Locum Consultant in Emergency MedicineNHS

Job summary

Interviews will be conducted w/c 22nd June 2026

The Adult Emergency Department sees over 150,000 patients per year. The department serves the City of Coventry (population 325,000) but is also the receiving hospital for large parts of the midlands for major trauma cases and major incidents as part of the national trauma network. University Hospital, Coventry provides a number of tertiary services to an extended population and thus the ED receives a significant number of emergency admissions for sub-regional specialties; including interventional cardiology, stroke medicine, oncology, renal medicine and neurosurgery. The department has strong links with the local Primary Care Trusts and Ambulance Service and has developed innovative cross-sector initiatives to support admission avoidance and promote community care.

The Emergency Department is recognised regionally and nationally as outstanding in its commitment to and achievement in Emergency Medicine Education and training. The consultant team form faculty on a number of renowned courses. UHCW were awarded the RCEM Training Department of the Year Award in 2017 and were nominated for an HSJ award in 2018.

Main duties of the job

This appointment will be 8PA's with 1.5 PA's of core CPD with a further 0.5PA's of portfolio (SPA) 6 Pas of Direct Clinical Care activities (DCC) will be used flexibly working in ED in Coventry. You will be part of the Consultant full shift cover, providing shop-floor consultant presence 17 hours everyday, and resident on-call cover (making up the remainder of the PA balance). Work is divided into 4hrs/PA in hours and 3hrs/PA out of hours. Night shifts are resident on call with the consultant present on the shop floor until 01:00 and from then on resident in the on call room. Night shifts are valued at a premium tariff with a shift being a minimum of 4 PA's.

Job description

For further details regarding this post, please refer to the detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

About us

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our skilled employees across our hospital sites in Coventry and Rugby, with high quality patient care positioned at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a national and international leader in healthcare.

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities.

There has never been a better time to join our team.