Locum Consultant Anaesthetist (WM site)

NHS; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic Locum Consultant Anaesthetist for a 6-month renewable contract, with responsibilities including managing theatre lists and labour ward coverage. This full-time role offers 10 PA per week with opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.
• Experience with management of high-risk patients.
• Advanced training in obstetric anaesthesia.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to patients in theatre lists and labour ward.
• Conduct clinical efficiency and quality improvement processes.
• Provide teaching to medical undergraduates and non-Consultant postgraduate colleagues.

Skills

Excellent communication

Proficiency with regional anaesthesia

Highly organised

Education

FRCA or equivalent

CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent

Higher Degree

Job description

Go back Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Anaesthetist (WM site)

The closing date is 01 July 2025

We are looking for one enthusiastic and self-motivated consultants to join our department. This will be a 6 month renewable contract up to 1 year in total. The successful candidate will cover general theatre lists as well as labour ward and may have the opportunity to participate in general on-calls once fully orientated to the department.

Depending on workload and departmental needs, the post may be extended beyond the original period.

Main duties of the job

This is a full time post of 10 PA, divided into 9PA direct clinical care and 1 PA supporting professional activities. SPA time is given to support personal CPD, preparation for GMC appraisal, governance and quality improvement activities as required for successful appraisal. This translates to 5 theatre sessions per week (each at 1.25PA, resulting in 8.75 PA for clinical work). The remainder of 0.25 PA can be delivered flexibly and suitable options will be discussed with the successful applicant.

The post holder will provide clinical care on theatre lists and cover labour ward if required.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers

We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds

We operate on a patient every 16 minutes

We do 50 imaging procedures each hour

We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life

Our values

Job summary

We are looking for one enthusiastic and self-motivated consultants to join our department. This will be a 6 month renewable contract up to 1 year in total. The successful candidate will cover general theatre lists as well as labour ward and may have the opportunity to participate in general on-calls once fully orientated to the department.

Depending on workload and departmental needs, the post may be extended beyond the original period.

Main duties of the job

This is a full time post of 10 PA, divided into 9PA direct clinical care and 1 PA supporting professional activities. SPA time is given to support personal CPD, preparation for GMC appraisal, governance and quality improvement activities as required for successful appraisal. This translates to 5 theatre sessions per week (each at 1.25PA, resulting in 8.75 PA for clinical work). The remainder of 0.25 PA can be delivered flexibly and suitable options will be discussed with the successful applicant.

The post holder will provide clinical care on theatre lists and cover labour ward if required.

About us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers

We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds

We deliver a baby every 50 minutes

We operate on a patient every 16 minutes

We do 50 imaging procedures each hour

We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life

Our values

Our PROUD values demonstrate to staff, patients and the public the standards of care and experience they should expect from our services:

Putting patients first

Responsive to patients and staff

Open and honest

Unfailingly kind

Determined to develop

Job description

Job responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities:

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

1.1. The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.

1.2. Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

1.3. Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

1.4. Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

1.5. Adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times.

1.6. Develop clinical practice through self-reflection and learning from experience, application of research into practice and active contribution within the multi-disciplinary team.

Research, Teaching and Training

2.1. Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.

2.2. Responsible for teaching and training non-Consultant postgraduate colleagues.

2.3. Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

Performance Management

• Work with medical, nursing, other clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

• Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
• Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
• Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team
• Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• FRCA or equivalent
• CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent (on or within 6 months of inclusion on Specialist register at time of interview)

Desirable

• Higher Degree

Experience

Essential

• Experience with management of high-risk patients
• Advanced Training in Obstetric Anaesthesia

Desirable

• Implementation of Quality Improvement processes/ audit
• Previous consultant-level experience

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Proficiency with regional Anaesthesia esp. upper limb blocks
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills
• Highly organised, self -motivated, track record of achieving sustained change

Desirable

• Good IT skills
• Experience with high risk orthopaedics and trauma

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.

UK Registration

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

Employer details

Employer name

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

West Middlesex University Hospital

Twickenham Road

Isleworth

TW7 6AF

Employer's website

https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)