Locum ED Consultant

The Methodist Church in Britain; Reading; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Part time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading is seeking a 12-month locum consultant in Emergency Medicine to cover maternity leave. The post focuses on consultant-led care for adults and children, with the aim to increase consultant presence in the department.

The role includes teaching and research, with flexible working options and the chance to work within a supportive Trust that values compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and FRCEM are required.
• Entry on the EM specialist register, or CCT within six months, is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-led emergency care to adults and children.
• Increase consultant-delivered care across the emergency department.
• Take on undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Pursue research.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Education

Full GMC registration

FRCEM

Entry on EM specialist register or CCT within six months

Job description

This 12-month locum consultant post in Emergency Medicine covers maternity leave at the Emergency Department of the Royal Berkshire Hospital. The work centres on consultant-delivered emergency care for adults and children, with the team aiming to increase consultant presence. The department sees over 150,000 patients a year, about a quarter of them children, and part-time working is open to applicants. Full GMC registration and FRCEM are required, along with entry on the EM specialist register or CCT within six months.

What the job involves

• Provide consultant-led emergency care to adults and children attending as emergencies
• Increase consultant-delivered care across the emergency department
• Take on undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
• Pursue research

What’s required

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration
• FRCEM

Registration & licences

• Entry on the EM specialist register, or CCT within six months

Experience

• Experience across the whole spectrum of emergency medicine, including paediatric emergency medicine

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent interpersonal skills

Other

• Able to work to the Trust CARE values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful, Excellence

Nice to have

• Formal recognition as an Emergency Medicine Specialist (ES) by the GMC
• Instructor status on one or more life support courses
• Evidence of a clinical leadership role with accountability for quality of care, financial controls and workforce management

What’s offered

• Flexible working considered on an individual basis