Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine

Main area Emergency Medicine Grade NHS Medical & Dental:
Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity leave cover) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Flexible working

Department name 4. UHD - Medical Recruitment Site Poole Hospital Town Poole Salary £113,565 - £150,569 PA Salary period Yearly Closing 25/10/2026 23:59

As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.

We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £500m transformation programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.

In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.

We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.

We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.

At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.

As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support the preparation of their application. While this is not discouraged, we kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of your own experience and suitability. Personal integrity is an important part of the recruitment process.

Come and work on the south coast of England where you can leave work and be on the beach in just a few minutes and the surrounding countryside is beautiful too with the Purbecks and New Forest on your doorstep!

We are looking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Dorset with the opportunity to apply for a substantive post next year.

Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch hospitals have recently undergone a merger into UHD and at present there is an Emergency Department on both the Poole and Bournemouth sites. RBH is the designated site for PCI and stroke thrombolysis, and Poole is the designated Major Trauma Unit as well as having acute Orthopaedics and Paediatrics. A new state of the art department has been built which RBH moved into next year.

Critical Care and Maternity are now located in the same building and Poole ED will move across to the RBH site next year along with Paediatrics.

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.

The job plan is intended be worked flexibly over a seven-day working week. It is anticipated that patient related administration would be performed within the confines of the DCC PAs.

Any draft timetable is intended to show the Trust's expectation of the post and the facilities to be provided. Adjustments may be required in consultation with the appointee, clinical colleagues and Senior Management. In particular, a change may be appropriate after…