Consultant in Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking a Consultant in Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine to join a prominent air ambulance service. The role involves delivering high-quality trauma care, participating in training, and contributing to clinical governance. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in emergency medicine or related fields and a strong commitment to patient safety. This role offers opportunities for professional development within a collaborative and innovative environment, ensuring excellence in pre-hospital care across London.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Structured rota

Join a respected team

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent qualification in medicine.
• Specialist registration with the GMC is essential.
• Proven knowledge in acute trauma care.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical care in emergency medicine.
• Train and supervise doctors and paramedics.
• Participate in clinical governance and service development.

Skills

Clinical care

Leadership

Teamwork

Communication

Patient safety

Education

MBBS or equivalent

FRCEM, FRCA, FRCS, FFICM or equivalent

GMC Specialist registration

Job description

Job Summary

Barts Health NHS TrustConsultant in Pre-hospital Emergency MedicineLondon's Air AmbulanceThe Royal London Hospital3.5 PAsBarts Health NHS Trust, the largest NHS trust in the UK, is seeking a Consultant in Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine to join London's Air Ambulance (LAA), a world-renowned pre-hospital trauma service. This substantive post offers the opportunity to deliver high-quality critical care to severely injured patients across London, including children, as part of a consultant-led team providing a 7‑day service via helicopter and rapid response vehicles. The role also includes participation in major incident preparedness, clinical governance, and service development.

Main Duties of the Job

The successful candidate will provide expert clinical care, contribute to the training and supervision of doctors and paramedics, and uphold the highest standards of patient safety. You will work collaboratively with colleagues across Barts Health, London Ambulance Service, and the wider trauma network, as well as represent the service regionally and internationally. This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly respected team with an international reputation for pre-hospital trauma care and to help shape the future of emergency medicine in London. We welcome applications from experienced consultants in emergency medicine, intensive care, anaesthesia, or related specialties who are committed to delivering excellence in pre‑hospital care. This post offers a structured rota, opportunities for professional development, and the chance to contribute to a dynamic, multi‑professional team at the forefront of trauma care and research.

About Us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted: 21 November 2025

Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade: Consultant

Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 a year per annum pro rata

Contract: Permanent

Working pattern: Part‑time

Reference number: 259-MED7634591RLH

Job locations:
The Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel Road
London
E1 1BB

Employer website: https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Person Specification

Qualifications Essential

• MBBS or equivalent
• FRCEM, FRCA, FRCS, FFICM or equivalent
• GMC Specialist registration
• Demonstrable knowledge of contemporary acute trauma care and prehospital care.
• Demonstration of the ability to work in the LAA Prehospital system at consultant level including previous experience of supervision and training doctors in the pre‑hospital environment

Experience Essential

• Have at least 2 years experience of working in prehospital care
• A six-month secondment with London's Air Ambulance system as a doctor,
• A substantive consultant appointment in base specialty and the ability to accommodate the demands of two roles to support the needs of the LAA service
• Recent currency with London's Air Ambulance System (within the last 3 years)

Experience Desirable

• Training in endovascular resuscitation techniques
• Completed a recognised training programme in pre‑hospital emergency medicine
• A six month secondment with another UK HEMS/ pre‑hospital service
• Six months' experience in an international HEMS/ pre‑hospital/ retrieval service

Knowledge Essential

• Demonstrate an understanding of non‑technical skills related to patient safety
• Demonstrate a robust history of reflecting and learning from patient experiences with peer and senior review
• Be conversant with terms and concepts related to risk management systems

Knowledge Desirable

• Experience of leading patients safety or quality improvement programs.

Skills Essential

• Comprehensive set of skills relevant to the care of sick and injured patients in the pre‑hospital environment
• Portfolio evidence of competence in the independent delivery of safe pre‑hospital anaesthesia
• Ability to avoid, mediate and resolve situations potentially leading to conflict
• Evidence of ability to integrate well into a team, to demonstrate effective leadership and to contribute positively to the culture of the service
• Flexibility and aptitude to contribute to the long term success of the service.

Skills Desirable

• Portfolio of evidence of competence in the delivery of safe endovascular resuscitation and advanced vascular access, including at least a desire to train in extracorporeal life support
• A good level of personal fitness, including an ability to complete bleep test up to level 5

Other Essential

• Have a demonstrable commitment to prehospital trauma quality improvement or quality assurance
• Demonstrates a deep understanding of prehospital governance with evidence of engagement and leadership in clinical governance.
• Able to provide evidence of clinical audit and demonstrate understanding of impact and challenges this brings
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems encountered in prehospital care
• Commitment to maintain high quality documentation and data systems for audit, governance and research
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, junior doctors and allied professionals

Other Desirable

• Evidence of innovative approaches to healthcare
• Experience of clinical guideline development and impimentation.
• Evidence of leading programmes of service development / improvement
• Ability to describe personal contributions to the development of the pre‑hospital care specialty through publication, or dissemination of materials to the wider clinical community
• Achievement of or working towards a higher degree.
• Experience of leadership of education or training programs relevant to pre‑hospital care
• Evidence of leadership of research activity

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).