Consultant - ED

Date posted: 29 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 394-049MS26
Job locations: Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3NN, United Kingdom

Job summary
This is an Emergency Medicine Consultant post to join the current Consultant body at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (THH) in providing acute and emergency services to a busy local acute hospital with a comprehensive and diverse range of medical and surgical services. The post holder will play a key role in realising our ambition to build a high quality clinical service. The successful applicant will be a committed clinician with a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, quality improvement, teaching and training. It is a requirement of the post that every doctor takes part in annual job planning and annual appraisal as part of the revalidation of cycle.

Main duties of the job
The post-holder will report to the Clinical Lead of Emergency Medicine and be responsible to the Divisional Director for Unplanned Care at The Hillingdon Hospital. The job plan will be negotiated annually. There is a 10 PA and 9 PA post available. A full 10 PA post will comprise of 8.5 direct clinical care (DCC), 1.5 supporting professional activities (SPA), the latter includes clinical and educational supervision, audit and personal CPD. The 9 PA post will be adjusted accordingly pro rata. In line with the job planning policy, 1.5 SPA will be paid to all consultants' core SPA activities (including appraisal, CPD). A further 1 SPA is available for identified activities required by the department/hospital which will be agreed as part of job planning. Personal CPD must be included as part of annual appraisal which is mandatory and required for the revalidation process. The post holder will, together with his or her consultant colleagues and other health care professionals in the Directorate, provide an effective and comprehensive service for Emergency department and support continuing service developments. We are particularly keen to recruit candidates with an interest in clinical leadership and paediatric emergency medicine, including the opportunity to undertake departmental leadership responsibilities such as Clinical Lead or Paediatric Emergency Department Lead roles.

About us
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust's services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.

The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this - particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities, community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.

We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.

Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with License to Practice
• FRCEM
• Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register via one of the following: oCertificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) oCertificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) oEuropean Community Rights

Desirable

• Higher degree e.g. MD, PhD

Experience
Essential

• Proven teaching experience
• Experience of clinical audit and enable delivery of good practice
• Evidence of quality and service improvement

Desirable

• Previous experience of participation in research.

Skills, knowledge and abilities
Essential

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability.
• Well-developed effective leadership and management skills - NHS Leadership Framework.
• Demonstrates ability, initiative, drive to contribute to the strategy, deliver and support change and improve services for patients placing care at the heart of the service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details
Employer name: The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, UB8 3NN, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.thh.nhs.uk/index.php

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).