Emergency Medicine (A&E) Doctors

Doctors in emergency medicine carry out the immediate assessment and treatment of patients with serious and life-threatening illnesses and injuries.
You could also work in other settings such as minor injuries units, at major events or in regional trauma networks. Its a 24/7 service so youll work shifts including evenings and weekends.

There is no such thing as a typical day, which is why emergency medicine is so interesting. Youll see people of all ages and from all walks of life, including casualties from road traffic accidents, older people without support and substance abusers. You could go from treating someone with a broken bone to caring for a patient in cardiac arrest, or dealing with a person with mental health issues.

Emergency medicine allows you to use a huge range of clinical skills to assess and prioritise patients. It means you keep good knowledge of most specialities as you work with the team to plan treatment, save lives and help patients recover. About a fifth of patients are admitted to hospital so you build expert understanding of hospital emergency medical systems.

How much can I earn?
Youll first earn a salary when you start your foundation training after medical school. The basic salary ranges from 29,384 to 34,012. Once you start your specialty training as an emergency medicine doctor employed by the NHS, you can expect to earn a salary of at least 40,257, which can increase to between 84,559 and 114,003 as a consultant.

How about the benefits?
make a difference
flexible and part-time working
high income early in your career
work anywhere in the world
excellent pension scheme
good holiday entitlement
NHS discounts in shops and restaurants
Must-have skills
excellent communication skills to manage a wide range of relationships with colleagues, and patients and their families
emotional resilience, a calm temperament and the ability to work well under pressure
teamwork and the capacity to lead multidisciplinary teams
problem-solving and diagnostic skills
outstanding organisational ability and effective decision-making skills including prioritisation
first-class time and resource management for the benefit of patients