A Suffolk NHS trust needs a Senior House Officer for its A&E department, and Workplace Doctors is running the recruitment with Tier 2 sponsorship built into the process. Whether you’re at FY2, ST1, or general SHO level, this role gives you a genuine emergency medicine caseload, a salary that can climb past fifty grand, and a recruiter who handles the visa paperwork alongside you.

About the Role

This is a hands-on Emergency Medicine post inside a busy Suffolk hospital. You’ll work a standard 39-hour week with regular opportunities for overtime, shift work, and out-of-hours pay on top of your base salary. You’ll sit inside a team of junior doctors, registrars, and consultants, keeping a tight loop of communication with whoever’s coming on or off shift so patient care never drops between handovers.

Day to day, you’ll carry delegated responsibility for every patient under the consultant you’re attached to, plus wider emergency cover whenever other SHOs are off duty. When a case goes beyond what you’re trained to handle, you refer straight up to the registrar or consultant, and the house officers working under you will look to you for guidance too.

This post accepts Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship applicants alongside EU and UK-trained doctors. GMC registration is essential before you start, and IMGs need an IELTS score of 7.5 overall or an OET Grade B.

The trust backs your growth too: up to 10 days of paid study leave a year, with real funding behind Royal College CPD and GMC revalidation. Because the role involves vulnerable patients, you’ll also go through a DBS check, or an international police check if you’re applying from overseas.

Primary Responsibilities

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  Deliver safe, effective care to every patient who comes through the emergency department
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  Carry delegated responsibility for patients under your named consultant, plus wider cover when other SHOs are off duty
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  Refer cases up to your registrar or consultant when they sit outside your training or experience
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  Supervise and advise the house officers working alongside you
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  Apply specialist knowledge across a wide range of emergency presentations and procedures
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  Diagnose and treat patients across every category that comes through A&E
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  Take part in staff meetings and CPD forums that keep department standards high

You’re expected to stay current with best practice and show that to the trust and GMC when asked.

Qualifications

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  GMC registration, essential before your start date, with guidance available if you’re not registered yet
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  Eligibility for a Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship if you need visa support to work in the UK
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  IELTS overall score of 7.5, or OET Grade B, for international medical graduates
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  Comfortable working as part of a multidisciplinary emergency team
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  Able to handle a varying, sometimes unpredictable A&E workload

Early-career doctors are genuinely welcome, so you don’t need years of UK experience, just the registration, the language score if it applies, and a willingness to work hard.

Job Snapshot

Compensation & Benefits

If you’re a Senior House Officer or FY2/ST1-level doctor looking for A&E work in the UK with real sponsorship support, this Suffolk post is worth a look. You’ll get solid emergency medicine experience and a recruiter who walks you through the visa process.

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