Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

Somerset NHS Charity; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Consultant in Anaesthesia to join a dynamic team at East Lancashire Hospitals. This full-time, fixed-term position offers a unique opportunity to provide anaesthetic services across diverse surgical specialties, including major cancer and trauma surgeries. With a commitment to teaching and high-quality patient care, the successful candidate will play a vital role in shaping the future of anaesthesia in a supportive environment. This role not only promises professional growth but also the chance to impact patient outcomes positively in a thriving NHS setting.

Qualifications

• Full registration with General Medical Council required.
• Experience in Hepato-Biliary and Paediatric Anaesthesia is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia for a range of surgical specialties including trauma and paediatric cases.
• Contribute to teaching and training of junior staff.

Skills

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Supervision of Junior Staff

Empathy

Education

Full registration with GMC

Specialist Register or due admission

Higher qualification (M.D. or MSc)

Tools

Advanced Airway Management

Goal Directed Fluid Therapy

Evidence Based Practice

Job description

Main area Anaesthesia Grade Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (3% on call supplement) Hours Full time - 10.2 sessions per week (10.2 PA per week) Job ref 435-MQ37-25

Employer East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site East Lancashire Hospitals Town East Lancashire Salary £105,504 - £139,882 Per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/05/2025 23:59

Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

Consultant

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.

Job overview

We are looking to appoint a Consultant in Anaesthesia to join our busy, friendly department at East Lancashire Hospitals. This is a fixed term 12 month position, with possibility of extension of permanent post thereafter.

The department of Anaesthesia provides a comprehensive anaesthetic service to all specialties, with 27 theatres across 2 main sites in Blackburn and Burnley. Our specialties include:

• major cancer surgery in colorectal surgery, urology, gynaecology, ENT and maxillofacial surgery
• robotic surgery for urology, colorectal and maxillofacial and gynaecological surgery
• elective orthopaedic surgery on the BGH site with trauma and high risk elective surgery on the RBH site including inpatient paediatric surgery
• regional vascular and hepato-pancreatico-biliary services
• a comprehensive nurse led preoperative assessment service with Consultant clinics including specialist vascular pre-op clinics and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

We have a busy Obstetric Unit with approximately 6500 deliveries per year. We also have a busy 32 bed critical care unit that cares for 1600 patients per year. We take medical and surgical emergency patients and postoperative elective patients requiring a higher level of care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be expected to provide anaesthesia for the broad range of surgical specialties on site. This includes Colorectal, Hepato-Biliary, Vascular, Major Head & Neck, Orthopaedics and Trauma. We also provide anaesthesia for children having surgery over 6 months of age.

The job plan will consist of 10.2 PA per week, including 1.5 for SPA. There will be 1.2 DCC PA attributable to the on call and the remaining 6 sessions for anaesthetic services (1.25 PA per list). The on-call commitment will be on a 1:11 basis (1.2 PA per week). This alternates between the Blackburn and Burnley sites. The Blackburn site is the acute site with ED and all general emergencies. The Burnley site on call is for Obstetrics and Gynaecology emergencies requiring anaesthesia.

The job plans are indicative and subject to change as the service demands. There may also be changes associated with “NHS Services, Seven Days a Week”.

The department takes trainees from the North West School of Anaesthesia. Teaching and training are high priorities within the department and all Consultants are expected to contribute to this.

Working for our organisation

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. The successful applicant will join a flexible, supportive team who work well together. We also have a high commitment to teaching and training, receive excellent feedback from our trainees and have high exam pass rates.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will be expected to provide anaesthesia for a broad range of surgical specialties. This includes Colorectal, Hepato-Biliary, Vascular, Major Head & Neck, Orthopaedics and Trauma. We also provide anaesthesia for children having surgery over 6 months of age.

Applicants will hold full registration with GMC and a licence to practise

Applicants will either be on the specialist register or due admission to the register within six months.

Applicants must possess the following skills:

• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives effectively and with empathy.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with colleagues and staff in all disciplines to facilitate best patient care.
• Experience of supervision of junior staff
• Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
• Ability to work in a team and evidence of such

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information.

Person specification

• Full registration with General Medical Council
• Inclusion on the Specialist Register or due admission to register within six months
• Previous experience within the NHS
• ALS
• A higher qualification e.g. M.D. or MSc.
• APLS/ATLS

Training

• Satisfactory completion of previous posts providing professional training in all aspects of general anaesthesia
• Attendance at appropriate professional meetings and courses
• Experience in Hepato Biliary Anaesthesia
• Higher level training in paediatric anaesthesia
• Experience in vascular anaesthesia
• Experience & Interest in Perioperative Anaesthesia

Experience

• Practical experience in the management of wide range of techniques relevant to anaesthesia including advanced airway management and goal directed fluid therapy
• Evidence of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and commitment to these within the Trust
• Clinical supervisor status
• An understanding of the need for quality in health care and how this is evidenced
• Awareness of basic research methods
• Familiarity with evidence based practice.
• Understanding of and experience in performing audit during general professional and higher specialist training
• Attendance at courses in teaching, appraisal and mentorship. Organisation of Educational meeting
• Educational supervisor status
• Evidence of involvement in quality improvement projects
• Previous research projects/publications in peer reviewed journals Good Clinical Practice Trained
• Understanding of and experience in performing audit during general professional and higher specialist training

CPD

• Experience of evidence based medicine
• Ability to keep up to date in the speciality.
• Clear commitment to lifelong learning
• Membership of appropriate post graduate societies
• IT Skills

Management

• Understanding of current NHS management systems including clinical governance and risk management.
• Attendance at management meetings
• Attendance at appropriate management courses.
• Previous participation in a management role
• Experience in appraisal and mentoring

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with colleagues and staff in all disciplines to facilitate best patient care.
• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives effectively and with empathy
• Experience of supervision of junior staf
• Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
• Ability to work in a team and evidence of such
• Attendance at e.g. Death/Bereavement or Breaking News workshops and Counselling courses
• Evidence of development of leadership within the work environment

Dear Potential Applicant,

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.

Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)

If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.

The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.

The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.

This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post

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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.

We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.

We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.

We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.

Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.

If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH

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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.

Name Dr Jess Heaps Job title Clinical Director for Anaesthesia Telephone number 01254 733744 Additional information

For further information please contact:

Dr Jess Heaps (Clinical Director for Anaesthesia) on 01254 733744.