Consultant in Anaesthesia

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Consultant in Anaesthesia to join their dynamic team at multiple hospitals in Birmingham. This role offers the opportunity to work across various surgical specialties, including vascular and thoracic anaesthesia, while contributing to quality improvement projects and teaching initiatives. The department values a supportive workplace culture, encouraging professional development and collaboration among its staff. With a competitive salary and a commitment to inclusivity, this position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in the field of anaesthesia.

Qualifications

• GMC Registration and FRCA or equivalent required.
• Experience in perioperative care and advanced anaesthesia training.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthetic cover for various surgical services.
• Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement projects.

Skills

Anaesthesia

Pain Management

Clinical Governance

Vascular Anaesthesia

Thoracic Anaesthesia

Obstetric Anaesthesia

Education

GMC Registration

FRCA or equivalent

Job description

Job summary

We are excited to invite applications for a Consultant in Anaesthesia and within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB).

The current opportunity is for consultants to join the dedicated Anaesthetics team based at Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals.

We are looking to appoint consultants with an interest in Vascular anaesthesia, Thoracic Anaesthesia, Bariatrics, Colorectal, E.N.T, Urology, Gynaecology, Paediatric day surgery, General surgery, Obstetric anaesthesia , Trauma and Orthopaedics and pain medicine, the on-call commitment will be on the General on call rota on the Heartlands site. The appointee will be expected to participate in the Divisional and Departmental quality improvement projects as well as undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

We are more than happy to arrange a call, or an informal visit, should you wish to discuss further. Please contact Clinical Service Lead for Anaesthetics Dr Saravanababu Gnanaseakaran via email [e-mail] or General Manager Daniel Evans via email [e-mail] . Please look here for more detail about the Trust www.uhb/jobs

Main duties of the job

Anaesthetic Department at Heartlands Solihull and Good Hope Hospitals

We are a large Anaesthetic Department with almost 80 Consultants based over the three main hospital sites and we cover a wide range of subspecialty and complex work and support each other to deliver this. A supportive and positive workplace culture is important to us. We were one of the first departments to introduce a "Learning from Excellence" programme and this is actively used to provide positive feedback to colleagues.

The core component of this post is to provide anaesthetic cover for a variety of surgical services, if a consultant has a special interest is in Pain medicine, then they will have a split job plan between Pain and Anaesthetics.

The post holder must understand the significant ongoing changes in the Trust's services and be prepared to take an active part in the change program.

A standard full time job plan will contain 10 programmed activities which could be filled by a variety of options from currently uncovered lists and flexible cover for consultant leave. A programmed activity will normally have a timetable value of 4 hours, and a full-time consultant will normally devote 8 programmed activities to direct clinical care. The remaining programmed activities will be devoted to supporting professional activities.

An example 10 PA job plan is indicated in Appendix 1, but the successful candidate will be invited to discuss these options with the Clinical Service Lead on appointment.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Details Date posted

08 May 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

304-EW-9008505

Job locations

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Good Hope Hospital

Rectory Rd

Sutton Coldfield

West Midlands

B75 7RR

Solihull Hospital

Lode Ln

Solihull

West Midlands

B91 2JL

Job description Job responsibilities

On Call Commitments

There are several on call tiers to cover the out of hours' service:

1. General on call

2. Obstetric on call

3. Solihull EPOC on call

4. Thoracic on call

5. Good Hope on call

6. There is also an intensivist on call for Heartlands and one for Good Hope.

On - call commitments for this post are to either

The General on - call rota on the Heartlands Emergency theatre - The emergency service sees a large number of general, vascular and urology cases per year. Paediatric cases over the age of 2 are also cared for.

The Obstetric on call rota at Heartlands - obstetric special interest and training.

Clinical Audit & Governance

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance as developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.

