Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 21 January 2026

We are seeking to appoint enthusiastic and high-calibre Locum Consultants in Emergency Medicine to join one of the largest and busiest Emergency Departments in the UK. The ED provides care to a diverse and high-acuity patient population and operates as part of a major tertiary centre, including Major Trauma Centre responsibilities. Effective management of clinical risk, patient flow and operational pressure is a key priority, and the post holder will play a central role in providing visible senior clinical leadership on the shop floor, supporting safe, timely and high-quality patient care.

The successful applicant will work as part of a well-established and supportive team, contributing to consultant delivered care, supervision of trainees and advanced practitioners, and the ongoing development of Emergency Medicine services. The department is supported by a broad multidisciplinary workforce and comprises resuscitation facilities, rapid assessment and triage areas, majors and minors areas, and is preparing for the introduction of a new UTC from April 2026, incorporating ambulatory care, minor illness and injury pathways, and a GP service.

This post is offered as a fixed term Locum appointment for an initial 12 months. Applicants must hold full GMC registration, be on the GMC Specialist Register for Emergency Medicine or be within 6 months of achieving CCT at the time of interview. The post would suit both newly appointed and established consultants.

• To have oversight of all team activity during their clinical session and provide support to other team members as needed.
• Demonstrate excellence in patient care.
• To provide appropriate supervision to doctors in training, locally employed doctors and other clinical practitioners.
• Administrative duties related to patient care.
• Contribution to undergraduate, post-graduate and continuing medical education activity, including AHPs as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• Consultants are encouraged and supported with research audit and QI projects.
• Appropriate evening and weekend on-call commitments.
• To examine and treat patients in the ED.
• To support the clinical decision making of all medical and nursing clinicians within the Department.
• To provide on call support out of hours as agreed in the job plan.
• To attend the Department out of hours as per the agreed job plan.
• To remain contactable and available when on call.
• Provide consultant leadership for trauma calls and the management of critically ill/injured patients in QEHB role as Major Trauma Centre.
• Participate in the Trust Major Incident and Mass Casualty arrangements, including attendance during declared incidents and participation in training/simulation exercises.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people.

As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

The existing Emergency Department Consultants provide high quality 'shop floor' clinical presence for support and supervision. The team also proud itself in providing high standards of education, training, research, quality improvement and audit with projects.

The post holder will be expected to work as part of the Consultant team and contribute to the development of the department and Emergency Medicine as a speciality. The post holder will work closely with nursing, managerial and…