Locum Consultant In Respiratory Medicine

Job Summary

Locum Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation NHS Trust. The role supports acute respiratory medicine and general medicine across the hospital, providing expertise in diagnostic reasoning, acute exacerbations of COPD, and clinical education for junior doctors and trainees.

• Rates: £90‑£110 per hour (PAYE)
• Shifts:
  
  09:00‑17:00 Monday‑Friday
• Location:
  
  Colchester Hospital

• Weekly payroll, usually each Friday
• Designated GMC connection with Medacs Healthcare
• Free application appraisal costs and services delivered via in‑house revalidation & appraisal team
• Free life support courses, DBS applications, online training and all other onboarding costs covered by Medacs
• Access to The Support Hub – support service to help support your mental health and well‑being and enable you to deliver outstanding care
• First sight of shifts across multiple NHS trusts
• A dedicated recruitment consultant allocated to you with 24/7 support
• Free CPD courses and career support with Medacs Academy
• Hundreds of new shifts available every day
• Long‑term jobs and short shifts available
• £1,000 referral bonus paid for any successful referral applicants that are booked for work

• Actively support patients and their families, communicating clinical information to explain a diagnosis and treatment options using various methods to ensure practical understanding.
• Coordinate treatment plans and prescribe various types of treatment.
• Provide constant monitoring and care for patients.
• Communicate with patients and the wider multidisciplinary team on shared patient decision making.
• Work in and where appropriate, lead a multidisciplinary team.
• Assess and prioritise patient/client requirements, delegating effectively to others.
• Recognise, review, and report a patient's condition and any changes to the patient and the multidisciplinary team.
• Perform basic administrative and clerical tasks, such as keeping records of test results, writing prescriptions, providing information to patients, and monitoring treatment plans.
• Conduct research to help develop and test techniques and equipment that can improve procedures and outcomes.
• Help teach and train other junior doctors and medical students and other members of the multidisciplinary team.

• Be a GMC registered Doctor (you do NOT need to be on the Specialist Register).
• Have relevant experience at Consultant level, or references to support your transition up to Consultant level.
• Hold evidence of stand‑alone Right to Work in the UK (locum jobs cannot offer visa sponsorship).
• Pass an enhanced background check (DBS).