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Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine
The closing date is 24 April 2026
This is a locum consultant post. This advert is for more than one post.
We are seeking colleagues with Emergency Care expertise to work in our main ED Consultant rota. The remit of the post holders will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients attending the Emergency Department in the Denmark Hill site. The individuals will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based at Denmark Hill and the proposed 10 PA Job Plan is attached. This will be reviewed within 3 months of the post holder commencing in post.
The out of hours commitment is 1:9 for the ED rota made up of late shifts and weekends, including 1:23 on call. The on call component is classed as Category A. There is a commitment to undertake routine job planned work on Saturdays or Sundays as part of the total job planned PAs.
There are no specific leadership roles associated with these roles but the overall managerial portfolio of the team is regularly reviewed and the successful applicants can expect to be invited to apply for roles as part of the consultant team.
About us
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts, with a turnover of £1.8bn per annum - and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.
Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon.
We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year.
We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recognised for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.
Job responsibilities
- Together with other colleagues, to provide a service for patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
- Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
- Provide clinical supervision of junior medical practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
- Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
- Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team.
- Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.
- Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programs and learning from Deaths.
- Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
- Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
- Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
- Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
- Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
- Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
- Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
Person Specification Qualifications
- FRCEM or equivalent
- Subspecialty PEM Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)
Training and experience
- Wide experience in all aspects of Emergency Care, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or completed portfolio pathway application.
- Current provider or instructor status in ALS, ATLS/ETLS, APLS/PALS.
- Additional training or expertise in an area relevant to emergency care
Registration
- Full Registration with GMC
- Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment
Aadministration
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of emergency medicine services in a busy Teaching Hospital
- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
- Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
- Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
- Audit Publications
Research and Publications
- Experience of clinical research
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of emergency medicine
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
Teaching
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
- Teaching skills course/qualification
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£109,725 to £145,478 per annum excl. London Zone Allowance.