Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine


Location
Frimley, England
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 Per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
29 Oct 2026
Contract Type
Fixed term: 12 months (Covering maternity leave)
Posted Date
15 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

12 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • Experiance

    A wide grounding during training of all aspects of Emergency medicine

  • Experiance

    Previous experience in participating in under-graduate and post-graduate teaching

  • Experiance

    Understand principles of and participated in audit and quality improvement activity

  • Experiance

    Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice

  • Qualifications

    FRCEM or equivalent

  • Qualifications

    On (or within 6 months of entry to) the UK specialist register for Emergency Medicine (via CCT or CESR)

  • Qualifications

    ALS/ ATLS/ APLS (or equivalent) provider status

  • Qualifications

    Management – understanding the structures of NHS hospitals and willing to play a role in the Department and in the Hospital

  • Skills/Mental Abilities

    Able to evaluate own clinical practice

  • Skills/Mental Abilities

    Able to demonstrate innovative thinking

  • Skills/Mental Abilities

    Good written and oral communication skills

  • Skills/Mental Abilities

    Ability to organise and develop service provision

Desirable

4 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Experiance

    To have completed a Training the Trainers course or equivalent

  • Experiance

    To have taken part in a management course

  • Experiance

    Advanced airway skills

  • Qualifications

    ALS/ATLS/APLS Instructor status

Job overview

We are keen to welcome applications for a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Frimley Park Hospital. The post holder will work across all areas of Frimley Park Hospital Emergency Department. This is a full time post.

Those with a sub-speciality or special interests are encouraged to apply.

Have you always wanted to be part of a dynamic, supportive and forward-thinking team? Are you looking forward to achieving the work-life balance you have always dreamed of whilst delivering high quality patient care?

If the answer to both questions is yes, please come and join the team of Emergency Medicine Consultants at Frimley Park Hospital.

Frimley Health is a leading innovative NHS Foundation Trust serving a population of over 900,000 people with a catchment area across six counties. The Trust has three main sites with Frimley Park Hospital, Wexham Park Hospital in Slough and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot.

There is an 8-bed Resuscitation Room, 40-Bed Majors area with integrated radiology facilities including CT scanner and ultrasound facilities dedicated to the diagnostic imaging of emergency patients. We see over 125,000 patients per annum, 25% of whom are managed in our integrated Paediatric ED. A Trust-wide fully integrated EPR, Epic launched in June 2022.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work across all areas of the Emergency Department and will support the main ED Consultant rota including evening, weekend and on-call working.

You will join a team of 19 WTE consultants including two with subspecialty PEM training.

We also have dedicated clinical sessions from paediatric consultants and GPs in the ED and have good links with all specialities in the hospital. Opportunities for cross-site working can be discussed on an individual basis with the Clinical Director. Any consultant who is unable to work full time for personal reasons will be considered to work part time. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on an individual basis in consultation with the Clinical Director.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached documents for more in-depth information about this vacancy and responsibilities.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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This advert is for Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Frimley, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Emergency Medicine role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (Covering maternity leave). The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.

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