Locum Consultant in General Medicine

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Birtley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in General Medicine to join a 5.3 WTE team covering 3 inpatient units and medical outliers. The role focuses on delivering high‑quality patient care, education, research and service redesign within a learning culture.

The post offers opportunities to strengthen peri‑operative, surgical liaison and trauma pathways, with involvement in postgraduate education and multi‑ disciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• GMC registration with licence to practice.
• Training and experience equivalent to UK CCT (or within 12 months).
• MRCP required.
• ALS or equivalent certification.
• Higher degree (MD or PhD) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high‑quality, patient‑centred clinical care in general medicine.
• Provide teaching and mentorship to medical students and junior doctors.
• Engage in education, research, quality improvement and service redesign.
• Participate in clinical governance and workforce planning initiatives.
• Lead and contribute to peri‑operative and trauma pathways where appropriate.

Education

GMC registration with licence to practice

UK CCT equivalent

MRCP

ALS or equivalent

Higher Degree (MD or PhD)

Job description

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Locum Consultant in General Medicine

The closing date is 17 November 2026

The General Medicine department has expanded its footprint to cover 3 inpatient (28 bed) units and medical outliers with a Consultant establishment of 5.3 WTE. This has created a dynamic working environment that allows for holistic physician input throughout our patient journey. The outlier team offers both medical outliers and surgical liaison and there are opportunities for the post holder to strengthen our peri-operative offering, surgical liaison and trauma pathways.The department is responsible for the education of Higher Specialist Trainees, Internal Medical Trainees, GPVTS and Foundation Year Doctors.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for an enthusiastic Locum Consultant in General Medicine to join our team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality, patient-centred clinical care; work inclusively across professional boundaries; contribute to education, research, quality improvement and service redesign; and help shape a safe, learning and improvement-focused culture.

About us

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishops Stortford, and St Margarets Hospital in Epping.We employ c. 4,000 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishops Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Job responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities

• Teaching and training
• Provide teaching and mentorship to medical students, resident doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
• Participate in postgraduate education and training programmes.
• Research and innovation
• Support or lead research within the department.
• Contribute to clinical audits, publications and presentations at professional conferences.
• Management and leadership
• Participate in departmental meetings and service planning.
• Participate in clinical governance and risk management.
• Contribute to workforce planning and service redesign initiatives.
• Take on leadership roles as appropriate within the department or Trust.
• Demonstrate compassionate, inclusive and accountable leadership in day-to-day practice.
• Listen to and involve patients, colleagues and multidisciplinary partners when improving care.
• Promote psychological safety, openness, learning and respectful challenge.
• Reflect on personal impact, seek feedback and support the development of others.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• GMC registration with licence to practice
• Training and experience equivalent to that required for UK CCT (or within 12 months of CCT/CESR being issued) in general medicine
• MRCP
• ALS or equivalent
• Higher Degree or equivalent i.e. MD, PHD

Experience

• Evidence of personal practice in all areas described by the RCP
• Curriculum at the level of Consultant in General (Internal) Medicine
• Experience of guideline appraisals
• Participation in relevant audits
• Experience of literature appraisal and report writing
• Experience of working in multi-specialty teams in hospital
• Evidence of management experience or training
• Experience in teaching at multiple levels and across disciplines
• Evidence of implementing relevant evidence based medicine
• Implementation of evidence based guidelines
• Participation in relevant national audits
• Recent published clinical research in peer reviewed journal
• Peer-reviewed publications

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.

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust