Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

Transformation Unit; Winchester; On-site; GBP 114,000 - 151,000; Part time

Job summary

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Winchester is seeking a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to provide leadership and clinical governance within the anaesthetic service across Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital and Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. The post is offered on a 10 PA contract for nine months, with potential longer-term opportunities if available.

The role requires full GMC registration and eligibility for specialist register, with clinical duties spanning

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Entry onto GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview
• MBBS or equivalent
• FRCA & CCT in anaesthesia (or CESR)
• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies
• MD or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic service to a level expected by a Consultant.
• Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Anaesthetics and work flexibly as far as is possible to accommodate the needs of the Department.
• To ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement Hampshire Hospitals careers and evidence-based research.
• Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, investigation of serious incidents and any complaints.
• Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the National Patients’ Rights Charter.
• To be familiar with the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ curriculum for Junior Doctor Training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and educational supervision where required.

Job description

Employer Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Hampshire County Hospital Town Winchester Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 15/11/2026 23:59

Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

Job overview

We are looking for a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to support our services at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across both our hospital sites at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.

This post is offered for 9 months. We anticipate that substantive posts will become available within this timeframe. The post is offered on a 10 PA contract, but less than full time would be considered. SPA allowance for locum Consultants is 1.5 PA and is included within the 10 PA contract; for details see below.

The successful candidate will work within our friendly Anaesthetic Consultant team and provide departmental leadership and supervision of a group of junior and mid-grade doctors at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Main duties of the job

• Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic service to a level expected by a Consultant.
• Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Anaesthetics and work flexibly as far as is possible to accommodate the needs of the Department.
• To ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement hampshirehospitalscareers.co.uk and evidence-based research.
• Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, investigation of serious incidents and any complaints.
• Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the National Patients’ Rights Charter.
• To be familiar with the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ curriculum for Junior Doctor Training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and educational supervision where required.

Working for our organisation

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action or [e-mail].

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

All candidates applying for this post will be contacted by email once the short-listing process is complete.

For further information on this post please contact Dr Samantha Wilson on 01256 313461 or [e-mail].

Person specification

Professional Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Entry onto GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview
• MBBS or equivalent
• FRCA & CCT in anaesthesia (or CESR)
• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies
• MD or equivalent

Clinical Experience & Knowledge

• Experience of general and regional anaesthesia to the level expected of UK consultant anaesthetist for a wide range of surgical specialities

Clinical Skills & Ability

• Evidence of organisational ability
• Willingness to share administrative responsibilities
• Willingness to work flexibly to a level which would be reasonably expected of a consultant
• Understand the NHS system nationally; regionally and locally
• Aware of issues affecting current and future NHS practice
• Understands concepts and principles of clinical goverance
• Able to demonstrate leadership capability with multi-disciplinary teams
• Effective communicator and team worker
• Able to take responsibility, cope with stressful situations and adapt to change
• Attended an NHS Management Course appropriate to consultant duties
• Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition

Research & Teaching skills

• Commitment to teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates, with evidence of active participation in teaching
• An understanding of general principles, scientific method, and interpretation of literature
• Willingness to participate in formal teaching sessions
• Thorough understanding of principles of medicine audit
• Completed audit projects with evidence of active participation in audit
• Attendance at specialist programmes to improve teaching, possession of certificates or diplomas of special expertise in teaching
• Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation
• Publications in peer reviewed journals

Other specific requirements

• An appropriate, well-organised, and clearly presented CV including experience in the training of Specialist Trainees
• Willingness to pick up occasional extra work both in and out of hours beyond job plan with mutual agreement
• Willingness to work across Trust sites dependent on the needs of the service
• A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
• Punctuality, reliabilty and approachability
• Ability to maintain excellent professional relations with others
• Demonstrable ability to effect positive sustainable change
• Awareness of current service development issues within HHFT

Using AI in Your Application

We support the use of technology to help manage time and improve efficiency, but it is your responsibility to ensure your application is personalised and accurately reflects your own skills, experience and values.

AI tools can be useful when drafting an application, but they should only be used to assist you. The content submitted must be your own work and an authentic representation of your knowledge, abilities and experiences.

Applications that rely heavily on AI-generated content may be rejected. For example, we may receive multiple applications containing identical or generic wording that does not reflect the individual applicant.

The use of AI during assessments, including interviews, is not permitted unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. For virtual interviews, you may be asked to provide a 360‑degree view of the room and confirm that no additional devices are being used. If AI use is suspected during an interview, we may pause the interview, ask questions regarding its use, or adapt our assessment approach.

Working in healthcare requires integrity, honesty and accountability. We expect all applications and assessments to be a genuine reflection of your own experience, knowledge and values.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both the delivery of our services and the recruitment and management of our staff.

We welcome applications from everyone who has the skills, experience and values required for the role, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity.

Happy to Talk Flexible Working

We are committed to supporting flexible ways of working and will consider all requests for flexible and part-time working wherever service needs allow.

Important Information About Your Application

Keeping Patients Safe

At Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, patient safety is our highest priority. We recommend that staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and understand that we continue to care for patients who are COVID-19 positive within our services.

Probationary Period

All new employees will be required to complete a six-month probationary period as part of their employment with the Trust.

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.