Specialty Doctor - Emergency Medicine | York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	York Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£63,696 - £102,689 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Scarborough, YO12 6QL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Nov 2026
Closing date:	10 Dec 2026

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Summary

Are you a Specialty Doctor looking for a new role within a busy Emergency Department, providing high-quality care to patients presenting with a wide range of urgent and emergency conditions?

Working alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team, you will have opportunities to develop your clinical skills, contribute to teaching and quality improvement, and play an important role in delivering emergency care for patients across the Yorkshire Coast.

The department is based within our purpose-built Urgent & Emergency Care Centre, providing modern facilities and close integration with a range of acute and urgent care services.

As a senior doctor in the ED team, you will:

• Act as the responsible emergency physician on-site after hours.

• Manage acutely unwell patients.

• Supervise junior doctors and advanced clinical practitioners.

• Coordinate patient flow with support from the on-call ED consultant.

The rota complies with the new Specialty Doctor contract and includes 1.25 PAs/week of protected SPA time, some of which is flexible. You’ll be encouraged to lead quality improvement projects and take on departmental leadership roles.

We offer a structured CESR programme, with opportunities to join after one year in post, subject to review.

For further information on what it is like to work for out Trust, please visit:

https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd

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 Tuesday 24 Nov 2026

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