Consultant Anaesthetist

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks a skilled Consultant Anaesthetist to join their dynamic team. This full-time role, based at King's Mill Hospital, entails providing high-quality anaesthetic care while engaging in teaching and departmental management. Ideal candidates will possess GMC registration and relevant experience, with opportunities for both full-time and part-time roles.

Benefits

Attractive recruitment and retention premium

Participation in Clinical Governance processes

Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration with the GMC.
• Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme.
• Experience in anaesthesia for high BMI patients is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of a safe anaesthetic service.
• Participate in teaching and managing junior staff.
• Contribute to the development of policies and protocols.

Skills

Advanced Life Support

Clinical Governance

Teaching Ability

Education

FRCA or Equivalent

Diploma in Medical Education

Job description

Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Anaesthetist

The closing date is 06 July 2025

We are able to offer an attractive recruitment and retention premium, 50% of which to be paid on commencement (full details to be discussed with individual applicants).

Consultant Anaesthetists are required to support the department of Anaesthesia.

This post comprises of 10 PA's, which typically include direct clinical care of 8.5 PA and supporting professional activity of 1.5 PA. Additional SPA activity may be approved with mutual agreement for roles within the organisation.

The successful candidate will be contracted to Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and will be based at King's Mill Hospital. A second hospital in Newark offers a variety of surgical / gynaecological and orthopaedic sessions and the appointee will be required to undertake elective theatre sessions as required.

This is a full-time position but candidates wishing to work part-time or in a job-share are encouraged to apply. If a part-time or job-share person is appointed modification of the job content will be discussed with the appointee on a personal basis. They will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time for the appointed sessions to the duties of the post and to give them priority at these times.

You will work with Consultants in Anaesthesia, Critical Care, Theatre Staff, Divisional Managers, other members of the Anaesthetic Department, other consultant colleagues, senior nursing staff and management of the hospital.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties

• To assist in the provision and development of a safe, effective, and efficient anaesthetic service and support the Trust in its aim to provide the best possible care to patients.
• Out-of-hours responsibilities, including participation in the consultant on-call rota.
• A willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional or national levels.
• To assist in the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures.
• To organise and participate in teaching, examination and accreditation duties for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.

Research & Audit

• To be actively involved in participating in medical audit, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes and in continuing professional development.
• To implement audit and research findings as appropriate.

Policy & Planning

• To contribute to the development of clinical and organisational protocols.
• To review and develop policies for clinical practice and effectiveness.
• To participate in the strategic planning for the service.

About us

We are able to offer an attractive recruitment and retention premium, 50% of which to be paid on commencement (full details to be discussed with individual applicants).

The successful candidates will be welcomed into a department with a current substantive consultant establishment of twenty-five. In addition, there are up to 20 Specialist / SAS / Clinical Fellow grade Anaesthetists. The trainee establishment consists of 9 CTs, together with 7 ST3+s all rotating from the East Midlands School of Anaesthesia (EMSA). The department also has two Foundation Year 1 doctors and one Foundation Year 2 doctor on 4-month rotations.

We manage our service with open discussion, listening to and respecting everyone's views. The clinical speciality leads have the responsibility to facilitate change and improvements in the service supported by the leadership team. We encourage everyone to be both leader and follower to help deliver improvements. Active participation in service development, departmental management, clinical governance & education is required.

The Anaesthetic Department is actively in the process of achieving National Accreditation with The Royal College of Anaesthetists, we expect this to be complete within the next 2 years.

In 2019 the department was shortlisted and received a high commendation at the BMJ awards for Perioperative Team of the Year. In 2018 & 2019 the department was shortlisted for HJS value & safety awards for various projects.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached detailed job description and person specification for full details of the main responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a license to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview
• FRCA or equivalent

Clinical Experience

• Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan
• Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including senior trainees
• Up to date Advanced Life Support and EPLS or equivalent
• Completed specialist training or CESR in the UK
• Five years supervised training in an appropriate SpR equivalent training programme
• Advanced training / subspeciality interest
• Interest in anaesthesia for high BMI patients

Management & Administrative Experience

• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload
• Understanding of the current structure of the National Health Service
• Involvement in Quality Improvement projects and development of guidelines
• Have the potential to be Service Director sometime in the future
• The potential to develop management and leadership skills
• Completed a Management Course
• Knowledge and interest in clinical governance

Teaching

• Evidence of organising and delivering teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level
• Diploma in Medical Education
• Demonstrable teaching ability with evidence of training for the role

Research & Audit

• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Participation in research relating to Anaesthesia

Other Attributes

• Ability to communicate effectively with team members, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Flexibility to change with the needs of the service.
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a yearplus an attractive R&R premia and other benefits