# Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-emergency-medicine/4a9f0ba8-462b-4611-9ff9-742e360e3a9b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-in-emergency-medicine/4a9f0ba8-462b-4611-9ff9-742e360e3a9b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Poole Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Emergency Medicine - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 PA - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-24T14:01:37.643Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Poole/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Emergency_Medicine/Emergency_Medicine-v8305192 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8305192?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Come and work on the south coast of England where you can leave work and be on the beach in just a few minutes and the surrounding countryside is beautiful too with the Purbecks and New Forest on your doorstep! We are looking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Dorset with the opportunity to apply for a substantive post next year. Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals have recently undergone a merger into UHD and at present there is an Emergency Department on both the Poole and Bournemouth sites. RBH is the designated site for PCI and stroke thrombolysis, and Poole is the designated Major Trauma Unit as well as having acute Orthopaedics and Paediatrics. A new state of the art department has been built which RBH moved into next year. Critical Care and Maternity are now located in the same building and Poole ED will move across to the RBH site next year along with Paediatrics. ### Main duties of the job To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert. The job plan is intended be worked flexibly over a seven-day working week. It is anticipated that patient related administration would be performed within the confines of the DCC PAs. Any draft timetable is intended to show the Trust's expectation of the post and the facilities to be provided. Adjustments may be required in consultation with the appointee, clinical colleagues and Senior Management. In particular, a change may be appropriate after consultation to allow the development of a special interest held by the successful candidate. ### Detailed job description and main 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - General training in Emergency Medicine at the level of a senior clinical decision maker - Experience in assessing and managing both adults and children with severe life-threatening illness or injury **Desirable** - Experience in Paediatric Emergency Medicine - Level 1 Ultrasound Trainer - Management of Inpatients with Head Injuries - Leading Major Trauma Team ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full registration with GMC - MBBS or equivalent FCEM or equivalent ATLS, APLS, ALS **Desirable** - Higher Medical Degree - Dual Accreditation - Instructor status in ATLS, APLS or ALS - MIMMS or equivalent ## Documents - [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417) - [job description (pdf, 576.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10624968) - [person specification (pdf, 96.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10624969) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.