Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

NHS; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking an enthusiastic Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to join their well-established Anaesthetic Department. Candidates should be able to demonstrate high clinical competence in Anaesthesia, participate in an on-call rota, and provide anaesthetic cover across multiple sites. Competitive salary and benefits including a robust health support system are offered.

Benefits

Extensive range of learning opportunities

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts through external providers

Qualifications

• Must hold a Licence to Practise.
• Should have a high level of clinical experience in Anaesthesia.
• Experience in clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent anaesthetic services across three sites.
• Participate in the on-call consultant rota.
• Cover for colleagues during absences.

Skills

Clinical experience

Leadership and teamwork

Teaching and supervision

Research methodology

IT proficiency

Education

MBBS/MBChB or equivalent

Eligibility for GMC specialist register

Job description

Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

The closing date is 05 December 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic General Anaesthetist to join a well‑established Anaesthetic Department as a Consultant. The Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain provides anaesthetic cover for three of the Trust's sites, maintains Critical Care facilities on two of the Trust's sites and Chronic Pain Clinics on one site. The successful applicant will join the Department's on‑call rota at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The anaesthetic service currently consists of 42 Consultants, 20 SAS doctors and 20 Trainees and covers all the areas expected from a large hospital. Medical specialties include inpatient nephrology and satellite dialysis units on two other sites.

The successful candidate will be based in the Anaesthetic Department, carrying out general anaesthetic duties across the Trust and participating in the general anaesthesia on‑call rota. At present the frequency of on calls is 1:14, but can vary from 1:12 to 1:15, attracting 3% on‑call supplement. During on‑call duties, you will be covering general emergency theatre, obstetric theatres and A&E.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will work across the three sites in Doncaster, Bassetlaw and Mexborough to provide excellent anaesthetic services. The successful candidate will take their equal share of providing emergency anaesthetic cover working the on‑call consultant rota based and will be expected to provide cover on a reciprocal basis for consultant colleagues during short periods of absence. One and a half days of paid absences are currently allocated for the on‑call work which currently is a 1:8 general on‑call.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives – the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

We support flexible working and will do our best to accommodate arrangements that work for the service, the patient and the individual.

As an equal‑opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups including those with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

Benefits

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemes
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers

Job responsibilities

Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS/MBChB or equivalent acceptable to the GMC
• Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
• You must be on the specialist register for Anaesthetics or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK. In accordance with the regulations, all other categories of Doctors must be eligible to be on the GMC specialist register (evidence required prior to commencement) to be considered for a consultant appointment by the Advisory Appointments Committee

Experience and Achievements

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Anaesthesia
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinions on a range of problems within the specialty
• Understanding current issues within Anaesthesia and the future direction of the specialty
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS
• Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
• Wide based experience in Anaesthesia
• Attendance at a recognised management course

Teaching and training

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non‑medical staff
• Training in clinical and educational supervision
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
• Attendance at a teaching course
• Formal qualification in teaching/education

Audit and Research

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects and the implementation of outcomes
• Critical Appraisal Skills
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology

Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities

• Ability to use IT Systems – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Evidence of innovation
• Evidence of continual learning and development
• Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
• Access to own transport

General

• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
• For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures) this will also be a requirement of the health screening
• An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service

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.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

£109,725 to £145,478 a year – pro rata per annum