Medecho LTD • Canterbury, Kent
About this role
Locum Doctor Job Description – NHS Trust (ASAP Start)
Positions Available
- SHO (Senior House Officer)
- SPR / Middle Grade
- Consultant
Start Date
ASAP
Contract Type
Locum / Temporary
Location
NHS Trust (UK)
Requirements
- Previous NHS experience is essential
- Valid Right to Work in the UK (Passport, Visa, BRP, or Settlement Status)
- GMC Registration with a Full Licence to Practise
- Up-to-date Mandatory Training
- Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one)
Medical Specialties
- General Medicine
- Acute Medicine
- Respiratory
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Endocrinology & Diabetes
- Neurology
- Nephrology
- Haematology
- Oncology
- Rheumatology
- Infectious Diseases
- Geriatric Medicine
- Stroke Medicine
- Dermatology
Surgical Specialties
- General Surgery
- Trauma & Orthopaedics
- ENT
- Urology
- Vascular Surgery
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Plastic Surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Colorectal Surgery
- Upper GI Surgery
Emergency & Critical Care
- Emergency Medicine (A&E)
- Intensive Care / Critical Care
- Anaesthetics
Women’s & Children’s Health
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Paediatrics (General & Subspecialties)
- Neonatology
Psychiatry
- General Adult Psychiatry
- CAMHS
- Old Age Psychiatry
- Liaison Psychiatry
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Learning Disabilities
Role Overview
Locum doctors will support clinical teams across the Trust to ensure safe, effective, and timely patient care.
Responsibilities vary by grade
SHO
- Initial patient assessment
- Ward cover
- Basic clinical procedures
- Supporting senior clinicians
SPR / Middle Grade
- Managing acute admissions
- Leading ward rounds
- Supervising junior doctors
- Performing advanced procedures
Consultant
- Clinical leadership
- Decision-making for complex cases
- Supervising full medical teams
- Contributing to service development