Locum Consultant Anaesthetics

Kings College Hospital; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics for a 12-month contract at the Princess Royal University Hospital. This role encompasses patient care, leadership, and teaching responsibilities, along with contributing to the Trust's comprehensive anaesthesia services across multiple sites. Suitable candidates will possess full GMC registration, relevant training and experience, and a commitment to advancing high-quality care and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Experience in all aspects of anaesthesia.
• Thorough understanding of medical audit and quality improvement.
• Experience with undergraduate and post-graduate teaching.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care service to patients.
• Cover 24/7 unit on a rota basis.
• Supervise junior medical/dental practitioners.

Skills

Anaesthesia

Leadership

Teaching

Clinical Governance

Education

Full registration with GMC

FRCA or equivalent

Higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD)

Special interest or fellowship

Name on Specialist Register

Job description

Main area Anaesthetics Grade Locum Consultant Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 Hours Per Week) Job ref 213-MED-PRUH-7277977

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Princess Royal University Hospital Town Farnborough Salary £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum excluding London Zone Allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 14/07/2025 23:59

Job overview

This is a Locum Consultant post. The remit of the postholders will be to work within the multi–disciplinary team providing anaesthesia, perioperative care and pain services for patients at the Princess Royal University Hospital and the south sites. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department including the teaching and training of junior staff.

The Department of Anaesthesia at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) provides perioperative care for patients undergoing a wide variety of both elective and emergency surgeries on the PRUH, Orpington, and Queen Mary sites, with pain services on the Beckenham site. There is also a rotational training programme for CT’s and STs from the South East London Anaesthetic Programme.

Main duties of the job

The post will be based at PRUH, Orpington and Sidcup sites and is a typical 10 PA job plan with theatre sessions only, with the session days being fixed, working in various surgical specialties throughout the sites.

All employees are expected to undertake work on any of the Trusts sites as required by the service. As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following:

· The provision of a first class clinical service

· Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

· Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King’s College London / KHP

· Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies

· Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s service plans

· Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Division or the Trust

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The Trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD; Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.

2. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.

3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitionersas a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.

4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.

5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group’s management team where part of the service structure.

6. Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.

7 Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.

8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.

9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).

10. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.

11. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.

12. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.

13. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.

14. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.

15. King’s is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.

Person specification

Registration and Qualifications

• Full registration with GMC
• FRCA or equivalent
• Other higher degree or diploma (E.g. MD)
• A special interest or fellowship
• Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of anaesthesia

Audit & quality improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit and quality improvement.
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of anaesthesia.
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
• Teaching skills course/qualification

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.