Locum SHO Doctor

Role Overview

NHS Trust (ASAP Start) Role Overview The post is for a Locum Senior House Officer (SHO) working within an NHS Trust on an agency locum basis.

The doctor will provide high quality clinical care, support the multidisciplinary team, and ensure safe patient management across allocated wards and clinical areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver day to day clinical assessment, diagnosis, and management of patients under consultant supervision.
• Participate in ward rounds, clerking of new admissions, and ongoing patient reviews.
• Support acute care areas including assessment units, emergency take, and on call duties (where applicable). Request and interpret investigations in line with Trust protocols.
• Prepare discharge summaries, documentation, and handovers to ensure continuity of care.
• Work collaboratively with nursing staff, AHPs, and senior medical teams.
• Escalate concerns promptly and contribute to safe clinical decision making.
• Participate in rota commitments including evenings, nights, and weekends (if required).

Subspecialties Covered

• Medicine SHO
• Acute Medicine
• General Internal Medicine
• Respiratory
• Cardiology
• Gastroenterology
• Endocrinology & Diabetes
• Care of the Elderly (Geriatrics)
• Renal Medicine
• Neurology
• Haematology
• Infectious Diseases
• Stroke Medicine
• Surgical SHO (if applicable)
• General Surgery
• Trauma & Orthopaedics
• Urology
• ENT
• Vascular Surgery
• Colorectal
• Upper GI
• Other SHO Streams (optional depending on Trust)
• Emergency Medicine
• Paediatrics
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Psychiatry

Requirements

• Valid Right to Work in the UK (passport, visa, BRP, or settlement status).
• Full GMC registration with licence to practise.
• Up to date mandatory training and immunisation records.
• Recent NHS experience at SHO/FY2 level.
• Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to obtain).
• Ability to work independently with senior support available.

Contract Details

Start date: ASAP
Location: NHS Trust (details to be inserted)
Hours: Full time or part time; rota may include on calls
Pay: Agency locum rates (banding dependent)
Duration: Ongoing / fixed term (as agreed with Trust)