Locum Consultant Anaesthetist The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Applications are invited for enthusiastic and highly motivated anaesthetists to join our friendly and supportive department.

Role Overview

We are seeking to recruit a 6 month locum Consultant Anaesthetist to our department of 25 whole time equivalents. This role has arisen due to vacancies.

Position Details

This is a whole time consultant role (10.5 PAs). On call commitment equates to 1:8 which involves covering theatres and level 2 critical care services. The role is non resident on call and attracts a 5% salary uplift in addition to the weekly clinical job plan. The advertised 10.5 PA already includes this allocation. Job plans will include 1.5 core SPA with up to 1 SPA available on taking on additional roles.

Clinical Duties

• Provide anaesthesia for complex arthroplasty, including revision surgery, spinal surgery (degenerative and deformity), musculoskeletal oncology surgery, and interventional radiology.
• Cover theatres, pre operative assessment sessions, resident high dependency rota, and level 2 critical care services.
• Contribute to pre operative assessment, the High Dependency Unit, acute and chronic pain, and assist in developing an acute pain service.
• Support peri operative medicine teaching for Aston University.
• Participate in clinical governance, research and management within the hospital.

Qualifications & Competencies

• Consultant level experience in anaesthesia.
• Strong interest in peri operative medicine, complex orthopaedic anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia.
• Able to contribute to the successful completion of ACSA within two years (Accreditation of Clinical Services in Anaesthesia).

Benefits & Working Environment

We offer an excellent working experience in a large specialist orthopaedic unit. The Trust encourages and supports clinicians to develop their non clinical interests and offers inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements.

Equality and Diversity

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a statutory equal opportunities employer. We employ people of differences, are committed to an inclusive culture, and are a Disability Confident Leader.

All detailed main responsibilities can be found within the attached Job Description and Person specification.

To find more about our staff benefits, please visit our website.

This advert closes on Wednesday 27 May 2026.