards. Be responsible for the initial assessment, management and discharge or referral of patients to specialist teams. Provide timely and effective review of those patients initially assessed by the post-holder (or handed over by junior or Consultant colleagues). Provide clinical advice and support to the one junior clinicians and nursing staff on the management of individual patients and ensure appropriate prioritisation of patient care. Assume the role of Trauma Team Leader when the Trauma team is activated. Assume the role of Team Leader for cardiac arrests occurring in Emergency Department. Respond to a major incident call out and deliver clinical care in accordance with the Trust's Major Incident Plan. Be responsible, with the Nursing Shift Leader, for efficient floor management including deployment of junior medical staff. Ensure that accurate, timely and sufficiently comprehensive information is communicated to our patients, their carers and General Practitioners. This includes the clinical coding of every patient. Liaise with colleagues within the Department, specialist teams providing inpatient care, the Clinical Site Practitioners, the Psychiatric Liaison Team, Rapid Response Service and the statutory, voluntary and other bodies involved in the provision of patient care within the community Review pathology and imaging reports and initiate appropriate action as required. Participate in the Clinical Governance role of the Department, including quality improvement, risk management and the investigation of formal complaints and incidents. Active participation in departmental teaching