The closing date is 16 July 2026

Job summary
The Royal Free London Foundation NHS Trust, an organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care. Join our team and support our vision of delivering the right care first time, every time.

We are looking to recruit caring, professional, suitably qualified Doctors to work across all grades and specialties on a bank basis.

Please note, you must have at least 6 months experience as a Doctor in an NHS setting in order to proceed with joining our Bank.

Here at the Royal Free we are keen to grow our existing team of Bank Doctors and are looking for Doctors on an 'as and when' basis, across, but not limited to, the following specialties:

• Anaesthetics
• General Medicine
• Obstetrics & Gynaecology
• Orthopaedics
• Paediatrics
• General Surgery

VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE

Main duties of the job
We are looking to recruit suitably qualified doctors to work across all grades and specialties for work ranging from a single shift to an extended post, with evening, weekend and on-call shifts available. Specialties include Anaesthetics, Accident and Emergency, General Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics and General Surgery.

As this is Bank work, it is on an 'as and when' basis with no guaranteed hours.

Full Registration with the GMC is required, as well as having achieving the appropriate level of competencies to carry out the role you have been employed to do.

Duties within the shifts which you are booked to fulfil are:

• to liaise between nurses, other clinicians, patients, relatives in order to support safe care
• to attend and participate in board rounds, ward rounds and other related daily unit activities
• to provide appropriate workplace supervision to other staff as and when needed as requested
• to maintain high standards of professionalism, especially in relation to documentation
• to arrive on time for the shift and be available for work from the arranged start time
• to co-operate with the workforce deployment team in relation to administration of the shift
• attend local induction as appropriate when working in new areas
• to comply with all local policies, including upholding the trust's values and behaviours

About us
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident employer and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). In order to facilitate applications from all members of the community the Trust is able to offer services including Braille Applications and Interpreting Services.

Details
Date posted: 14 July 2026
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Foundation Doctor
Salary: £30 an hour
Contract: Bank
Working pattern: Flexible working
Reference number: 391-3928-BANK
Job locations: Royal Free, Barnet, Chase Farm & North Middlesex
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
Our acute services are predominantly delivered from our major sites at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, London, Barnet General Hospital in Barnet , Chase Farm Hospital and North Middlesex Hospital based in Enfield. All are served by excellent public transport links and have onsite parking or nearby off site free parking.

**If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert**

Please read the guidance for applicants and completing the application form documents prior to completing your application form (documents are located to the right).

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident employer and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). In order to facilitate applications from all members of the community the Trust is able to offer services including Braille Applications and Interpreting Services.

The Trust may close any advertised post before the stated closing date. We recommend that you apply as soon as possible.

If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks of the advert closing date, regretfully you should assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Please note, you must have at least 6 months experience as a Doctor in an NHS setting in order to proceed with joining our Bank.

VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE

Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Eligibility
Essential

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• As applicable to grade, evidence of achievement of Foundation competencies by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice including: o Good clinical care o Maintaining good medical practice o Good relationships and communication with patients o Good working relationships with colleagues o Good teaching and training o Professional behaviour and probity o Delivery of good acute clinical care
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Good clinical care
• Maintaining good medical practice
• Good relationships and communication with patients
• Good working relationships with colleagues
• Good teaching and training
• Professional behaviour and probity
• Delivery of good acute clinical care

Fitness to Practice
Essential

• Is up to date and fit to practice safely

Skills
Essential

• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues which could be demonstrated by one of the following: a) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or b) have the following scores in the academic international English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Overall 8
• Capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge & judgement & prioritise clinical need.
• Demonstrates appropriate technical competence with potential for developing strong/complex clinical/diagnostic skills e.g. CPR, infection control, physical examination, history- taking
• Demonstrates understanding of the principles of audit, research and evidence-based practice, with potential to contribute to research
• Capacity to monitor and anticipate situations that may change rapidly
• Capacity to communicate effectively & sensitively with others, able to discuss treatment options with patients in a way they can understand.
• Capacity to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team & demonstrate leadership when appropriate.
• Capacity to establish good working relations with others
• Capacity to think beyond the obvious, with analytical and flexible mind.
• Capacity to bring a range of approaches to problem solving
• Capacity to operate effectively under pressure & remain objective in highly emotive/pressurised situations.
• Awareness of own limitations & when to ask for help.
• Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands, follow instructions.
• Understands importance & impact of information systems

Desirable

• Shows aptitude for practical skills, e.g. hand-eye coordination, dexterity visuospatial awareness
• Attendance at relevant courses, e.g. ALS, ALERTS or equivalent
• Evidence of relevant academic & research achievements , e.g. degrees, prizes, awards, distinctions, publications, presentations, other achievements
• Evidence of active participation in audit
• Teaching: o Evidence of contributing to teaching & learning of others o Evidence of participation in risk management and/or clinical/laboratory research

Commitment to Specialty
Essential

• Realistic insight into specialty.
• Demonstrates self- awareness and commitment to personal & professional development.
• Shows critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition, commitment to self-directed learning & reflective/analytical approach to practice.

Probity
Essential

• Takes responsibility for own actions, demonstrates respect for the rights of all. Demonstrates awareness of ethical principles, safety, children's rights, confidentiality & consent.
• Awareness of importance of being the patients' advocate, clinical governance & responsibilities of an NHS employee

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

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: Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Royal Free, Barnet, Chase Farm & North Middlesex
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Recruitment Manager
Adam Robinson
rf-tr.tsrecruitment@nhs.net
02077940500