Consultant Anaesthetist | Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Winchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in Winchester is seeking a full-time Consultant Anaesthetist to provide comprehensive anaesthetic services and lead a dynamic team. This role involves clinical governance, supervision of junior doctors, and contributing to quality improvement. The ideal candidate will have a fellowship with the Royal College of Anaesthetists and experience in a similar environment.

Qualifications

• Full-time commitment as a Consultant Anaesthetist.
• Experience in providing anaesthetic services in a hospital setting.
• Familiarity with Junior Doctor Training and educational supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective anaesthetic services.
• Participate in clinical governance activities.
• Supervise junior and mid-grade doctors.

Skills

Consultant anaesthetic service

Clinical governance

Leadership

Quality improvement

Education

Fellowship with the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Job description

Overview

We are inviting candidates to be part of our Anaesthetic Consultant team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across both our hospital sites at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.

We are excited to announce the opening of our state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester, scheduled for July 2025. This new facility is a testament to our Trust’s ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare services in the region and working collaboratively with orthopaedic services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to serve patients across our communities.

This is a full time 10 PA Consultant Anaesthetist post, which is based at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester (RHCH). If desired some anaesthetic sessions could be delivered cross-site by mutual agreement and depending on service needs.

The successful candidate will work within our friendly Anaesthetic Consultant team and provide departmental leadership and supervision of a group of junior and mid-grade doctors at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic service to a level expected by a Consultant.
• Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Anaesthetics and work flexibly as far as is possible to accommodate the needs of the Department.
• To ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement and evidence-based research.
• Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, investigation of serious incidents and any complaints.
• Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the National Patients’ Rights Charter.
• To be familiar with the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ curriculum for Junior Doctor Training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and educational supervision where required.

Context and Organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Additional information

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or contact [e-mail].

For further details, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

All candidates applying for this post will be contacted by email once the short-listing process is complete.

For further information on this post please contact Dr Samantha Wilson on 01256 313461 or [e-mail].

This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Oct 2025