Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

We are keen to welcome applications for a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Frimley Park Hospital. The post holder will work across all areas of Frimley Park Hospital Emergency Department. This is a full time post.

Those with a sub-speciality or special interests are encouraged to apply.

Have you always wanted to be part of a dynamic, supportive and forward-thinking team? Are you looking forward to achieving the work-life balance you have always dreamed of whilst delivering high quality patient care?

If the answer to both questions is yes, please come and join the team of Emergency Medicine Consultants at Frimley Park Hospital.

Frimley Health is a leading innovative NHS Foundation Trust serving a population of over 900,000 people with a catchment area across six counties. The Trust has three main sites with Frimley Park Hospital, Wexham Park Hospital in Slough and Heatherwood Hospital in Ascot.

There is an 8-bed Resuscitation Room, 40-Bed Majors area with integrated radiology facilities including CT scanner and ultrasound facilities dedicated to the diagnostic imaging of emergency patients. We see over 125,000 patients per annum, 25% of whom are managed in our integrated Paediatric ED. A Trust-wide fully integrated EPR, Epic launched in June 2022.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder will work across all areas of the Emergency Department and will support the main ED Consultant rota including evening, weekend and on-call working.

You will join a team of 19 WTE consultants including two with subspecialty PEM training.

We also have dedicated clinical sessions from paediatric consultants and GPs in the ED and have good links with all specialities in the hospital. Opportunities for cross-site working can be discussed on an individual basis with the Clinical Director. Any consultant who is unable to work full time for personal reasons will be considered to work part time. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on an individual basis in consultation with the Clinical Director.

About us

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Details

Date posted

15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year

Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

151-FPHLCON-29

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documents for more in-depth information about this vacancy and responsibilities.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documents for more in-depth information about this vacancy and responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCEM or equivalent
• On (or within 6 months of entry to) the UK specialist register for Emergency Medicine (via CCT or CESR)
• ALS/ ATLS/ APLS (or equivalent) provider status
• Management - understanding the structures of NHS hospitals and willing to play a role in the Department and in the Hospital

Desirable

• ALS/ATLS/APLS Instructor status

Experiance

Essential

• A wide grounding during training of all aspects of Emergency medicine
• Previous experience in participating in under-graduate and post-graduate teaching
• Understand principles of and participated in audit and quality improvement activity
• Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice

Desirable

• To have completed a Training the Trainers course or equivalent
• To have taken part in a management course
• Advanced airway skills

Skills/Mental Abilities

Essential

• Able to evaluate own clinical practice
• Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and develop service provision

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCEM or equivalent
• On (or within 6 months of entry to) the UK specialist register for Emergency Medicine (via CCT or CESR)
• ALS/ ATLS/ APLS (or equivalent) provider status
• Management - understanding the structures of NHS hospitals and willing to play a role in the Department and in the Hospital

Desirable

• ALS/ATLS/APLS Instructor status

Experiance

Essential

• A wide grounding during training of all aspects of Emergency medicine
• Previous experience in participating in under-graduate and post-graduate teaching
• Understand principles of and participated in audit and quality improvement activity
• Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice

Desirable

• To have completed a Training the Trainers course or equivalent
• To have taken part in a management course
• Advanced airway skills

Skills/Mental Abilities

Essential

• Able to evaluate own clinical practice
• Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and develop service provision

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 .

Additional information

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Portsmouth Road

Frimley

GU16 7UJ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Please see attached documents for more in-depth information about this vacancy and responsibilities.

Qualifications

Essential

• FRCEM or equivalent
• On (or within 6 months of entry to) the UK specialist register for Emergency Medicine (via CCT or CESR)
• ALS/ ATLS/ APLS (or equivalent) provider status
• Management - understanding the structures of NHS hospitals and willing to play a role in the Department and in the Hospital

Desirable

• ALS/ATLS/APLS Instructor status

Experiance

Essential

• A wide grounding during training of all aspects of Emergency medicine
• Previous experience in participating in under-graduate and post-graduate teaching
• Understand principles of and participated in audit and quality improvement activity
• Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice

Desirable

• To have completed a Training the Trainers course or equivalent
• To have taken part in a management course
• Advanced airway skills

Skills/Mental Abilities

Essential

• Able to evaluate own clinical practice
• Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Ability to organise and develop service provision