Locum Consultant in Emergency Medicine | Bristol NHS Foundation Trust (BFT)


Company:	North Bristol NHS
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 pa pro rata
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Bristol, BS10 5NB
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	1 Oct 2026
Closing date:	4 Nov 2026

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Summary

Our Emergency Department is challenging, rewarding and unlike anywhere else. We believe the best patient care comes from people who support one another, regardless of job title. Our department has also been featured in a BBC documentary, “Emergency 24/7”, providing an authentic insight into the realities of modern emergency care and showcasing the professionalism, resilience and teamwork that define our staff.  

Why Join Us? This is more than consultant post in a busy major trauma centre—it's an opportunity to help shape the future of a growing Emergency Department.  We offer a varied role across the Emergency Department and Minor Injury Unit, opportunities to develop trauma care skills, and the chance to work alongside an experienced, supportive multidisciplinary team.  The Emergency Department at Southmead Hospital sees between300 and 350 patients per day, with a wide variety of conditionspredominantly fromthe North of Bristol but from the region as part of the Trusts tertiary services.

Please note the JD for this role does not have RCEM approval due to the differences with the SPA split within the job plan.

Applicants should have a CCT or be within twelve months of achieving this at the date of interview or be listed on the GMC’s specialist register to be eligible for application for a substantive post. CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview. 

The successful applicant will work with the established29Consultantsand 2 Specialistsin a rota including evening,weekendand overnight sessions as part of their job plan.  The successful applicant will be expected to take a role in ournew (co-located) minor injuriesunit, as well as working with the other Consultants on the shop floor, enabling the Department to meet National Service Frameworks and Government targets.

The appointee will be contractually accountable to the BristolFoundationNHS Trust for the provision of services.  The appointee will be managerially responsible to the Chief Executive through the Divisional Director. All Consultantsare required toundergo an annual appraisal carried outin accordance withthe Trust policy. Consultantsare also required totake an active and co-operative approach to their job planning, which will be reviewed on an annual basis by their clinical Director.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations, operating from three main sites at Southmead, Bristol city centre and Weston.

With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. 

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Thursday 15 Oct 2026

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