Locally Employed Doctor (Core) - Emergency Department
LocationPortsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Posted At3/11/2026
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Description
Job Summary
Fixed term - 1 year
Emergency Medicine is at the heart of the hospitals emergency care pathway, and our department is one of the busiest in the South of England. We have over the last year opened the new department (BBEC) Building Better Emergency Care. The department is led by a highly motivated group of Consultants who provide high quality care, support junior doctors as well as driving change as well as being largely present on the shop floor. In addition, there is an excellent co-located Childrens Emergency Department that has also has Consultant delivered care until midnight.
The department has a strong education ethos with many of our trainees returning as Consultant colleagues. The opportunities include:
A Locally Employed Doctor (LED) In The Emergency Department (ED) Provides Essential Medical Care To Patients With Acute Or Life-threatening Conditions. Their Role Includes:
Fixed term - 1 year
Emergency Medicine is at the heart of the hospitals emergency care pathway, and our department is one of the busiest in the South of England. We have over the last year opened the new department (BBEC) Building Better Emergency Care. The department is led by a highly motivated group of Consultants who provide high quality care, support junior doctors as well as driving change as well as being largely present on the shop floor. In addition, there is an excellent co-located Childrens Emergency Department that has also has Consultant delivered care until midnight.
The department has a strong education ethos with many of our trainees returning as Consultant colleagues. The opportunities include:
- Clinical Educators we have a dedicated team of Consultants that provide 4 hours of shop floor education, 5 days a week. These Consultants are in addition to the Consultants providing shop floor care and the sole purpose is to provide training and learning for junior doctors. They complete SLEs as well as support trainees requiring competency sign off in specialist areas, e.g. sedation or ultrasound
- 1 hour of protected teaching a week
- Regular simulation sessions, including virtual reality
- Daily 1 oclock teaching vignettes
- 2 Hours EDT
A Locally Employed Doctor (LED) In The Emergency Department (ED) Provides Essential Medical Care To Patients With Acute Or Life-threatening Conditions. Their Role Includes:
- Initial assessment and triage: Quickly evaluating the severity of patient conditions to prioritize care.
- Diagnosis and treatment: Providing immediate medical interventions, including administering medications, performing procedures, and coordinating with specialists if needed.
- Monitoring and stabilising patients: Overseeing patients conditions in critical or unstable states and ensuring their stabilisation.
About Us
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.
Details
Date posted
04 March 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Doctor - other
Salary
£52,656 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
REF2075M
Job locations
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
Job Description
Job responsibilities
Locally Employed Doctor (Core) Job Description
Grade: Locally Employed Doctor - Core
Department: Emergency Department
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.
Job Description
Locally Employed Doctor (Core) Job Description
Grade: Locally Employed Doctor - Core
Department: Emergency Department
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications
Experience
Essential
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
Locally Employed Doctor (Core) Job Description
Grade: Locally Employed Doctor - Core
Department: Emergency Department
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.
Job Description
Locally Employed Doctor (Core) Job Description
Grade: Locally Employed Doctor - Core
Department: Emergency Department
PLEASE REFER TO THE ATTACHED DOCUMENT.
Person Specification
Essential
Qualifications
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice; Primary medical qualification recognised by the GMC; PLAB (if applicable); IELTS (overall 7.5 score) or OET ALS
- Experience of working within the NHS; MRCEM exams
Experience
- Evidence of completion of 2-year training programme; Demonstrable skills and experience in Emergency Medicine
- Experience of working within the NHS; MRCEM exams
Essential
- Evidence of completion of 2-year training programme; Demonstrable skills and experience in Emergency Medicine
- Experience of working within the NHS; MRCEM exams
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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 (Opens in a new tab).
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 (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
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Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
Address
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Southwick Hill Road
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
Employer's website
https://www.porthosp.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)
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