The Trust is committed to the development and maintenance of the highest clinical standards through individual appraisal. This will include the audit of personal and clinical practice, as well as involvement in departmental and specialty reviews. It will also involve attention to continuing professional development, to meet the requirements for continuing medical education as expected by the relevant Royal College, and the awareness of professional standards, with the responsibility to undertake safe and ethical clinical practice and the importance of responding promptly to any circumstances which may result in increased clinical risk or adverse outcome.

Funding is available for approved study leave as defined in the Trust study leave policy. Current entitlements are 10 days of study or professional leave a year and 1,500 study leave budget a year.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the Directorate and Departmental audit and quality improvement programme. In addition, the department is currently engaging with the RCOA Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation and successful candidates are expected to participate in this.

Quarterly department governance meetings allow for the presentation and discussion of M&M cases, quality improvement projects and updates both as a whole department and in specialty groups.

For more information about this role, please see the attached Job Description.

Job description Job responsibilities

On Call Commitments

There are several on call tiers to cover the out of hours' service:

1. General on call

2. Obstetric on call

3. Solihull EPOC on call

4. Thoracic on call

5. Good Hope on call

6. There is also an intensivist on call for Heartlands and one for Good Hope.

On - call commitments for this post are to either

The General on - call rota on the Heartlands Emergency theatre - The emergency service sees a large number of general, vascular and urology cases per year. Paediatric cases over the age of 2 are also cared for.

The Obstetric on call rota at Heartlands - obstetric special interest and training.

Clinical Audit & Governance

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance as developed by the Trust to monitor, maintain and develop the quality and effectiveness of care.

The Trust is committed to the development and maintenance of the highest clinical standards through individual appraisal. This will include the audit of personal and clinical practice, as well as involvement in departmental and specialty reviews. It will also involve attention to continuing professional development, to meet the requirements for continuing medical education as expected by the relevant Royal College, and the awareness of professional standards, with the responsibility to undertake safe and ethical clinical practice and the importance of responding promptly to any circumstances which may result in increased clinical risk or adverse outcome.

Funding is available for approved study leave as defined in the Trust study leave policy. Current entitlements are 10 days of study or professional leave a year and 1,500 study leave budget a year.

The successful applicant will be expected to participate in the Directorate and Departmental audit and quality improvement programme. In addition, the department is currently engaging with the RCOA Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation and successful candidates are expected to participate in this.

Quarterly department governance meetings allow for the presentation and discussion of M&M cases, quality improvement projects and updates both as a whole department and in specialty groups.

For more information about this role, please see the attached Job Description.

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• *GMC Registration
• *Inclusion on Specialist Registrar or if in training eligible for inclusion on the
• *Register within 6 months from the day of interviews
• *FRCA or equivalent

Desirable

• *Evidence of extended training and experience in the assessment and management of patients undergoing anaesthesia in a wide variety of specialties including major general surgery, vascular and urology surgery

Experience Essential

• *Experience in the perioperative care of patients including pain management
• *Advanced sub speciality training in anaesthesia for: Vascular or Pain or Thoracic or Major General surgery

Desirable

• *Evidence of advanced training in management of the difficult airway.
• *Evidence of advanced training in perioperative medicine

Person Specification Qualifications Essential

• *GMC Registration
• *Inclusion on Specialist Registrar or if in training eligible for inclusion on the
• *Register within 6 months from the day of interviews
• *FRCA or equivalent

Desirable

• *Evidence of extended training and experience in the assessment and management of patients undergoing anaesthesia in a wide variety of specialties including major general surgery, vascular and urology surgery

Experience Essential

• *Experience in the perioperative care of patients including pain management
• *Advanced sub speciality training in anaesthesia for: Vascular or Pain or Thoracic or Major General surgery

Desirable

• *Evidence of advanced training in management of the difficult airway.
• *Evidence of advanced training in perioperative medicine

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Heartlands Hospital

Bordesley Green E

Birmingham

West Midlands

B9 5SS

Employer's website

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)