Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia

NHS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare trust in Greater London seeks a Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia to provide clinical care across its hospital sites. This full-time role includes emergency and elective anaesthesia responsibilities. Candidates must hold full UK GMC registration and possess significant clinical anaesthesia experience. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 annually, with a focus on patient care and team collaboration. The role is a fixed-term contract for 6 months, with an anticipated start within one month of the interview.

Qualifications

• GMC specialist registration and license to practice required.
• Comprehensive clinical experience equivalent to UK CCT in Anaesthesia.
• Experience in education, governance, and leadership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care across multiple hospital sites.
• Participate in emergency and elective care as an anaesthetist.
• Ensure high standards of patient care.

Skills

Independent work at consultant level

Life support training

Communication skills

Empathy

Education

Full UK GMC registration

CCT in Anaesthesia

Higher degree (e.g., MD, MBA)

Job description

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia

The closing date is 21 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant in General Anaesthesia.

The post holder must be medically qualified, maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice.

We are keen to attract motivated, hard-working colleagues who share our vision of a cohesive department focused on excellent patient care and outstanding multidisciplinary team collaboration.

Main duties of the job

This is primarily a clinical role, to be carried out across various Guy's and St Thomas' hospital sites, as well as our High Volume Low Complexity Hub at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup.

The role is a full-time, 10 PA per week position, with 9 PAs designated for direct clinical care (DCC) and 1 PA for supporting professional activities (SPA).

The 9 PAs of clinical duties per week include elective theatre work and preoperative assessment clinics. Clinical work will take place over five days (Monday to Friday), with 1 in 10 weeks involving weekend work.

This is an outline program and you will be expected to discuss and agree upon a detailed job plan, including your personal and professional objectives, with the Clinical Leads and Director before starting the post.

About us

The Theatre, Anaesthesia, and Peri-operative Medicine (TAP) directorate has increased its team of Consultant Anaesthetists by a third in the last three years, reflecting the continued rise in clinical activity. It now has over 100 consultants in adult anaesthesia, each with varied interests and specialist areas, working in the dynamic environments of Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation Trust and Queen Mary's Hospital in Sidcup.

TAP is one of the most exciting departments to work in across the country. The department includes a Professor in Anaesthesia, editors from Anaesthesia, members of the Association of Anaesthetists Council, the current President of the Royal College of Anaesthetists Council, and the current DAS President, among others. It is recognised as one of the most productive and engaging clinical, academic, and educational departments in the UK, with an energetic, forward-thinking approach to welcoming new colleagues.

Job responsibilities

The post is fixed-term, with a provisional 10 PA job plan outlined in the Job Description.

We are looking for a dynamic and motivated anaesthetist to join our busy department to provide emergency and elective care. The role encompasses general fields of anaesthesia across all hospital sites of the Trust; however, opportunities in specialist areas will be available based on relevant expertise, such as cardiothoracic and vascular anaesthesia, cardiology, major surgery, renal transplant, regional anaesthesia, orthopaedics, robotic surgery, and urology.

This post does not include contributing to the anaesthesia on-call rota.

The post holder will be expected to participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.

In addition to clinical work, experience in education, teaching and training, governance, leadership, and research will be considered a significant advantage.

For further details and to arrange informal visits, please contact:

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
• On GMC Specialist Register have obtained CCT by commencement of post.
• Appropriate Career progression to be applying for a locum Consultant post to fit in with future plans and recent career path.
• Higher degree e.g. MD, MBA etc (recognised by the University of
• Able to commence employment within one month of interview.
• Recent CCT with additional experience
• Unique experience which would could bring in a new contribution to the Consultant Team

Clinical Experience

• Comprehensive clinical experience in Anaesthesia equivalent to UK CCT
• Additional fellowships in a specialist areas
• Overseas experience in an international centre of excellence

Clinical Skills

• Evidence of Life support course activity in the last 3 years
• Evidence of Ability to work independently at consultant level
• CV matches the requirements of the post in terms of clinical specialist areas within the Trust
• Additional diplomas/certificates in specialist areas including Regional Anaesthesia, ICM, Echo, Perioperative Medicine

Research. Teaching skill & experience

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
• Evidence of original research
• Publications
• External presentations
• Collaboration in national projects
• Leadership/Specific Role in Education
• Communication; Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligently in written and spoken English; ability to build rapport, listen, persuade/ negotiate.
• Accountability; Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Interpersonal Skills; Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience and ability to work co-operatively with others.
• Leader of change project with achievements/ or evidence of innovation

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, and Queen Mary's Hospital

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearp.a. excl. LZ

Contract

Locum

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

196-LCON1166

Job locations

Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, and Queen Mary's Hospital