Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A large teaching hospital trust in England is seeking enthusiastic Locum Consultants in Anaesthesia to join their expanding team. This full-time position involves providing high-quality anaesthetic care, supervising junior staff, and participating in emergency cover. Ideal candidates will demonstrate a commitment to compassionate care and inclusivity within their teams.

Qualifications

• Enthusiastic and highly motivated professionals are sought to provide anaesthesia services.
• Experience in teaching postgraduate and undergraduate students is preferred.
• Ability to supervise and train junior anaesthetists.

Responsibilities

• Provide Consultant Anaesthetic cover for elective and emergency surgery.
• Participate in Anaesthetic On-Call Rota and weekend emergency cover.
• Deliver high-quality anaesthetic service and enhance patient safety.

Job description

Overview

Applications are invited for enthusiastic and highly motivated Locum Consultants in Anaesthesia to join our expanding team at the University Hospitals of Leicester. This is a full-time post for 12 months; many of our previous post holders have proceeded to a substantive position within the Trust. Our new strategy, 'Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities', was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030). We have four primary goals: high-quality care for all, being a great place to work, partnerships for impact, and research and education excellence. We will embed health equality in all we do, taking active steps to reduce avoidable differences in healthcare, working in partnership with communities. Our strategy is underpinned by new values: we are compassionate, we are proud, we are inclusive, and we are one team.

Responsibilities

• To provide Consultant Anaesthetic cover for anaesthesia, elective and emergency surgery at UHL including preoperative assessment and postoperative care.
• To participate in an Anaesthetic On-Call Rota and/or weekend emergency or trauma cover.
• To support the provision of consultant delivered perioperative care.
• Deliver a high quality anaesthetic service, supporting the department with a positive attitude towards flexible working.
• Supervise and train junior anaesthetists.
• Work with the acute pain team to provide safe and effective postoperative analgesia to patients.
• Take part in pre assessment and high risk clinics.
• Teaching Post-graduate and under-graduate, research and administration.
• Work with the Clinical Governance team to enhance patient safety.
• To work flexibly to help cover the workload of the CMG.

About the Trust and Location

UHL is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population. We serve the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and specialist services over a much wider area.