Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics

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

Job summary

A national health service provider is looking for a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role offers a competitive salary ranging from £109,725 to £145,478 per annum, depending on experience. Candidates will work within anaesthetics, critical care and theatre teams. This is a full-time position, requiring evidence of clinical registration and good command of written English.

Qualifications

• Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
• Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration.
• Evidence of essential experience for the role.

Responsibilities

• Work within anaesthetics, critical care, and theatre teams.
• Be available across both hospital sites dependent on operational requirements.

Skills

Written English proficiency

Clinical registration

Education

Essential education/qualifications

Job description

Following significant investment to expand our workforce and meet growing service demands, we are excited to offer a number of newly created roles across our anaesthetics, critical care and theatre teams. These posts represent a proactive step in enhancing our capacity, improving patient care, and supporting our staff with the resources they need.

We are looking to appoint two full-time an Locum Consultant Anaesthetist for 12 months fixed term contract. The job plan comprises of a weekly average of 9 PAs of clinical work spread over specialties (including on call) and 1 SPA . Further job plan details can be found within the job description, depending on service requirement there maybe an element of on calls.

The successful candidate will join a department that is friendly, engaged and provides excellent training and mentor support. The successful appointee will work as an integral part of the team and have equal access to junior staff.

East Surrey is the principle hospital for emergencies and inpatients, with day case surgery at Crawley Hospital. Anaesthetists are expected to be available across both hospital sites dependent on operational requirements.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

About us

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 780,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:

• Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021
• National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do
• We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment
• Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority
• Our workforce are amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey

Job responsibilities

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application accurately reflects where you match them. For further information regarding the role please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Criteria

• oEvidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
• oA complete and accurate application
• oSuitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
• oEvidence of essential experience for role
• oMeet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
• oHold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
• oEvidence of the Trust values and behaviours
• oEvidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

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.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum (depending on experience)