Barts Health NHS Trust

Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

The closing date is 28 September 2025

Job summary

We are delighted to invite applications for fixed Term Posts (1 year) in Emergency Medicine at the Royal London Hospital.The successful candidates will join a highly motivated, consultant led team delivering high quality emergency care to East London. The department receives a full range of emergencies from the local area, in addition to major trauma from North East London and Essex, with a total of 210,000 urgent and emergency patients seen each year.

Our multidisciplinary clinical team includes nurses, technicians, clinical practitioners, and physician associates working alongside doctors in training, clinical fellows and consultants.

All of our team are dedicated to team well-being and the highest standards in clinical care and patient safety. The department has good working relationships with acute specialities, a friendly working atmosphere, a strong teaching programme and welcomes innovation.

The post includes clinical duties across all areas of the department including the resuscitation room, major trauma, major emergencies, injuries, virtual emergency care areas, SDEC and observation medicine for both adult and paediatric patients. Post holders will join a consultant team providing a 24/7 consultant presence ensuring the highest levels of emergency care.

Main duties of the job

The post's core role is general emergency medicine. The department welcomes and can potentially accommodate applicants with a specialist interest including but not confined to:

Medical EducationThe department is developing a strong culture of shop floor training and education and applicants who foster a commitment to education and training would be supported.

Paediatric Emergency MedicineThe department sees 65,000 paediatric urgent and emergency medicine presentations per year. Applicants with a paediatric emergency medicine subspecialty qualification in addition to a CCT in Emergency Medicine will be considered.

AIThe department is currently piloting the use of ambient AI scribes and use of AI in rostering/allocations and would welcome an individual with this interest.

Candidates must hold full registration with the GMC with a licence to practice. Details of the job plan and full Job Description and Person Specification are included in the application pack.

Enquiries are welcomed by Dr Samira Akberali, Clinical Lead for Adult Emergency Medicine samira.akberali@nhs.net.

Alternatively, Dr Karim Ahmad, Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine, PRU and REACHkarim.ahmad1@nhs.net.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Barts Health supports The Pregnancy Loss Pledge and commits to supporting their staff through the distress of miscarriage.

Details

Date posted

26 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-MED7480131RLH

Job locations

The Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification for the main responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB ChB or equivalent
  • FCEM or Equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee)
  • Completion of Specialist training in Emergency Medicine or within 6 months of CCT or equivalent
  • ALS, ATLS, APLS and MIMMS provider or equivalent

Desirable

  • BSc/MSc
  • MRCP or equivalent additional higher qualification
  • Instructor status in more than one course
  • Evidence of appropriate Faculty Development towards Educational Supervision

Experience

Essential

  • Appropriate for level of experience
  • Ability to manage on-going medical and surgical critical care in the resuscitation room.
  • **12 months consultant experience in a Major Trauma Centre (Only required for substantive appointments)

Desirable

  • Specific desirable criteria in this category
  • Experience in leading POCUS and ECHO training programs in emergency care
  • Experience of leading undergraduate clinical training programs
  • Experience of leading Postgraduate teaching and training programs
  • PEM accreditation
  • Formal Medical Education Qualification
  • Experience in Ambulatory Medicine
  • Experience in Community Emergency Medicine
  • Experience in Emergency Medicine Research
  • Experience in Health Care AI Tools

Knowledge

Essential

  • Appropriate experience of clinical audit
  • Quality Improvement
  • Project leadership and attainment

Desirable

  • Evidence of previous participation in Clinical Governance activities

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to participate fully in departmental research
  • Evidence of involvement in research projects
  • Team player
  • Working independently. Working under pressure. Patience.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB ChB or equivalent
  • FCEM or Equivalent ('equivalence' must be confirmed by PMETB/GMC by the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee)
  • Completion of Specialist training in Emergency Medicine or within 6 months of CCT or equivalent
  • ALS, ATLS, APLS and MIMMS provider or equivalent

Desirable

  • BSc/MSc
  • MRCP or equivalent additional higher qualification
  • Instructor status in more than one course
  • Evidence of appropriate Faculty Development towards Educational Supervision

Experience

Essential

  • Appropriate for level of experience
  • Ability to manage on-going medical and surgical critical care in the resuscitation room.
  • **12 months consultant experience in a Major Trauma Centre (Only required for substantive appointments)

Desirable

  • Specific desirable criteria in this category
  • Experience in leading POCUS and ECHO training programs in emergency care
  • Experience of leading undergraduate clinical training programs
  • Experience of leading Postgraduate teaching and training programs
  • PEM accreditation
  • Formal Medical Education Qualification
  • Experience in Ambulatory Medicine
  • Experience in Community Emergency Medicine
  • Experience in Emergency Medicine Research
  • Experience in Health Care AI Tools

Knowledge

Essential

  • Appropriate experience of clinical audit
  • Quality Improvement
  • Project leadership and attainment

Desirable

  • Evidence of previous participation in Clinical Governance activities

Skills

Essential

  • Ability to participate fully in departmental research
  • Evidence of involvement in research projects
  • Team player
  • Working independently. Working under pressure. Patience.

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 (opens in a new window).

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 (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

The Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR


Employer's website

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


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Clinical Lead

Samira Akberali

samira.akberali@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

26 September 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-MED7480131RLH

Job locations

The Royal London Hospital

Whitechapel Road

London

E1 1FR


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