Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (Sub specialty)

Person specification and entry criteria for Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (Sub specialty) recruitment

Base specialties: Anaesthetics, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine

Applies to: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Essential entry criteria

Qualifications

Applicants must have:

  • Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or equivalent
  • Anaesthetic applicants
    • Stage 2 / Final Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA)
  • Emergency Medicine applicants
    • Membership of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (MRCEM) or Fellowship of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (FRCEM) Intermediate or equivalent
  • Intensive Care Medicine applicants
    • Stage 1 of the Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) curriculum or equivalent

When is this evaluated?i

  • Application form
  • Pre-employment check

 

i ‘When evaluated’ is indicative, but may be carried out at any time throughout the selection process.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

  • Hold full registration with, and a current licence to practiseii from, the GMC at intended start dateiii.
  • Hold a National Training Number (NTN) or a CCT / CESR in a base specialty.
  • Be eligible to work in the UK.

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Pre-employment check

 

ii  The GMC introduced the licence to practise in 2009. Any doctor wishing to practise in the UK after this date must be both registered with and hold a licence to practise from the GMC at time of appointment.

iii  ‘Intended start date’ refers to the first date from which posts recruited in a round can commence. This will be specified clearly within the published advertisement for that recruitment round.

Clinical Experience

Applicants must:

  • Have minimum of six months training in each of Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Medicine and Acute Internal Medicine in posts approved for training at or above CT 1 level or equivalent by intended start date.

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Pre-employment check
Fitness to practise

Is up to date and fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs.

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • References
Language skills

Applicants must have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English, adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as assessed by the General Medical Counciliv.

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Interview/selection centrev

ivApplicants are advised to visit the GMC website which gives details of evidence accepted for registration.

v‘Selection centre’ refers to a process, not a place. It involves a number of selection activities which may be delivered within the unit of application. 

Health

Applicants must:

  • meet professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice)
  • have a fitness level consistent with ability to perform a full range of pre-hospital duties

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Pre-employment health screening
  • Intercollegiate Board for Training in Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (IBTPHEM) fitness test
Career progression

Applicants must:

  • hold an NTN in base specialty (Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Intensive Care Medicine)

  • have successful ARCP in base specialty (Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Intensive Care Medicine)

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Interview/selection centre
Application completion

All sections of application form completed fully according to written guidelines.

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form

Selection criteria

Qualifications

Essential

Applicants must have:

  • MBBS or equivalent
  • Anaesthetic applicants; Stage 2 / Final FRCA
  • Emergency Medicine applicants; MRCEM or FRCEM intermediate or equivalent
  • Intensive Care Medicine applicants; Stage 1 of the ICM curriculum or equivalent

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Interview/selection centre
  • References
Clinical experience and skills

Essential

  • Competence in essential medical and trauma clinical skills across all age groups.

Desirable

  • Clinical experience in Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM).
  • Paediatric critical care and transfer experience.
  • Formal supervising or instructing clinical skills teaching.
  • Pre-hospital clinical skills training, provision or supervision.

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Interview/selection centre
Academic skills

Essential

  • Evidence of scholarly activity to support training.

Desirable

  • Publications/presentations related to PHEM.

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Interview/selection centre
Probity

Essential

  • Demonstrates probity (displays honesty, integrity, aware of ethical dilemmas, respects confidentiality).
  • Capacity to take responsibility for own actions.

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Interview/selection centre
  • References
Commitment to specialty

Essential

  • Demonstrable interest in and understanding of the specialty.

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Interview/selection centre
  • References
Personal skills

Essential

  • Self-motivated.
  • Good management of own training to date.

Desirable

  • Training in team resource management

When is this evaluated?

  • Application form
  • Interview/selection centre

Page last reviewed: 7 September 2023