Registrar in Emergency Medicine (ST3+)

Job overview

Join our Emergency Department at Charing Cross Hospital as a Registrar in Emergency Medicine(ST3+), where you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering urgent care within a renowned NHS trust. This position offers the chance to develop as a senior clinical decision-maker, supported by experienced consultants and a culture that values education, research, and professional growth. You’ll be part of a diverse, motivated team, gaining exposure to a wide range of acute medical and surgical cases in a supportive and innovative environment.

Main duties of the job

As a Registrar, you’ll assess and manage patients presenting with a variety of urgent and emergency conditions, working across all areas of the department including rapid assessment, resuscitation, and ambulatory care. You’ll initiate investigations and treatments, develop management plans, and perform advanced procedures such as cannulation and chest drain insertion. The role also involves supervising junior colleagues, participating in teaching and quality improvement projects, and developing your leadership skills, with opportunities for further training in anaesthetics, intensive care, and paediatrics.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Registrar in Emergency Medicine (ST3+) will work as part of the middle‑grade team within the Emergency Department at Charing Cross Hospital, providing high‑quality assessment and management of patients presenting with a wide range of acute and undifferentiated conditions. The post holder will work across all clinical areas including rapid assessment, resuscitation, majors, and Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC), initiating investigations, formulating diagnoses, and delivering timely treatment.

The role includes developing advanced procedural skills—such as peripheral and central venous access, arterial cannulation, chest drain insertion, and the use of point‑of‑care ultrasound—while supervising junior doctors and contributing to a supportive and progressive departmental culture. The post offers structured educational development with weekly teaching, quality improvement opportunities, and guidance toward completing RCEM examinations. The successful candidate will be trained and supported to act as a senior clinical decision‑maker, with access to secondments in Anaesthetics, Intensive Care, and Paediatrics as needed for career progression. This is an excellent opportunity to gain broad experience in a busy, diverse, research‑active Emergency Department with strong consultant presence and a well‑established training ethos.