Locum Consultant in Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine

Job overview

Consultant in Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine

3 x Locum posts from July 2025

The consultant roles have been developed to build on the established service and to work towards delivery of our vision of consultant delivered pre-hospital critical care for severely injured patients in London. The role is primarily to deliver high quality clinical trauma care and training. This will build on the international reputation of London’s Air Ambulance for clinical excellence in pre-hospital trauma care

Main duties of the job

• The main responsibility of postholders will be to deliver, in partnership with the ambulance service, high quality pre-hospital care to patients of all ages.
• The postholder will be expected to supervise, train, and provide feedback to training doctors and paramedics.
• The postholder is expected to follow the values and behaviours frameworks of Bart’s Health and London’s Air Ambulance. They are expected to make a positive contribution to the culture of the service.
• The work location will be that served by London Ambulance Service with supporting missions to neighbouring areas. Shifts will usually start and finish at the Royal London Hospital.
• The postholder will be expected to undergo an induction period after appointment and participate in and run training and exercises in clinically relevant areas.
• The postholder will ensure that they participate in continuing professional development in pre-hospital practice and incorporate pre-hospital medicine as part of their annual appraisal. A role specific annual review may be required and will be conducted by the medical director, lead clinician or a nominated member of the consultant group.
• The role will include practice and training in major incident management. This may involve multiagency training to prepare for the full spectrum of major incidents in the capital.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.