Consultant Anaesthetist

NHS; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust as a Consultant Anaesthetist in a highly regarded team known for its friendly environment and commitment to medical education. This role offers a competitive salary package with flexible working arrangements, allowing you to impact patient care positively while engaging in diverse anaesthetic specialties.

Benefits

35 days paid holiday (pro rata)

Generous pension scheme

Access to NHS discounts

On-site car parking

Leisure centre and day nursery

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and CCT in Anaesthesia required.
• High level of competence in Anaesthetics across surgical specialties.
• Evidence of teaching capability and effective communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to anaesthetic services as part of a team of 33 Consultants.
• Participate in general on call rota with frequency of 1:16.
• Engage in educational and transformational activities within the Trust.

Skills

Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice

Clarity in written and spoken communication

Commitment to teaching trainees

Ability to inspire others

Education

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

CCT in Anaesthesia leading to GMC Specialist Register

Job description

We are delighted to seek applications for the post of Consultant Anaesthetist to join our team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

If you are looking for an Anaesthetics team that has a reputation for being extremely friendly and supportive and is highly regarded by trainees in the region then join our people and be a part of the incredible department here at Salisbury. In addition to strong interests in medical education and service improvement, including enhanced recovery and pain management, our Consultants enhance the profile of the department through their engagement in a variety of wider Trust activities and transformation work.

Sub-specialty interests could be accommodated across the range of specialties at our hospital including paediatric anaesthesia, pain medicine, obstetric anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, orthopaedic anaesthesia and preoperative assessment.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 6th August 2025.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will be required to contribute to the provision of anaesthetic services across the Trust as part of a team of 33 Consultants, 3 Specialists,10 SAS doctors and 24 trainees. Alongside the usual range of district hospital surgical specialities, here at Salisbury we have a regional Plastic Surgery and Burns service and a supra-regional Spinal Injuries service.

This is a 10 PA post (8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA), but it is likely that an additional programmed activity could be offered to the successful candidate. The proportion of SPA would increase in line with increasing responsibilities after appointment. The successful applicant would take part in the general on call rota with a frequency of 1:16.

Please see our interactive candidate information pack for more information on this opportunity and working at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Job responsibilities

Our interactive candidate information pack provides further detail, but we strongly encourage suitable applicants to make informal enquiries about the post to Dr Ross Cruickshank, Lead Clinician for Anaesthetics.

We further welcome informal visits to meet our team and to see the hospital. Please make enquiries through Mrs Sarah McAvinue on 01722 425050.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Qualifications

• Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in Anaesthesia leading to entry to the GMC Specialist Register

Skills

• Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice
• Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication
• Demonstration of an interest, ability and commitment to teaching trainees and others. Enthusiastic with the ability to inspire others

Experience

• Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in Anaesthetics across the range of surgical specialties at Salisbury District Hospital. Examples would include expertise in paediatric anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia.

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.

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearper annum pro rata if part time