Job summary
Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine (CESR Portfolio Pathway)

Looking to Become a Consultant in Emergency Medicine?

Are you an ambitious Emergency Medicine doctor looking for a structured and proven route to the Specialist Register?

At Yeovil District Hospital, we have one of the region's most established Portfolio Pathway programmes, supporting talented Emergency Medicine clinicians to progress to consultant level through a personalised, fully supported development pathway. Four doctors have already successfully completed CESR through our programme and are now working as substantive consultants, with several more currently progressing through the pathway.

What We Offer

• Individualised CESR development plan aligned to the RCEM curriculum
• Dedicated Clinical Supervisor and experienced CESR Lead
• Structured portfolio-building and evidence collection support
• Protected SPA time for professional development
• Funded study leave and educational opportunities
• Support with MRCEM and FRCEM examinations
• Regular mock examinations and consultant-led coaching
• Ultrasound logbook support from experienced Emergency Medicine consultants
• Teaching, simulation, audit, QI and research opportunities
• Structured secondments in Anaesthetics, Intensive Care Medicine and Paediatrics
• Annual appraisal and revalidation support
• Self-rostering and annualised working options

Main duties of the job
As a Specialty Doctor, you will:

• Provide high quality assessment, management, review and referral of ED patients.
• Lead in trauma and cardiac arrest situations where appropriate.
• Support junior doctors and be actively involved in teaching, simulation training and departmental education.
• Participate in governance, quality improvement, service development and audit.
• Contribute to effective and safe operational flow in the ED.
• Be part of a compliant rota using our self rostering Health Rota system, with a mix of early, late, twilight and night shifts.
• Supernumerary shifts and induction time are provided at the start of employment.

About us
At Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, we're committed to supporting our employees with a range of benefits designed to enhance your professional and personal life.

We are proud to foster a diverse, skilled, and inclusive workforce, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.

The region is home to excellent educational facilities, and with affordable housing compared to other parts of the country, it's a great place to build both your career and your future.

Why Choose Yeovil?
At Yeovil, we believe talented doctors deserve the time, support and opportunities needed to reach their full potential.

You'll join a department that is passionate about education, professional development and delivering outstanding patient care.

About Our Emergency Department
Our Emergency Department sees approximately 66,000 attendances annually and provides care for both adults and children. The department is recognised for operational excellence and delivers high-quality emergency care across a large catchment area.

Department Highlights

• Major Trauma Unit
• Consultant presence on the shop floor from 08:00 to 22:30 daily
• 3 fully equipped Resuscitation Bays
• 11 Majors Bays
• 7 Minors Bays
• Dedicated Children's Area
• Mental Health Assessment Rooms
• Co-located Urgent Treatment Centre and Same Day Emergency Care Unit
• Outstanding team culture with strong consultant support
• Excellent staff wellbeing facilities including complimentary barista-style coffee machine

Job responsibilities

• 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

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Primary Medical Degree (e.g. MBBS / MBChB or equivalent).
• Full Registration with the GMC and hold a licence to practice at time of applying.
• UK ATLS/ ETC, ALS/EPALS. If expired within the last 6 months, evidence of booking to a course in next 6 months.
• Evidence of commitment to continuing Professional Development, willingness to undertake relevant courses.
• MRCEM or equivalent

Desirable

• Any of the FRCEM exams

Experience
Essential

• Minimum of 5 years' experience postgraduate with 2 years in Emergency Medicine and evidence of working currently at SAS/ST3 level or above in NHS greater than 1 year.

Desirable

• Exposure to Emergency Medicine (A&E) in a specialist training programme or equivalent

Additional Criteria
Essential

• Willingness and ability to fulfil the key elements of the job description
• Evidence of interest and experience in teaching appropriate to medical students and Doctors in training and the multidisciplinary team (where required).
• Willingness to use technology to improve standards of care and support to our patients
• Evidence of a good standard of Literacy / English language skills

Desirable

• Evidence of ability to analyse and diagnose situations and prioritise and act accordingly
• Evidence of ability to develop effective Partnerships and team building
• Evidence of commitment to pursue a career in Hospital Medicine or General Practice
• Driving licence or ability to travel between sites
• Knowledge of multidisciplinary clinical audit principles and evidence of direct involvement in a specific audit in the last 18 months.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Yeovil District Hospital, Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.somersetft.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact: Hiring Manager, Emma Houseman, emma.houseman@somersetft.nhs.uk

Date posted: 21 October 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Specialty Doctor
Salary: £63,696 to £102,689 a year
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time, Flexible working, Annualised hours
Reference number: 184-OL-MED-MED-5235
Job locations: Yeovil District Hospital, Higher Kingston, Yeovil, Somerset, BA21 4AT, United Kingdom