Medicine Division
Emergency Medicine
Consultant in Emergency Medicine
10 PAs (8:2) Commencing August 2026
Fixed Term – 12 Months
Applications are invited to work within NHS Tayside’s Emergency Medicine service which sees 85,000 new patients per annum across Tayside and North East Fife.
NHS Tayside has developed an Unscheduled Care system that proactively manages unscheduled ED attendance thereby minimising surges in demand and maintaining good patient flow. This is supported by a system of direct admissions by GP referred patients to acute medical and surgical receiving areas; therefore this group do not stop in the ED unless requiring resuscitation. The consultant team play an active role in resuscitating, reviewing and redirection of appropriate patients. The department is known for its interest in pre‑hospital primary retrieval work and Ninewells Hospital is the location of the East Region Major Trauma Centre of the four major trauma centre Scottish Trauma Network.
The Emergency Medicine service delivers high quality undergraduate education with the University of Dundee Medical School and has an active interest in postgraduate education, audit, research and quality improvement.
The appointee will join a dynamic and proactive team of 22 (20 WTE) Emergency Medicine Consultants and will be based in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee and Perth Royal Infirmary.
Applicants must be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of the anticipated award of CCT or already in possession of CESR at date of interview.
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Dr Kirsty Tonge, Dr Jamie Morrison or Dr Jenna Headley; Co‑Clinical Leads in Emergency Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, telephone 01382 660111 ext 54341 or email kirsty.tonge@nhs.scot, jamie.morrison@nhs.scot or jenna.headley@nhs.scot.
Closing date for receipt of completed application forms 15th July 2026.
Anticipated Interview date: TBC.
NHS Tayside is committed to equality & diversity and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community.
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
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