Consultant in Anaesthesia

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust in Bath invites applications for a substantive Consultant in Anaesthesia. The post is a 10PA contract, providing 8.5 Direct Clinical Care and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activity, across RUH Combe Park and Sulis Hospital with on call.

The role includes a Paediatric Anaesthesia specialist interest and engagement with governance and development. You will work with a broad team, support education, and participate in service improvements, with

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice is required.
• Entry on the Specialist Register or equivalent is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide elective and emergency anaesthesia across multiple specialties.
• Specialist interest in Paediatric Anaesthesia and related pathways.
• Contribute to clinical governance, education, quality improvement and service development.
• Work flexibly; on-call rota and variable theatre sessions are expected.

Skills

Paediatric anaesthesia

Education

Specialist Register or equivalent

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

Job description

Main area Anaesthetics Grade Consultant in Anaesthesia Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (on call rota)

Employer Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal United Hospital Town Bath Salary £113,565 - £150,569 plus on call supplement Salary period Yearly Closing 28/10/2026 23:59

Consultant in Anaesthesia

Consultant in Anaesthesia

Job overview

Main duties of the job

The appointee will work clinically at the RUH (Royal United Hospital) Combe Park site and at Sulis Hospital (owned by the RUH). This post is a standard 10PA contract. Comprising 8.5 PAs Direct Clinical Care (including on call) and 1.5PAs Supporting Professional Activities in line with the national Consultant contract.

The clinical work will include elective and emergency operating lists across a broad range of surgical specialties (except for cardiothoracic, neurosurgery, vascular, burns, transplant, and major trauma) plus pre-operative assessment and peri-operative care.

This job includes a specialist interest in Paediatric Anaesthesia. Paediatric services at the RUH handle around 2,000 elective and emergency cases a year across urology, orthopaedics, ENT, ophthalmology, maxillofacial surgery, special care dentistry and radiology, including a dexmedetomidine sedation service for MRI and a developing virtual pre-operative assessment pathway. You will work closely with paediatricians, surgeons, theatre teams, emergency medicine, critical care and the wider multidisciplinary team, and contribute to clinical governance, education, quality improvement and service development.

Applicants wishing to work less than full time, or in a flexible working pattern, are welcomed and will be fully considered.

Working for our organisation

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

By working together, we make a real difference for our patients, each other, and our community. Every role matters in delivering the exceptional, person-centred care we're proud of.

We're committed to a compassionate, inclusive culture where kindness is championed, differences are valued, and diversity makes us stronger.

We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential. We prioritise staff wellbeing - and yes, we even have a pool!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Duties: The holder of this post will be a Substantive Consultant Anaesthetist. The post will be based at the RUH, and the holder will participate in audit and directorate meetings and undertake administrative duties as required by the Clinical Lead for Anaesthesia.
A commitment to maintain professional expertise by attendance at meetings and courses is expected, and completion of diaries for CME is essential. It is mandatory that you have an annual appraisal.
Our rotas are published as early in advance as possible and we undertake to make the flexible element of the program as varied as possible, but this post will include specific paediatric sessions. There may be a variety of the following lists: general surgery, orthopaedic surgery, day-case surgery, urology, ENT, gynaecology, ophthalmology, dental, onco-plastic breast surgery and remote working (e.g. radiology suite). The department uses the HealthRota electronic rota management programme.
Management Duties: The post holder will be expected to work with local managers, professional colleagues and allied medical professionals to ensure the safe and efficient running of services. Consultants are required to undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the running of clinical areas where they work.

General Requirements: Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the post holder will be expected to observe the Trust's agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters and to follow the standing orders, financial instructions, and code of expectations of the Trust.
Work Programme
The work programme will be reviewed on a regular basis and agreed with the post holder, Divisional Manager and Clinical Lead for Anaesthesia following appointment. Where possible a regular timetable will be established, however the nature of the post requires
the post holder to be flexible to maximise theatre and clinic capacity, this may include time shifting to weekend elective work.
Our standard theatre day is 10 hours (2.5 PAs), but the appointee will also be expected to work planned 12-hour theatre days (3.3 PAs) on occasion.
Local procedures will be followed in the event of any disagreement over proposed changes, culminating in an appeal to the Trust Board.
Proposed Job Plan
The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out consultants' duties, responsibilities and objectives for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, clinical governance, private practice and any other responsibilities. The Trust is currently using the L2P system for job planning. There is an option for annualised job plans if desired.

Programmed activities
Direct clinical care
Supporting professional activities
10 PAs
8.5 PAs
1.5 PAs
This 1.5 SPA allocation is subject to annual review as part of the job planning process. Additional SPA may be allocated if additional duties are undertaken with the agreement of the Clinical Lead and Trust.

Person specification

Person Specification

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Entry on the Specialist Register or equivalent

Person Specification

• Entry on the Specialist Register or equivalent

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should reviewthe eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.