Consultant in Anaesthesia

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.

Please see below for detailed job description of the role.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for Consultant Anaesthetists for our Critical Care team.

We have both a substantive permanent Consultant post and a Locum Consultant post on a 6 month fixed term available. This large department offers all major specialties and there are opportunities for you to undertake a wide variety of work. The elements required in particular are neuroanaesthesia, thoracic anaesthesia, orthopaedics, obstetric anaesthesia, ophthalmic anaesthesia and pre-assessment clinic.

We require the services of anaesthetists who can undertake daytime weekend work. This may be in general, obstetric, neuro or thoracic anaesthesia. However, we anticipate opportunities to join specialist on call rotas in the future. This will be your choice, subject to mutual agreement with the Care Group Lead and the needs of the Trust.

About us

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to. UHS is rated 'Good' by the CQC and in the latest national NHS Staff Survey, we were in the top 10 acute trusts for staff engagement and for staff recommending the hospital as a place to work or receive care.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.

Job responsibilities

To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

For further details on the requirements for this post, please refer to the person specification.

Individuals wishing to apply must be registered with the General Medical Council (GMC).

The successful candidate will be employed under the terms and conditions of service for Consultants (England) 2003.

Interviews will be held on 25th March 2025.

Job Reference: 188-MA50225

This vacancy closes on or before: 6th March 2025

Should you have any queries, please use the contact details below to get in touch.

Person Specification Qualifications, Training & Experience

• GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Appropriate knowledge base, and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems
• Post graduate medical qualification (eg MRCP), FICM or other higher certificates, eg MSc, Cert Ed, completed or currently in progress
• At least 2 years work in the NHS or Ireland at minimum of Speciality Trainee level
• Evidence of experience in a range of sub-speciality Anaesthetics as outlined on the Job Description
• Wide clinical experience
• Teaching experience
• Evidence of participation in Audit
• CCT in the speciality of Anaesthesia or equivalent

Aptitudes and skills

• Evidence and ability to work effectively in multi-professional teams
• Evidence of skill set to deliver on call work as described in the Job Description
• Evidence of interest and passion for Anaesthetics and related work
• Understanding of equality and diversity and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Evidence and ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and colleagues (verbal and written communication skills in English)
• Demonstrate good organisational skills including ability to prioritise effectively and meet deadlines
• Demonstrate the ability to be calm, compassionate, and able to respond efficiently to various circumstances, which may change rapidly

Living the Trust Values

• Each post holder is expected to ensure they live the values of: Patients First
• Each post holder is expected to ensure they live the values of: Working Together
• Each post holder is expected to ensure they live the values of: Always Improving

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.

University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust

Care Group Clinical Lead Theatres and Anaesthetics