Are you a Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine looking to join a friendly, supportive and high-achieving team on a fixed-term basis?
This is an excellent opportunity to work within a well-established department with a strong team ethos, where collaboration and mutual support underpin the delivery of high-quality patient care. The role offers the chance to step into a cohesive and experienced consultant body, contributing to a service that is committed to maintaining high standards during this period of cover. The contract is for a fixed term of 12 months.
Our successful Locum Consultant will be dependable, flexible and able to integrate quickly into the team, providing consistent senior clinical support within a busy Emergency Department environment.
The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients within the trust area and to
Always comply with the GMC requirements of Duties of a Doctor.
Be responsible for the clinical management of patients under your care.
Provide senior leadership on the shopfloor during scheduled clinical shifts to coordinate the delivery of safe and excellent clinical care to all patients attending the Emergency Department.
Supervise junior doctors and nurse practitioners in the assessment and management of patients and provide senior clinical review where appropriate.
Work closely with multidisciplinary colleagues and inpatient specialty teams to ensure care is delivered in a streamlined and timely manner across the acute pathway.
Lead clinical rounds in all areas of the Emergency Department to review patients and management plans, and to ensure safe handover.
Promote a strong focus on achieving and maintaining national and local quality and performance standards.
Participate in an on-call rota to provide consultant cover to the department during the out of hours’ period.
To attend Emergency Medicine consultant meetings as scheduled.
Ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained.
Our benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.
Working for the Trust
Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.
Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact:
[email protected] .
As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.
