At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team to provide life-saving emergency care across Essex and Hertfordshire.
- Company: Essex & Herts Air Ambulance, dedicated to saving lives and improving patient outcomes.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, structured training, and the chance to make a real difference.
- Other info: Opportunities for career growth and flexible working arrangements available.
- Why this job: Be part of a mission that delivers critical care when it matters most.
- Qualifications: Must have GMC registration and relevant medical experience.
The predicted salary is between 45715 - 69976 £ per year.
Join Essex & Herts Air Ambulance - Make a Life-Saving Difference. At 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 job
- 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 us
Our 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, who require the most advanced clinical care.
Person Specification
Experience
- Essential
- Full GMC registration with licence to practice
- MBBS or equivalent
- Must be ST4+ (or equivalent demonstrable experience)
- Minimum 5 years post graduate experience
- 6 months experience in Anaesthesia with completion of Royal College of Anaesthetists Initial Assessment of competency (IAC) or equivalent demonstrable experience
- 6 months Emergency Medicine or equivalent experience
- Desirable
- FRCA, FREM, FFICM or equivalent
- Higher degree (PhD, MD) in relevant field
- BSc / MSc, in Pre-hospital Medicine, Resuscitation Medicine, Trauma science, or similar related field
- FIMC, DipIMC, DipRTM or equivalent
- Higher diploma / degree in Medical Education / Medical Simulation / Healthcare Management & Leadership or similar (or demonstration of progress towards)
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.
Employer details
Employer name: Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address: North Weald and Earls Colne Airbases, Essex & Hertfordshire, CO6 2NS, United Kingdom
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.
