Job summaryJoin Essex & Herts Air Ambulance - Make a Life-Saving DifferenceAt Essex & Herts Air Ambulance (EHAAT), every day brings the opportunity to save lives and improve outcomes for people facing critical illness or serious injury. Our mission is to deliver outstanding pre-hospital emergency care across Essex, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas, providing advanced clinical interventions when they are needed most.Working alongside a highly skilled team of HEMS Doctors and Critical Care Paramedics, you'll operate from our fleet of helicopters and Rapid Response Vehicles, equipped with cutting-edge life-saving technology. Together, we provide expert emergency care to anyone living, working, or travelling within our region--free of charge, regardless of age, background, or faith.This is a rare and exciting opportunity to develop your career in one of the most dynamic areas of healthcare. You'll gain invaluable experience managing complex cases across both rural and urban environments, responding to a diverse range of emergencies and clinical scenarios.With exceptional clinical supervision, structured training, and exposure to a wide variety of challenging incidents, this role offers the chance to enhance your skills while making a genuine difference to patients and their families when they need it most.If you're passionate about delivering exceptional patient care in a fast-paced, rewarding environment, we'd love to hear from you.Main duties of the jobWithin this role you will participate in the 24-hour pre-hospital rota across both EHAAT airbases. Contribute to research, audit, and quality improvement projects during designated base days. Attend weekly Death & Disability meetings and monthly Team Inset/Clinical Governance days. Support the development and implementation of service initiatives, clinical and non-clinical protocols, and regularly review existing policies. Deliver education and training to clinical and non-clinical staff within and outside EHAAT, including paramedics and medical students undertaking electives or special study modules. Liaise with external agencies to support collaborative working and represent EHAAT at charity, fundraising, media, and community engagement events.About usOur aim is to save lives, reduce or prevent disability, or suffering from critical illness and injury, by delivering a first class pre-hospital emergency medical service to the people of Essex, Hertfordshire and surrounding areas.Our highly skilled and specially trained pre-hospital care doctors and critical care paramedics work alongside our regional partners using helicopters and rapid response vehicles fitted with state-of-the-art life-saving equipment.Our critical care teams are dispatched by the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust. We are here to assist everyone who lives, works,or is travelling through the region. The service is provided by the Charity free of charge to patients of all ages, from every background and faith, whorequire the most advanced clinical care.DetailsDate posted06 August 2026Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeDoctor - otherSalary 45,715 to 69,976 a year Per Annum + 1A @ 50% banding ContractSecondmentWorking pattern Full-time Reference number390-MR-HEMS-5903Job locationsNorth Weald and Earls Colne AirbasesEssex & HertfordshireCO6 2NSUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesWe look forward to your application.Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.***Please note interviews will be held in September***Due to the length of the contract, please note we are unable to sponsor this post.We also welcome application from individuals seeking Less Than Full Time (LTFT) working arrangements. Job description Job responsibilitiesWe look forward to your application.Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.***Please note interviews will be held in September***Due to the length of the contract, please note we are unable to sponsor this post.We also welcome application from individuals seeking Less Than Full Time (LTFT) working arrangements.Person Specification Experience EssentialFull GMC registration with licence to practiceMBBS or equivalentMust be ST4+ (or equivalent demonstrable experience)Minimum 5 years post gradulate experience6 months experience in Anaesthesia with completion of Royal College of Anaesthetists Initial Assessment of competency (IAC) or equivalent demonstrable experience6 months Emergency Medicine or equivalent experienceDesirableFRCA, FREM, FFICM or equivalentHigher degree (PhD, MD) in relevant fieldBSc / MSc, in Pre-hospital Medicine, Resuscitation Medicine, Trauma science, or similar related fieldFIMC, DipIMC, DipRTM or equivalentHigher diploma / degree in Medical Education / Medical Simulation / Healthcare Management & Leadership or similar (or demonstration of progress towards) Person Specification Experience EssentialFull GMC registration with licence to practiceMBBS or equivalentMust be ST4+ (or equivalent demonstrable experience)Minimum 5 years post gradulate experience6 months experience in Anaesthesia with completion of Royal College of Anaesthetists Initial Assessment of competency (IAC) or equivalent demonstrable experience6 months Emergency Medicine or equivalent experienceDesirableFRCA, FREM, FFICM or equivalentHigher degree (PhD, MD) in relevant fieldBSc / MSc, in Pre-hospital Medicine, Resuscitation Medicine, Trauma science, or similar related fieldFIMC, DipIMC, DipRTM or equivalentHigher diploma / degree in Medical Education / Medical Simulation / Healthcare Management & Leadership or similar (or demonstration of progress towards)Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 detailsEmployer nameMid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustAddressNorth Weald and Earls Colne AirbasesEssex & HertfordshireCO6 2NSUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameMid and South Essex NHS Foundation TrustAddressNorth Weald and Earls Colne AirbasesEssex & HertfordshireCO6 2NSUnited KingdomEmployer's website
Locations
Essex & Herts Air Ambulance HEMS Flight Doctor employer: National health service
The London Ambulance Service NHS Trust is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment that prioritises patient safety and service improvement. With a strong commitment to employee development, including leadership training and apprenticeship programmes, staff are empowered to grow their skills while contributing to the health of London. The Trust's inclusive culture and focus on quality management ensure that employees feel valued and supported in their vital roles.
