Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

Queen Victoria Hospital Nhs Foundation Trust; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in East Grinstead is seeking two Consultant Anaesthetists with experience in plastic, maxillofacial and ophthalmic surgery, and an interest in peri-operative medicine and/or critical care management of major burns and head and neck surgery. Candidates will contribute to clinical governance, teaching, audit, IT and research within the Department.

The ten programmed activities include 8.5 direct clinical time with 1.5 supporting professional activities;

Qualifications

• Significant Experience of NHS Working Practices
• FFICM highly desirable for candidates wishing to combine anaesthesia and Critical Care. Relevant experience of delivering high quality Critical Care would also be desirable.
• Applicants should have current UK GMC registration and a license to practice

Responsibilities

• For full details on the job description and essential requirements for the role please see the attached job descriptions.

Job description

Job summary

We have an opening for two Consultant Anaesthetists to join our Trust. The successful candidate will have experience of plastic, maxillofacial surgery and ophthalmic surgery, and will have an interest in peri-operative medicine and/or critical care management of major burns and head and neck surgery. Current growth areas at QVH include Head and Neck surgery, including ENT cancer treatment and limb trauma. Assessment and optimisation of patients referred through clinical network pathways will benefit from new approaches to clinical and patient data management. Candidates will be expected to actively contribute to the management, teaching, audit, IT and research activities of the department. The provisional interview date is the 12th May 2026.

Main duties of the job

Based at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. The ten programmed activities will include 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care time to be worked flexibly to meet the needs of the department and 1.5 SPAs for supporting professional activities and administration. Any additional PAs will be assessed at job planning. The Trust is moving towards national seven-day working objectives and flexible use of theatre time; consultants will work together to ensure an equitable and reasonable distribution of clinical responsibilities outside the hours of the traditional working week. This may involve occasional flexibility to accommodate temporary or short notice changes.

About us

Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond. A centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments. Everything we do is informed by our passion for providing the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes. At QVH we are proud of our achievements and our specialist services continue to record excellent clinical outcomes for patients. We regularly receive excellent results from patient satisfaction surveys and on average 98% of inpatients say they would recommend the hospital to their family or friends. Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.

Job responsibilities

For full details on the job description and essential requirements for the role please see the attached job descriptions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Significant Experience of NHS Working Practices
• FFICM highly desirable for candidates wishing to combine anaesthesia and Critical Care. Relevant experience of delivering high quality Critical Care would also be desirable.

Eligibility

Essential

• Eligible for full registration with the General Medical Council at the time of appointment and with a current license to practice

Clinical Expertise

Essential

• Broad range of experience in anaesthetics with a sub-specialist interest that would complement the existing service
• Ability to offer, and be accountable for, full and independent Paediatric fellowship/higher training desirable for all posts.
• Regional fellowship/higher training desirable. Experience in PreAssessment

Audit, Research and Teaching

Essential

• Evidence of active participation in audit: candidates must demonstrate data from at least one personal audit over the last two years

Desirable

• Evidence of participation in research with published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals; with the ability to critically appraise published evidence
• Experience of supervising doctors in training and other colleagues

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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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).

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