Trust Doctor; eqv to ST+ in Emergency Medicine

Overview

Initial 6-month fixed-term contract, up to 48 hours per week, working a mixture of day, late and night shifts on a 1:3 rota. We fully support requests for flexible and less than full-time working. There is also the possibility of extension after August subject to funding. This appointment is intended for applicants who are currently UK-based.

Applicants should have 4 or more years' Emergency Medicine or acute care experience and MRCEM (or equivalent), and be capable of working at ST4+ level which includes being in charge as a senior decision maker overnight (with consultant support off-site).

Newham Hospital Emergency Department is seeking to appoint two Trust Grade Registrars (ST4 equivalent or above) to join a busy, high-acuity inner-city ED serving one of the most diverse and socio-economically deprived populations in the UK.

Newham Emergency Department manages a high volume of undifferentiated, high-risk and complex acute presentations, spanning major trauma, medical and surgical emergencies, infectious diseases, mental health crises, and social vulnerability. This role offers outstanding exposure to senior clinical decision-making, leadership, and operational management, with Registrars frequently leading the department overnight in a consultant-supported model. The post also provides experience across a wide range of Emergency Medicine services, including Same Day Emergency Care, the Clinical Decision Unit, Injuries, and Paediatric Emergency Medicine, reflecting the breadth of modern emergency care delivery.

You will join a supportive, well-established team of Higher Specialty Trainees and CESR Registrars, in a department that is known for being very welcoming with a strong culture of education, governance and service development. The post includes opportunities for leadership, teaching, audit, quality improvement, and research in a department committed to tackling health inequalities and improving outcomes for underserved communities.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.