Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine in Basingstoke

Employer Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS Site Basingstoke Town Basingstoke Salary £59,175 – £95,400 per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 11/02/2026 08:00

Specialty Doctor in Emergency Medicine

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

We are advertising for a Speciality Doctor in Emergency Medicine based at the Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The exact job plan will be negotiated annually with the post holder and take into consideration their career development needs and departmental needs. The position would be on a substantive contract.

Main duties of the job

We run two Emergency Departments on two sites – The Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital in Basingstoke and The Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester. We are renowned in the region for the excellent training and supervision we provide to our trainee doctors and in 2019 won the National Royal College of Emergency Medicine Award for Learning Environment of the Year. The Consultant body has current RCEM examiners and a recently developed Clinical Educators programme. There will be training and teaching package for all successful applicants and the opportunity to develop specific skills or areas of interest such as ultrasound, simulation, paediatrics and quality improvement amongst many others. There are also established relationships with allied specialties and some experience with the CESR programme and we would be very keen to support interested candidates to achieve Consultant level recognition from the Royal College via the CESR route.

Working for our organisation

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the major provider of hospital services to the population of North and mid Hampshire and surrounding areas. The hospitals in Basingstoke and Winchester provide a comprehensive range of acute services as well as being a tertiary referral centre for colorectal, liver, peritoneal carcinomatosis, haemophilia and pseudomyxoma surgery. Services are provided across Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover sites. The Trust covers a population of 600,000 incorporating Basingstoke & North Hampshire Hospitals (BNHH), Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH) in Winchester, Andover War Memorial Hospital (AWMH) and community hospitals. We provide one hospital service across multiple localities, delivering services as close as possible to the patient. BNHH and RHCH are 23 miles apart, situated in the middle of the M3 corridor, with excellent transport links to London and the south coast.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A detailed Job Description and responsibilities can be found in the attached Job description and person specification

Person specification

Professional Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full registration with the GMC with license to practice
• MRCEM or equivalent ( Emergency Medicine specialty only)
• 4 years postgraduate with minimum of 2 years in specialty
• FRCEM or equivalent ( Emergency Medicine specialty only)

Experience and Knowledge

• Minimum of 5 years postgraduate clinical experience
• Minimum of 18 months ED experience
• Eligibility to work in UK
• Evidence of experience in other specialties relevant to Emergency Medicine
• UK experience
• Successful completion of ST3 Emergency Medicine competencies

Skills and Abilities

• Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
• Up to date ALS & APLS or equivalent
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job
• Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills, required in the job.
• Proven ability to work effectively in different clinical settings required in the job.
• Level One USS sign off

Research & Teaching

• Evidence of interest and experience in teaching and / or simulation
• Evidence of interest and experience in research
• Evidence of mentoring or educational supervision
• Published research
• GCP certification
• Formal qualification in teaching
• Instructor status on life support course

Other Specific Requirements

• Clinical governance: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems. Demonstrates awareness of good decision making. Aware of own limitations. Track record of engaging in clinical governance: reporting errors, • Knowledge and evidence of participation in Quality Improvement Projects • Evidence of service development projects / clinical pathway development • Evidence of involvement in responding to complaints Hampshire Hospitals careers learning from errors
• Audit: evidence of active participation in audit.
• Knowledge and evidence of participation in Quality Improvement Projects
• Evidence of service development projects / clinical pathway development
• Evidence of involvement in responding to complaints

Our commitment to you:

We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working – all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.

The paperwork:

• HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email – please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
• All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
• In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
• This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
• We believe that using technology wisely reflects strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, it\’s essential to personalise your recruitment application to showcase your unique skills and experiences. Over-reliance on generic, AI-generated content may result in rejection if multiple candidates submit applications with similar language or structure. In such cases, recruiting managers may reach out for further clarity where applications appear consistent with others, to better understand your individual strengths.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.