Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

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  • Winchester
  • £109,725-145,478 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 7 days ago
We are looking for a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to support our services at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across both our hospital sites at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.This is a full time 10 PA Consultant Anaesthetist post, which is based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH). Anaesthetic sessions would be anticipated to be delivered in Winchester. If desired, some anaesthetic sessions could be delivered cross-site but by mutual agreement and depending on service needs.The successful candidate will work within our friendly anaesthetic consultant team and provide departmental leadership and supervision of a group of junior and mid-grade doctors at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.Main duties of the jobRole-specific duties:o Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic service to a level expected by a Consultant.o Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Anaesthetics and work flexibly as far as is possible to accommodate the needs of the Department.o To ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement hampshirehospitalscareers.co.uk and evidence-based research.o Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, investigation of serious incidents and any complaints.o Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the National Patients' Rights Charter.o To be familiar with the Royal College of Anaesthetists' curriculum for Junior Doctor Training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and educational supervision where requiredAbout usRoyal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH)Anaesthesia is provided for elective and emergency surgery in the main 5 Nightingale theatres and 3 daycase theatres. Florence Portal House accommodates our obstetric centre and includes 2 elective theatres for breast and gynaecology. The CEPOD theatre operate half days in hours and at night and 24 hours at weekends. Obstetric theatres operate 24 hours per day.The Critical Care Unit currently has a 10-bed unit caring for a mixture of HDU (level 2) and ICU (level 3) patients. With a mixture of surgical and medical admissions, there are approximately 600 admissions per year, with approximately 40% of patients needing ICU (level 3) care.Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (BNHH)Anaesthesia is provided for elective and emergency surgery across 7 main theatres, 4 day-case theatres, 1 ophthalmic theatre and 2 obstetric theatres. The CEPOD and obstetric theatre are available 24 hours per day and there are also dedicated trauma lists seven days per week.There are two critical care units (A&B) with a total of 18 beds that are used flexibly to provide intensive care and high dependency level care. There are approximately 1050 admissions per year to Basingstoke Critical Care. Medical admissions account for 60% of the case mix, emergency surgery 15% and elective surgery 25%. Critical Care Outreach is available from both Critical Care sites.DetailsDate posted26 August 2025Pay schemeHospital medical and dental staffGradeConsultantSalary£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per annumContractLocumDuration6 monthsWorking patternFull-time, Part-timeReference number251-MD25122Job locationsRoyal Hampshire County HospitalRomsey RoadWinchesterSO22 5DGJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesFor further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.Person SpecificationProfessional QualificationEssential
  • Full GMC Registration and on the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • FRCA & CCT in Anaesthesia (or CESR)
Desirable
  • Membership of relevant specialist Societies
  • MD or equivalent
Clinical Experience KnowledgeoEssential
  • Experience of general & regional anaesthesia to level expected of UK consultant anaesthetist for a wide range of surgical specialists
Skills and AbilityEssential
  • Understands the concepts and principals of clinical governance.
  • Aware of the issues affecting current & future NHS practice.
  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Understands the NHS system nationally, regionally and locally.
  • Evidence of organisational ability
  • Willingness to share administrative responsibilities
  • Willingness to work flexibly to a level which would be reasonably expected of a consultant
Desirable
  • Attended an NHS Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties.
  • Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge aquisition
Research & TeachingEssential
  • Commitment to teaching of both undergraduates and postgraduates and evidence of active participation in teaching
  • An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature.
  • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
  • Completed audit projects with evidence of active participation in audit
Desirable
  • Expertise in teaching.
  • Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation.
  • Publications in peer review journals
Other requirementsEssential
  • An appropriate, well organised and clearly presented CV including experience in the training of Specialist Trainees.
  • Excellent communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate fully with all medical and paramedical staff
  • Able to take responsibility, cope with stressful situations, and adapt to change
Desirable
  • Awareness of current service development issues within HHFT
  • Demonstrable ability to effect positive sustainable change
Person SpecificationProfessional QualificationEssential
  • Full GMC Registration and on the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • FRCA & CCT in Anaesthesia (or CESR)
Desirable
  • Membership of relevant specialist Societies
  • MD or equivalent
Clinical Experience KnowledgeoEssential
  • Experience of general & regional anaesthesia to level expected of UK consultant anaesthetist for a wide range of surgical specialists
Skills and AbilityEssential
  • Understands the concepts and principals of clinical governance.
  • Aware of the issues affecting current & future NHS practice.
  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Understands the NHS system nationally, regionally and locally.
  • Evidence of organisational ability
  • Willingness to share administrative responsibilities
  • Willingness to work flexibly to a level which would be reasonably expected of a consultant
Desirable
  • Attended an NHS Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties.
  • Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge aquisition
Research & TeachingEssential
  • Commitment to teaching of both undergraduates and postgraduates and evidence of active participation in teaching
  • An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature.
  • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
  • Completed audit projects with evidence of active participation in audit
Desirable
  • Expertise in teaching.
  • Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation.
  • Publications in peer review journals
Other requirementsEssential
  • An appropriate, well organised and clearly presented CV including experience in the training of Specialist Trainees.
  • Excellent communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate fully with all medical and paramedical staff
  • Able to take responsibility, cope with stressful situations, and adapt to change
Desirable
  • Awareness of current service development issues within HHFT
  • Demonstrable ability to effect positive sustainable change

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