Consultant in Anaesthesia

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; England; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study leave for medical education

CPD in job plan

Induction and competency programmes

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is seeking a full-time consultant anaesthetist based at Glenfield Hospital. The role covers elective and emergency anaesthesia, pre-operative assessment, high-risk clinics, and supervision of junior doctors.

Involves on-call duties and perioperative medicine support. The post requires FRCA or equivalent, GMC registration, and extensive thoracic surgery experience.

Qualifications

• FRCA or equivalent; Current BLS certification; Fully accredited for Higher Specialist Training, or eligible for the Specialist Register within 6 months of interview, or working towards CESR.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe anaesthetic service for elective and emergency care, including pre-operative assessment and perioperative care.
• Share day-to-day responsibility with colleagues and maintain high clinical standards.
• Provide specialist high-risk anaesthesia outpatient clinics.

Skills

FRCA or equivalent

BLS certification

Leadership

Clinical governance

Audit and research

Teaching & training

Education

MB BS or equivalent with GMC registration

Job description

This full-time consultant post sits in the Anaesthetic Department at Glenfield Hospital, part of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. The work centres on elective and emergency anaesthesia, pre-operative assessment, high-risk clinics and supervising junior doctors. Cover spans cardiothoracic, vascular, urology and renal transplant work, with perioperative medicine set to grow alongside a new pre-operative assessment project. Fit depends on FRCA or equivalent, full GMC registration and extensive thoracic surgery experience.

What the job involves

• Provide a safe and efficient anaesthetic service for elective and emergency care, including pre-operative assessment and perioperative care
• Maintain the highest clinical standards in patient management and share day-to-day responsibility with colleagues
• Provide specialist high-risk anaesthesia outpatient clinics
• Take part in the general duties consultant anaesthetist non-resident on-call rota
• Support the consultant-delivered Perioperative Medicine Service
• Supervise and train junior medical staff, including their professional supervision and management under local HR policies
• Appraise and assess junior doctors
• Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences
• Contribute to service development and business planning with consultants, the CMG, GPs and commissioners, including community care
• Take part in clinical audit, quality improvement and Trust clinical governance
• Work flexibly to cover colleagues' leave, including during maternity service reconfiguration
• Undertake teaching, research and administration

Qualifications

• FRCA or equivalent
• Current BLS certification
• Fully accredited for Higher Specialist Training, or eligible for the Specialist Register within 6 months of interview, or working towards CESR

Registration & licences

• MB BS or equivalent with full GMC registration

Experience

• Fully trained in anaesthesia with excellent clinical skills
• Extensive thoracic surgery experience
• Experience managing cardiothoracic trauma and acute airway problems
• Experience of leading teams
• Experience of clinical audit and quality improvement work, with QI evidence

Skills & knowledge

• Clear, logical and analytical thinking
• Organising, prioritising and managing clinical workload
• Knowledge of clinical governance and the wider NHS health agenda
• Critical appraisal of research and recent research activity
• Assessing clinical competencies and appraising juniors

Other

• Written and spoken English to communicate effectively with patients and colleagues, with empathy and emotional intelligence
• Personal integrity, reliability and ability to motivate and develop medical and non-medical staff

Nice to have

• Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest
• Management training on an accredited course
• Awareness of service development issues
• Evidence of management and administration experience
• Postgraduate qualification in teaching and training
• Membership of relevant specialist societies
• Higher degree such as MSc or MD
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals

What’s offered

• Study leave for professional continuing medical education
• Continuing professional development provided in the job plan
• Support for non-clinical professional activities inside and outside the trust
• Corporate and directorate induction and competency programmes