Consultant Anaesthetist

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Consultant Anaesthetist. The department includes nearly 40 consultants and a history of accreditation and service development.

The post offers diverse anaesthetic practice across a district general hospital setting with strong teaching and quality improvement opportunities. We seek motivated individuals with extensive anaesthetic experience, leadership skills, and a commitment to continuing professional development.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration (or eligibility) required for appointment.
• FRCA or equivalent training desirable.
• CCT in Anaesthesia and eligibility for Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at interview date.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality anaesthesia for a wide range of surgical specialties.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects and research; participate in teaching and training.
• Lead and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to deliver safe patient care.

Education

Full GMC Registration (or eligibility)

FRCA or equivalent

CCT in Anaesthesia / Specialist Register eligibility

Job description

Home, community, hospital

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people's homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.

Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.

We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children’s services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the “Best in London” by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.

Our Trust values

These words are important reminders, but it's our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.

• Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
• Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
• Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
• Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.

Job overview

We are excited to invite applications for a Consultant Anaesthetist at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust. We are a friendly and dynamic department with over 30 consultants. We deliver anaesthetic services to a wide range of district general hospital specialities, allowing the successful candidates a varied and fulfilling consultant career.

The Anaesthetic Department at Kingston and Richmond Hospital consists of nearly 40 consultants and over 30 specialty doctors, trust grades and trainees. We are a motivated and supportive group and were one of the first departments to achieve RCOA accreditation (ACSA), demonstrating our dedication to providing an outstanding quality of care and our enthusiasm to engage with national projects.

Main duties of the job

A wide range of surgical specialties provide ample opportunity for maintaining and developing skills in many aspects of anaesthesia.

We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals who will contribute to our friendly department, not just by providing high quality anaesthesia for the specialities we cover but also by supporting the department in the wider sense.

We would like to see evidence of participation in quality improvement projects and research and Involvement in teaching and training.

Working for our organisation

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust was formed by the merger of Kingston Hospital NHS Trust and Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Trust. Kingston and Richmond Hospital is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by Royal Parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. The acute hospital is located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and several outpatient clinics are run in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in ‘patient-focused’ care, day surgery and maternity services.

Our Maternity Unit is the second biggest in London and receives excellent ratings from patients and reviewers alike.

JD is with the Royal College of Anesthetists for approval.

AAC date: 27-Feb-2025

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the Job Description for further details on the posts and for the person specification.

Interview date is TBC either 28-Oct-2026 or in November, in person at Kingston Hospital.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Full GMC Registration (or eligibility to obtain).
• FRCA or equivalent
• CCT in Anaesthesia and on GMC's Specialist Register; or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration.

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria

• Wide range of anaesthetic experience in all surgical specialties excluding cardiac surgery and neurosurgery
• Experience of emergency surgery in all ages of patients above 2 years of age.
• Exposure to management of sick children in a DGH setting prior to transfer.

Desirable criteria

• Advanced training/SIAs (or equivalent experience) in specialities relevant to the department, such as regional anaesthesia, obstetrics, peri-operative medicine, bariatric surgery, acute inpatient pain, ophthalmic surgery.

Experience in Teaching

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable commitment and ability to teach and train undergraduates and junior doctors.

Desirable criteria

• Simulation facilitator

Resuscitation

Essential criteria

• ALS provider
• APLS/EPALS provider

Desirable criteria

• ALS/APLS/EPALS Instructor

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria

• Demonstrate leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability.

Desirable criteria

• Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate appropriate changes in clinical practice and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Experience in Quality Improvement, clinical audit and research

Essential criteria

• Involvement in Quality Improvement Projects and Audit.

Desirable criteria

• Relevant publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Presentation at national and international meetings

We support the NHS Flex for the Future pledge

We welcome conversations about flexible working from day one, including options such as adjusted hours, compressed hours and other arrangements. If flexibility matters to you, please talk to us - we'll be happy to explore what's possible for the role and the service.

Your application

Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.

References

You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.

Closing date

In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting

You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.

DBS

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.

Salary

For applicants without prior NHS experience at the same pay band or higher, the salary will start at the lower value within the advertised range.