Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Consultant in Emergency Medicine The closing date is 22 March 2026

Are you a passionate and forward-thinking Emergency Medicine Consultant ready to make a real impact? Milton Keynes University Hospital is seeking an exceptional clinician to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of emergency care.

We're looking for someone who brings more than just clinical excellence-someone with the energy, vision, and leadership to help us become one of the top-performing emergency departments in the country. If you thrive in a collaborative, fast-paced environment and are committed to delivering outstanding patient care, we want to hear from you.

What We're Looking For

• GMC specialist registration (or within 6 months of CCT at interview)
• Proven experience in teaching, quality improvement, and project leadership
• Outstanding communication skills and a compassionate, team oriented approach
• A commitment to multidisciplinary collaboration and continuous improvement

We're especially keen to hear from candidates with sub specialty training, including Paediatric Emergency Medicine. We'll work with you to incorporate your specialist interests into your job plan, ensuring your expertise is fully utilised and valued.

If you're ready to take the next step in your career and help lead a department that's ambitious, innovative, and compassionate, we'd love to meet you.

Let's talk for an informal conversation or to arrange a visit, please contact Daniel Sedgewick, Clinical Director: -

Main duties of the job The purpose of this post is to provide Emergency services to the population served by Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Applicants with special interests will be supported in developing these within the department. Those with an interest and aptitude for leadership roles within and beyond the department are particularly welcome to apply.

• Provision of Emergency services, receiving, diagnosing and treating all categories of accident & emergencies as may attend the department. Arrange for the appropriate transfer of patients to inpatient facilities, outpatient referral or discharge to primary care as indicated.
• Participate in an on call out of hours rota on a one in twelve basis. The consultant rota is based on self rostering. Weekend frequency is one in six weekends.
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
• Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to postgraduate and continuing medical education activity.
• Develop Emergency services and participate in multidisciplinary meetings in relation to these services.
• Participate in audit, clinical governance, annual job plan and appraisal.

About us Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state of the art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards- a new ward block featuring two 24 bed wards-and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

Job responsibilities The successful candidate will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share with consultant colleagues in the contribution to management. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the appointee will be expected to observe the Trusts agreed guidelines and procedures, drawn up in consultation on clinical matters, and to follow the local and national employment and personnel policies and procedures. The successful candidate will be expected to make sure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of their patients to be able to contact them when necessary.

All medical and dental staff employed by the Trust are expected to comply with hospital health and safety policies, Clinical Governance, and other risk management policies.

The successful candidate agrees to have responsibility for the training and supervision of junior medical staff, medical students and other professional staff who work with them and will devote time to this activity on a regular basis. If appropriate, the successful candidate will be named in the contracts of doctors in training grades as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as the initial source of advice to such Doctors on their careers.

Involvement in research is encouraged. The post holder will be required to submit any service or research development plans, particularly those which have resource implications, to the Clinical Director for agreement before implementation.

For those that are dual accredited, there may also be an opportunity to maintain skills linked to their other specialty, e.g., ICM, PHEM, Acute Medicine, Paediatrics, which may be included in their core job plan.

Due to close ties between the hospital and the University of Buckingham Medical School, opportunities will also arise to take on roles in the development of our future doctors which include the delivery of lectures and leading clinical blocks.

This is a 10PA contract, 7.5PA DCC and 2.5 PA SPA, but options may arise to take on additional clinical PAs. Management and leadership roles may attract additional programmed activities and/or a responsibility allowance.

Person Specification Qualifications / Registration

• Medical degree, FRCEM or equivalent
• Maintain full registration with the General Medical Council
• Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of CCT.
• Advanced Life Support (Adult & Paediatric) as well as Advanced Trauma Life Support Provider or equivalent
• Instructor in ALS, EPLS and or ATLS
• Other tertiary qualifications including Education

Experience / Training

• Minimum seven years post graduate experience, including higher medical training - five years as a Specialist Registrar/Trainee. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.
• Recent experience in Emergency Medicine in the U.K.
• Sub specialty Training and Accreditation in Paediatric Emergency Medicine
• Interest in acute or observation medicine
• Interest/accreditation in Intensive care medicine
• Interest/accreditation in pre hospital emergency medicine
• Interest/training in medical leadership
• Interest/training in point of care ultrasound beyond the RCEM core level

Knowledge

• Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice.
• Excellent clinical knowledge in emergency medicine.
• Breadth of experience within and outside speciality.
• Knowledge of clinical leadership and management topics.

Clinical Skills

• Experience in leading the multi disciplinary management of Emergency patients.
• Understanding of clinical risk management.

Communication Skills and Teaching

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Compassionate communication with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
• Committed to working in a multi disciplinary team to improve care for patients.
• Ability to appraise and supervise trainees and other staff members.
• A proven background in organising and delivering undergraduate and post graduate teaching with evidence of training for the role is highly desirable.
• Ability to motivate and develop both medical staff and non medical staff.
• Compassionate and inclusive leadership style.
• Proven ability to lead by example.
• Experience in medical leadership and desire to develop in this area.

Other requirements

• Ability to work independently as well as part of the Emergency Directorate.
• Balance individual requirements against those of the Directorate and Trust as a whole.
• Ability to gain the trust and confidence of colleagues and patients.
• Commitment to developing new services.
• Ability and desire to take part in Clinical Directorate management.

Performance

• Current PDP, experience with research or audit tools.
• Professional publication.

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.

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145 . click apply for full job details