Consultant in Anaesthesia

Uhleicester; Leicester; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust seeks enthusiastic Consultants in Anaesthesia to join Leicester General Hospital. You will provide safe anaesthetic care for elective and emergency patients, participate in preoperative assessment and perioperative management, and contribute to teaching, audit and research.

The post involves service development, governance, and multidisciplinary collaboration across specialties, with opportunities for professional development and leadership within the

Qualifications

• MB BS or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• Higher Specialist Training or eligibility for Specialist Register
• FRCA or equivalent
• Current BLS Certification
• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations
• Higher degree (e.g. MSc, MD)

Responsibilities

• Maintain highest clinical standards in anaesthesia care.
• Share day-to-day patient management with colleagues.
• Promote integrated care and community partnerships.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case conferences.
• Supervise and train junior medical staff.
• Be involved in appraising juniors and CPD activities.
• Lead teaching, research and administrative duties.
• Contribute to service development and governance.
• Ensure adherence to quality initiatives and governance policies.
• Provide instruction for junior staff and students.

Skills

Anaesthesia

Clinical governance

Teaching

Leadership

Audit

Research

Education

MB BS

GMC Registration

FRCA

Higher specialist training

BLS Certification

Teaching qualification

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Consultant in Anaesthesia

The closing date is 02 November 2026

Applications are invited for enthusiastic and highly motivated Consultants in Anaesthesia to join our team at Leicetser General Hospital within the University Hospitals of Leicester.

The Department of Anaesthesia at Leicester General Hospital provides comprehensive anaesthetic services to a wide range of specialties, including obstetrics, elective orthopaedics, elective gynaecology, urology, general surgery, day-case surgery, and the High Dependency Unit (HDU).

Leicester General Hospital is a tertiary referral centre for urology and delivers major urological and gynaecological robotic surgery. The Pain Management and Sleep Medicine services are also based at this site.

The recently opened East Midlands Planned Care Centre (EMPCC) is now fully operational, providing day-case and 23-hour care across a broad range of surgical specialties, including general surgery, urology, gynaecology, ENT, and ophthalmology. The hospital has a total of 18 operating theatres, including two located within the EMPCC.

There is continued support for non-clinical professional activities both inside and outside the trust.

UHL is fully committed to continuing medical education for consultants.

Main duties of the job

Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.

To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.

To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.

Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences.

Supervise and train junior medical staff

To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.

Teaching, research and administration.

To proactively develop the service.

To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact,
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive,
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust:

Job responsibilities

The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

Responsibility for the provision of a safe and efficient anaesthetic service for elective and emergency care at UHL including preoperative assessment and perioperative care.

To provide specialist high-risk anaesthesia outpatient clinic work

To participate in the Out of hours and non-resident on- call rota.

To support the Consultant-delivered Perioperative Medicine Service

To work flexibly to support the workload and cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences. Flexibility within the role willbe required as we reconfigure, working towards a single-site UHL maternity service.

To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;

Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures;

Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at auditand other governance meetings is mandatory; Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.;

In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work.

The post-holder is expected to participate in teaching and training of junior staff, undergraduate students, and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will benamed in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.

The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose.

The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role.

The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As perthe Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory andmandatory training as stipulated.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

• MB BS or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration
• Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training or will be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date. o CCT/CESR (CP) date m
• FRCA or Equivalent
• Current BLS Certification
• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.
• Higher degree e.g. MSc, MD or equivalent.

Experience / Clinical Skills

• Fully trained in Anaesthesia
• Excellent clinical skills and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the Job Plan.
• Experience is managing complex orthopaedic cases including regional anaesthesia skills for awake upper and lower limb procedures
• Ability to apply sound clinical judgment to problems
• Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest.

Audit/ Quality Improvement

• Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
• Participation in a quality improvement programme
• Experience of quality improvement work and audit
• Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit activities including quality improvement evidence
• Completion of formal courses in Audit and quality improvement.
• Published Audit including quality improvement.

Research

• Understanding and interest in research.
• Ability to appraise research critically
• Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects.
• Evidence of recent research and development activity
• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the specialty.

Teaching

• Experience of and a commitment to training/ teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
• Appraisal and assessment skills.
• Ability to asses clinical competencies
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others.
• Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.
• Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training.

Management

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
• Experience of leading teams and awareness of leadership styles.
• Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
• Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS.
• Ability to work to overcome barriers to change (negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills).
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance issues.
• Evidence of management and administration experience.
• Management training on an accredited course.
• Awareness of Service Development issues.

Equality & Diversity

• Able to demonstrate a commitment and understanding of the importance of treating all individuals with dignity and respect appropriate to their individual needs.

Communication Skills

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues.
• To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others perspectives and treat others with understanding.
• Highly Developed Emotional Intelligence
• High standard of presentation both written and verbal
• Demonstrable track record of successful change management
• Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment

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.

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