Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

Job Description

We are excited to be recruiting for a substantive Consultant and fixed term 12 month, in Emergency Medicine at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust based at Queen Alexandra Hospital to join our current Consultant body to cover both Adult and Childrens Emergency Departments.

Emergency Medicine is at the heart of the hospital’s emergency care pathway and provides high quality care for patients from the moment they arrive at the hospital. The department is led by a highly motivated group of Consultants who are committed to providing high level care with a drive to develop the service further.

Our department is one of the busiest in the South of England. We have recently moved into a state-of-the-art new emergency department building, designed with a large 8 bedded resuscitation room, urgent care area, expanded Childrens Emergency Department with an integrated Radiology Hub including onsite CT scanning. The new department has improved both staff and patient experience. The cubiclised layout across the department promotes better infection control as well as dignity and privacy for our patients. As part of the capital build project our emergency department team have been integral in quality improvement across the unscheduled care pathway, this is an ongoing priority of the team’s vision to provide the best care possible.

This reflects the Trust’s commitment to the service in order for the Emergency Department to deliver high quality and timely care in the face of the pressures resulting from increased emergency admissions and the greater acuity of cases presenting. The department provides mentoring to newly qualified Consultants in order for applicants to develop extended Consultant skills. The Trust has recently been supported by NHSI and has had a number of visits that praised the redirection pathways from triage, the nurse led Emergency Care centre (ECC) as well as all the staffs’ efforts to improve patient safety.

Applicants will have every opportunity in our department to develop their interests and support our ambition to provide safe and effective care.

Please note this job has not been approved by RCEM.

Interview date: 19th June 2026

Job Description

Job Plan

Additional Department Information

Qualifications

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Entry on the GMC Specialty Register via

Possession of, or within 6 months of obtaining a CCT in Emergency Medicine,

Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) or

European Community Rights

Or: An appropriate higher specialist qualification.

ALS, ATLS or ETC, APLS provider status and instructor status in at least one life support course

Revalidated (or in state of readiness for future revalidation)

Clinical Experience

Entry on the GMC specialist register via CCT (proposed date must be within 6 months), CESR or European Community Rights
Extensive experience of the full range of Emergency Medicine presentations

Clinical Skills

• Understanding of clinical risk management
• Critical care skills to enable stabilisation of all patients in ED resus

Knowledge

• Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge
• Knowledge and use of evidence based practice
• IT skills
• Effective, confident presentation ability
• Experience in and outside speciality
• An understanding of the Francis report as relevant to the post

Other

• Evidence of participation in audit
• Good oral and written communication skills

Publications

• Prizes and honours
• Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
• Team working and Leadership skills
• Clear understanding of clinical governance and GMC Good Medical Practice
• A commitment to training
• To be a Clinical Supervisor

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.