Locum Emergency Medicine Consultant — Flexible Hours

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Watford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine to join a dynamic team at Watford General Hospital. The post offers opportunities to lead care pathways, pursue specialist interests, and engage with a supportive leadership programme.

Successful candidates will work within a 13-EM Consultant department, with scope for dual accreditation, flexible working options, and funding support for relevant postgraduate education.

Qualifications

• MBBS/MBChB or equivalent primary medical qualification.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise; entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Emergency Medicine.
• FRCEM or equivalent specialist qualification; higher degree, postgraduate qualification, or qualification in education, leadership, management or quality improvement.
• Minimum three years' experience at consultant level or equivalent in Emergency Medicine, or remotely covering urgent care services within a busy acute hospital.
• Advanced knowledge of Emergency Medicine and urgent and emergency care pathways; ability to assess clinical risk and make safe decisions using incomplete or remotely obtained information.
• CPD evidence and readiness to meet appraisal and revalidation requirements.
• Knowledge of patient safety, clinical governance, consent, confidentiality, safeguarding and contemporaneous documentation; understanding of shared decision-making and person-centred care.
• Knowledge of integrated care, care coordination or single-point-of-access models; knowledge of acute, ambulatory, community and virtual alternatives to hospital admission.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Urgent Care pathway and be an active member of the Care Pathway Group (CPG) in collaboration with Royal Free Hospital.
• Engage in developing a job plan to support work-life balance and flexible working where possible.
• Opportunity to enrol in the Trust Clinical Leadership programme and to obtain funding for relevant postgraduate education (e.g., Masters in Medical Education/Sports Medicine/Public Health).
• Work as part of a large EM Consultant team with opportunities for academic activities and teaching.
• Pattern of work includes full-time 10 PA appointments with LTFT options; weekend duties and on-call rota as per RCEM guidelines.
• Annualised self-rostering for consultants and middle grade doctors planned in the future.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Decision making

Communication

Teamwork

Education

MBBS/MBChB

GMC registration

FRCEM or equivalent

Higher degree/leadership/education/quality improvement

Job description

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invites applications for a Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine to join a dynamic team at Watford General Hospital. The post offers opportunities to lead care pathways, pursue specialist interests, and engage with a supportive leadership programme.

Successful candidates will work within a 13-EM Consultant department, with scope for dual accreditation, flexible working options, and funding support for relevant postgraduate education.