Job summary
- Main area
- Emergency Medicine
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 2 years (in the first instance)
- Hours
- Full time
- Job ref
- 432-MC2713
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 On experience
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 18/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine
Locum Consultant
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity within Emergency Medicine here at Colchester Hospital. We are looking for a Locum Consultant to join our team in Emergency Department to cover a Career Break for 2 years from November 2025.
At ESNEFT there is a significant scope for motivated Consultants to take a lead in shaping the future of emergency care on both a local and regional level.
The role is full time role which will include on call commitment. We encourage independent thinking and the change to develop a portfolio career.
At ESNEFT there is a significant scope for motivated Consultants to take a lead in shaping the future of emergency care on both a local and regional level. The Trust will support Consultants in developing a special interest within Emergency Medicine such as Academic Emergency Medicine, Paediatric Emergency Medicine, Trauma, Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) and Emergency Ultrasound.
Successful candidates will have the opportunity to enjoy the variety of clinical practice that comes from working in a busy district general hospital whilst developing their own special interest both clinically and non-clinically. You will be responsible, along with the other Consultants for developing and maintaining the high standard of care we provide to our patients. This post will be part of the full Emergency Department Consultant rota.
Main duties of the job
Clinical responsibilities
The key duties and responsibilities are
Provide senior clinician services to Emergency Department/Ambulatory Emergency Care Unit as follows:
· Clinical and administrative responsibility for the proper functioning of the Emergency Department
· To develop joint protocols for the management of emergency cases
· Develop standards, procedures and robust systems in the Emergency Department to ensure safe, high quality and efficient patient care from the point of entry into Emergency Department to admission or discharge from Emergency Department
· Agree and ensure clear processes for handover and triage from Emergency Department
· Supervision of the junior medical staff
· You will be expected to work with other members of the Emergency Medicine Team to provide adequate clinical care in Adult and Paediatric Emergency Medicine
· Emergency consultants provide clinical care cover 16 hours a day Monday to Friday and 14 hours direct clinical care over the weekend
· The post-holder will be expected to take an appropriate share in the management and administrative workload of the Department.
· The department actively encourages the development of specialist interests within the Emergency Medicine field
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective service to meet the needs of local people within the resources available.
The postholder will:
· Work with colleagues to provide a Consultant-led and Consultant delivered service
· To develop care pathways and clinical involving all relevant parties
· Collaborate and promote close working links with colleagues, other specialities and primary care
· Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the Team
· Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation
· Ensure that junior doctors training conforms to College requirements
Person specification
interview
Essential criteria
- License to Practice – Full registration with the General Medical Council
- Emergency Medicine / FRCEM certificate holder
- ATLS, EPALS or APLS, ALS Provider
- Ultrasound trained – US Level 1 certification
- Broad experience in Emergency Medicine in the UK
- Evidence of personal practice in all areas described by the RCEM
Desirable criteria
- ATLS, APLS, ALS / EPLS instructor
- PEM Consultant
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Amer Esam
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 747474
- Additional information
Enquiries and visits
Applicants or prospective applicants are encouraged to visit the department and meet prospective colleagues. Arrangements for visiting can be made by contacting us.
Requests for visits to the unit should be made to: Dr Amer Esam, Lead Emergency Department Consultant or Ben Page, General Manager, Emergency Department.
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