Locum SHO Doctor

Locum SHO – NHS Trust (ASAP Start) Role Overview

The post is for a Locum Senior House Officer (SHO) working within an NHS Trust on an agency locum basis. The doctor will provide high‑quality clinical care, support the multidisciplinary team, and ensure safe patient management across allocated wards and clinical areas. The role requires a clinician who can start as soon as possible and who holds valid Right to Work in the UK.

• Deliver day‑to‑day clinical assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients under consultant supervision.
• Participate in ward rounds, clerking of new admissions, and ongoing patient reviews.
• Support acute care areas including assessment units, emergency take, and on‑call duties (where applicable).
• Request and interpret investigations in line with Trust protocols.
• Prepare discharge summaries, documentation, and handovers to ensure continuity of care.
• Work collaboratively with nursing staff, AHPs, and senior medical teams.
• Escalate concerns promptly and contribute to safe clinical decision‑making.
• Participate in rota commitments including evenings, nights, and weekends (if required).

Adjust depending on the department you intend to advertise for.

• Medicine SHO
• Acute Medicine
• General Internal Medicine
• Respiratory
• Cardiology
• Gastroenterology
• Endocrinology & Diabetes
• Care of the Elderly (Geriatrics)
• Renal Medicine
• Neurology
• Haematology
• Infectious Diseases
• Stroke Medicine
• Surgical SHO (if applicable)
• General Surgery
• Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Urology
• ENT
• Vascular Surgery
• Colorectal
• Upper GI
• Other SHO Streams (optional depending on Trust)
• Emergency Medicine
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Psychiatry

• Valid Right to Work in the UK (passport, visa, BRP, or settlement status).
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Up‑to‑date mandatory training and immunisation records.
• Recent NHS experience at SHO/FY2+ level.
• Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to obtain).
• Ability to work independently with senior support available.

• Start date:
  
  ASAP
• Location:
  
  NHS Trust (details to be inserted)
• Hours:
  
  Full‑time or part‑time; rota may include on‑calls
• Pay:
  Agency locum rates (banding dependent)
• Duration:
  Ongoing / fixed-term (as agreed with Trust)