Locum Consultant General Anaesthetist

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Locum Consultant General Anaesthetist

The closing date is 24 November 2025

Applications are invited for substantive consultant posts with as main interests in General Subspecialties. This is a full time post at 10 PAs with 8.5 PAs for direct clinical care and 1.5 PAs for SPA in support of personal CPD, preparation for GMC appraisal and revalidation. (Up to two substantive posts are available).

Applicants should have the FRCA or an equivalent qualification and have suitable experience as described in the person specification in the job plan description. They should be on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of their expected CCT date at the time of interview. Experience of NHS working practices and systems, (minimum two years working for the NHS) is essential.

For the timetable /DCC please see detailed info in the main advert. Specialist skills required include advanced training in perioperative medicine, trauma and regional anaesthesia. A proportion of the workload (flexible annualised sessions) has to be delivered at prime time hours, at weekends and/or in the evenings. The workload during general on calls does not ordinarily include obstetrics, paeds, ITU, major trauma, neuro, cardiac, which are all covered by separate consultant rotas. However, at times when workload exceeds manpower, you may be asked to help consultant colleagues on different rotas (example major trauma, obstetrics). We will support applicants to pursue their subspecialty interests, as far as practicable.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will join the General Group of Anaesthetists which consists of approximately 35 Consultants and the Trauma Anaesthetists (approx. 14). We are a friendly, approachable, dynamic and diverse group, who are enthusiastic in both teaching colleagues and learning new skills from colleagues. There is emphasis on wellbeing and supporting each other. The case mix at St George's tends to be complex and challenging. Given the huge expertise in the department, it is easy to seek advice and discuss with an expert in a certain field or acquire new skills. We actively encourage our colleagues to pursue the diverse range of opportunities that arise within the department, the Trust, medical school and South Thames School of Anaesthesia. Several colleagues have held national leadership roles.

This is a great opportunity to join our award winning anaesthetic department, which is a highly diverse and inclusive workforce of over 100 Anaesthetic Consultants providing expertise in a wide variety of anaesthetic subspecialties including Paediatrics, Neurosurgery, Cardio thoracics, Intensive Care, Acute and Chronic Pain relief and academic positions in SGUL. There are over 60 trainees from St George's School of Anaesthesia and clinical fellows who rotate through the anaesthesia subspecialties.

About us

With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting - one of the country's principal teaching hospitals - is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London (SGUL) and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. A large number of services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

A number of our services are members of established clinical networks which bring together doctors, nurses and other clinicians from a range of healthcare providers working to improve the quality of services for patients. These include the South London Cardiac and Stroke Network and the South West London and Surrey Trauma Network, for which St George's Hospital is the designated heart attack centre, hyper acute stroke unit and major trauma centre.

Job responsibilities

• The successful applicant will need commitment, enthusiasm, leadership qualities and the ability to work as part of a large multidisciplinary team.
• The post holder will be required to participate in clinical governance activities within the service centre.
• The post holder will be expected to observe the Trust's agreed policies and procedures drawn up with the profession on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of St George's Healthcare NHS Trust.
• To have responsibility for the Health, Safety and Welfare of self and others and to comply at all times with the requirement of the Health and Safety Regulations.
• To ensure confidentiality at all times, only releasing confidential information obtained during the course of employment to those acting in an official capacity in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act and its amendments.
• To work in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities policy to eliminate unlawful discrimination in relation to employment and service delivery.
• To ensure skills are up to date and relevant to the role, to follow relevant Trust policies and professional codes and to maintain registration where this is a requirement of the role.
• To comply with St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust No Smoking Policies.
• To undertake such duties as may be required from time to time as are consistent with the responsibilities of the grade and the needs of the service.
• This job description is not an exhaustive document but is a reflection of the current position. Details and emphasis may change in line with service needs after consultation with the post holder.

Essential qualifications candidates will not be shortlisted for an interview, if they do not meet all the essential criteria. There will be no scoring of remaining criteria if the essential criteria are not met. (Score zero).

Person Specification Essential Qualifications

• Holder of Certificate of completion of training (CCT) training in Anaesthesia or equivalent
• FRCA or equivalent
• Full and specialist registration with the General Medical Council (GMC) with licence to practice
• A minimum of 2 years experience of working in the NHS
• MSc, PhD or similar, echocardiography skills

Experience

• Publications in peer reviewed literature
• Publications in book chapters or poster presentations at conferences
• Publications in journals and/or letters published
• Presentations at national/international conferences
• Presentations at departmental/hospital level / Grand Rounds or similar
• Research experience example Local Investigator etc

Skills - clinical

• Major Trauma and orthopaedics
• Advanced regional skills (including nerve catheters)
• Perioperative Medicine skills (for PACU, high risk clinics or similar)

Skills - teaching

• Evidence to show teaching junior anaesthetic colleagues
• Evidence to show teaching Consultant colleagues (example anaesthetic and surgical)
• Evidence to show teaching nursing staff/ODP's / multi-disciplinary
• Evidence to show teaching medical students
• Evidence of teaching in a simulator centre
• Awards or prizes for presentations delivered or other aspects of medical career
• Post graduate teaching qualification, Trainer

Skills - resus

• Resus certification: current adult resus (ALS or similar, but not iLS)
• Resus certification: current paeds resus (APLS or similar, but not PiLS)
• Resus Instructor: current or experience in resus courses
• European Trauma Course or similar

Skills - IT

• Designing infographics/posters
• Good IT skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams or similar)

Leadership

• On call rota management
• Trainee Representative or similar
• Post graduate qualification in leadership and management
• Lead role in an established service or a developing service
• Non clinical management experience
• Evidence of projects/experience in supporting colleagues in well being & coping strategies

Audit, QI

• Evidence of completion of audit and/or QI projects
• Evidence of leading clinical audits, implementing change, monitoring compliance
• Awareness of service development issues
• Evidence of team working
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Hobbies/ interests outside medicine
• MSF feedback within last three years
• Evidence of willingness to work flexibly to accommodate demands of clinical work and support colleagues

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.

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