Locum Doctor - NHS Trust
Medecho LTD
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Job summary
Locum Doctor opportunities within an NHS Trust require flexibility to work across SHO, SPR, and Consultant levels. The role focuses on high-quality patient care, ward rounds, clinics where applicable, and on-call rotas, supporting Consultants and multidisciplinary teams to ensure safe patient care.
The position requires GMC registration, right to work in the UK, and suitability for independent practice with DBS clearance and ALS where required.
Qualifications
- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice.
- Valid Right to Work in the UK.
- Enhanced DBS (or willing to obtain).
- ALS certification (Essential for most specialties).
- Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
Responsibilities
- Ward rounds and daily patient reviews.
- Clerking admissions and discharge summaries.
- Ordering and interpreting investigations.
- Participation in on-call rota.
- Communication with patients and relatives.
- Escalating concerns to senior clinicians.
- Maintaining accurate clinical records.
- Independent clinical decision-making (SPR).
- Leading ward rounds and managing patient pathways (SPR).
- Supervising junior doctors (SPR).
- On-call commitments as required (SPR).
- Leading and delivering specialist clinical services (Consultant).
- Conducting outpatient clinics and ward rounds (Consultant).
- Clinical leadership within the department (Consultant).
- Participation in governance, education, and service development (Consultant).
Skills
Job description
Locum Doctor - NHS Trust (Generic Job Description)
Location: NHS Trust, UK
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing / Fixed Term
Contract Type: Locum
- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
- Valid Right to Work in the UK
- Enhanced DBS (or willing to obtain)
- ALS certification (Essential for most specialties)
- Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
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Job Summary
The successful candidate will provide high-quality patient care within the relevant specialty, supporting clinical services across the Trust. The role involves assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, ward cover, outpatient clinics (where applicable), and participation in on‑call rotas.
The doctor will work closely with Consultants, Specialist Registrars, Junior Doctors, Nursing Teams, and Allied Healthcare Professionals to ensure safe and effective patient care.
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Generic Duties & Responsibilities
SHO (Senior House Officer)
- Ward rounds and daily patient reviews
- Clerking admissions and discharge summaries
- Ordering and interpreting investigations
- Participation in on‑call rota
- Communication with patients and relatives
- Escalating concerns to senior clinicians
- Maintaining accurate clinical records
SPR (Specialty Registrar)
- Leading ward rounds and managing patient pathways
- Participation in consultant‑led clinics
- Supporting emergency admissions and referrals
- Participation in audit, governance, and teaching activities
- On‑call commitments as required
Consultant
- Leading and delivering specialist clinical services
- Conducting outpatient clinics and ward rounds
- Clinical leadership within the department
- Participation in governance, education, and service development
- Supporting Trust objectives and quality improvement initiatives
- On‑call duties where applicable
We welcome applications from doctors with NHS experience in the following specialties:
Medical Specialties
- Elderly Care / Geriatrics
- Respiratory Medicine
- Renal Medicine
- Infectious Diseases
Surgical Specialties
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
Women's & Children's Services
- Community Paediatrics
Emergency & Critical Care
Mental Health
Other Specialties
- Ophthalmology
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Skills Required
- Excellent communication skills
- Clinical assessment and decision-making
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Team-working and leadership skills
- Commitment to patient safety and quality care
- Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures
- Electronic patient record experience preferred
Skills RequiredExcellent communication skillsClinical assessment and decision-makingAbility to prioritise workload effectivelyTeam-working and leadership skillsCommitment to patient safety and quality careKnowledge of NHS policies and proceduresElectronic patient record experience preferred
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Company: Medecho LTD Hours: Full-time Location: LE5 4PW Working pattern: On-site Job type: Contract Posting date: 30 Oct 2026 Closing date: 29 Nov 2026
Locum Doctor - NHS Trust (Generic Job Description)
Position: Locum Doctor (SHO / SPR / Consultant)
Location: NHS Trust, UK
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: Ongoing / Fixed Term
Contract Type: Locum
Essential Requirements
- Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
- Valid Right to Work in the UK
- Previous NHS Experience
- Relevant postgraduate qualifications for grade applied
- Up-to-date Mandatory Training
- Enhanced DBS (or willing to obtain)
- ALS certification (Essential for most specialties)
- Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team
________________________________________
Job Summary
The successful candidate will provide high-quality patient care within the relevant specialty, supporting clinical services across the Trust. The role involves assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, ward cover, outpatient clinics (where applicable), and participation in on‑call rotas.
The doctor will work closely with Consultants, Specialist Registrars, Junior Doctors, Nursing Teams, and Allied Healthcare Professionals to ensure safe and effective patient care.
________________________________________
Generic Duties & Responsibilities
SHO (Senior House Officer)
- Ward rounds and daily patient reviews
- Clerking admissions and discharge summaries
- Ordering and interpreting investigations
- Participation in on‑call rota
- Communication with patients and relatives
- Escalating concerns to senior clinicians
- Maintaining accurate clinical records
SPR (Specialty Registrar)
- Independent clinical decision‑making
- Leading ward rounds and managing patient pathways
- Supervising junior doctors
- Participation in consultant‑led clinics
- Supporting emergency admissions and referrals
- Participation in audit, governance, and teaching activities
- On‑call commitments as required
Consultant
- Leading and delivering specialist clinical services
- Conducting outpatient clinics and ward rounds
- Supervising junior medical staff
- Clinical leadership within the department
- Participation in governance, education, and service development
- Supporting Trust objectives and quality improvement initiatives
- On‑call duties where applicable
Specialties Covered
We welcome applications from doctors with NHS experience in the following specialties:
Medical Specialties
- Acute Medicine
- General Medicine
- Elderly Care / Geriatrics
- Respiratory Medicine
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Endocrinology
- Diabetes
- Renal Medicine
- Stroke Medicine
- Neurology
- Rheumatology
- Haematology
- Oncology
- Palliative Care
- Infectious Diseases
Surgical Specialties
- General Surgery
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
- Urology
- ENT
- Vascular Surgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Upper GI Surgery
- Hepatobiliary Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Neurosurgery
Women's & Children's Services
- Paediatrics
- Neonatology
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Community Paediatrics
Emergency & Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Intensive Care Medicine (ICU)
- Anaesthetics
Mental Health
- General Adult Psychiatry
- Old Age Psychiatry
- CAMHS
- Liaison Psychiatry
- Community Psychiatry
Other Specialties
- Dermatology
- Ophthalmology
- Radiology
- Histopathology
- Public Health
- Rehabilitation Medicine
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Skills Required
- Excellent communication skills
- Clinical assessment and decision-making
- Ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Team-working and leadership skills
- Commitment to patient safety and quality care
- Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures
- Electronic patient record experience preferred
Skills RequiredExcellent communication skillsClinical assessment and decision-makingAbility to prioritise workload effectivelyTeam-working and leadership skillsCommitment to patient safety and quality careKnowledge of NHS policies and proceduresElectronic patient record experience preferred
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Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.
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