Job details
- Job reference: 254251
- Salary: LAT - Specialty Trainee (£45,504 - £71,550)
- Job closing date: 21/08/2026
- Job Type: Medical and Dental
- Location: University Hospital Monklands
- Employment type: Fixed-term
- Hours Per Week: 40
- Job posted date: 18/08/2026
- Employer (NHS Board): NHS Lanarkshire
- Department: Emergency Medicine
Locum Appointment for Training (LAT /ST4) in Emergency Medicine
University Hospital Monklands
A vacancy exists for the above post within University Hospital Monklands from August 2026 for a period of 12 months.
A LAT appointment is recognised for training purposes However, the decision to award training recognition to any given post has to be determined by the interview panel based on an assessment of the applicant’s experience (please see the person specification within the job pack)
Individuals who have trained out with the UK process will be supported in this role where there will be a robust induction period that will help individuals integrate into the role. Our induction will extend to a two weeks softer landing period for successful candidates dependent on your experience.
Accommodation may be available for those who reside out with NHS Lanarkshire area for an initial period of 3 months to allow successful candidates to relocate to the area.
To apply for this post and find out more please visit the NHS Scotland Recruitment Portal
Recruitment | NHS Lanarkshire (scot.nhs.uk)
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Person specification
Health
Essential
- Applicants must meet professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards / Good Medical Practice).
Courses
Essential
- Up to date and demonstrable advanced life support skills (current certification in advanced life support/advanced paediatric life support/advanced trauma life support or equivalent OR supporting evidence as work-based assessment/simulation/faculty statement (must have all 3 types) at time of application
Desirable
- Any short training course related to Emergency Medicine e.g., airway course, ultrasound course
Eligibility
Essential
- Be eligible for full registration with, and hold a current licence to practise from, the GMC at intended start date
- Be eligible to work in the UK.
- Current certification in ALS or equivalent OR supporting evidence as work based assessment/simulation/faculty statement at time of application.
Qualifications
Essential
- MBCHB or equivalent medical qualification
- Applicants who are on, or have completed, an approved UK Core ACCS Training programme (CCT Route)
- Successfully completed MRCEM by the offer date
- Successfully completed 2 years of ACCS training within an approved UK training programme by the time of appointment.
- Already completed, or be in the process of completing, CT/ST3 Emergency Medicine within an approved UK Training programme at the time of application.
- Evidence of achievement of CT/ST1 competences in ACCS specialties at time of application and CT/ST2 competences in ACCS specialties by time of appointmentviii, Acceptable evidence includes satisfactory ARCP outcome.
Desirable
- FRCEM Primary or Intermediate; or
- Full MRCEM
- Any additional postgraduate examinations
Academic skills
Essential
- Teaching: Evidence of interest in, and experience of, teaching
Desirable
- Research skills: Evidence of degrees (not including intercalated BSc or ‘Honorary’ MA), prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, posters, contribution to e-learning modules
- Evidence of contribution to departmental guidelines
- Evidence of active participation in research
- Publications in peer review journals, presentations at academic meetings or poster presentations
- Teaching: Membership of faculty for a local, regional or national training event or course
- Evidence of structured feedback for teaching
- Evidence of completion of a teaching course
Language skills
Essential
- 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 Council
Personal skills
Essential
- Communication skills: Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication, and capacity to adapt language to the situation, as appropriate.
- Problem solving and decision making: Capacity to use logical/lateral thinking to solve problems/make decisions.
- Empathy and sensitivity: Capacity to take in others’ perspectives see patients as people.
- Managing others and team involvement: Capacity to work cooperatively with others and demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
- Capacity to work effectively in multi-professional teams.
- Organisation and planning: Capacity to organise oneself and prioritise own work.
- Demonstrates punctuality, preparation and self-discipline.
- Understands importance of information technology
- Vigilance and situational awareness: Capacity to be alert to dangers or problems, particularly in relation to clinical governance.
- Demonstrates awareness of developing situations
- Coping with pressure and managing uncertainty: Capacity to function under pressure
- Demonstrates initiative, flexibility and resilience to cope with setbacks and adapt to rapidly changing circumstances.
- Awareness of own limitations and when to ask for help.
- Values: Understands, respects and demonstrates the values of the NHS (e.g., everyone counts; improving lives; commitment to quality of care; respect and dignity; working together for patients; compassion)
Career progression
Essential
- Be able to provide complete details of their employment history.
- Have evidence that their career progression is consistent with their personal circumstances.
- Have evidence that their present level of achievement and performance is commensurate with the totality of their period of training.
- Have notified the Training Programme Director of the Specialty Training Programme they are currently training in if applying to continue training in the same specialty in another region.
- Applicants must not have previously relinquished or been released / removed from a specialty training programme, except if they have received an ARCP outcome 1 (outcome 6 for associated core training) or under exceptional circumstances
- Not already hold, nor be eligible to hold, a CCT/CESR in the specialty they are applying for and/or must not currently be eligible for the specialist register for the specialty to which they are applying
Desirable
- Evidence of experience in specialties of acute care common stem training
Clinical Governance
Essential
- Is able to demonstrate an understanding of CG and risk management.
- Evidence of personal work in a completed audit or Quality Improvement Project (QIP)
Desirable
- Evidence of CG activity e.g., presentation at CG meeting, involvement with incident reporting, dealing with complaints
- Evidence of change introduced as an outcome of audit
Fitness to practise
Essential
- Is up to date and fit to practise safely and is aware of own training needs.
Application completion
Essential
- ALL sections of application form completed FULLY according to written guidelines.
Probity – professional integrity
Essential
- Demonstrates probity (as outlined by the GMC)
Clinical skills / Clinical Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement.
- Able to prioritise clinical need
Commitment to specialty – learning and personal development
Essential
- Demonstrates interest and realistic insight into Emergency Medicine
- Demonstrates self-awareness and ability to accept feedback.
- Evidence of achievements relevant to Emergency Medicine within and outside of medicine
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