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East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Cotherstone; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a substantive Consultant in Anaesthesia to join a busy department across Blackburn and Burnley. The post covers a broad portfolio, including major and elective surgery, with a focus on teaching and trainee supervision.

The successful candidate will provide anaesthesia for a wide range of specialties, participate in the job plan, and support a culture of high-quality patient care across two acute sites.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Specialist register or imminent admission required.
• Excellent communication with patients, relatives and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia for a broad range of surgical specialties on site.
• Supervise junior staff and contribute to teaching and training.
• Lead development of services and promote best practice.
• Participate in a balanced job plan across theatres and on-call.

Skills

Communication

Empathy

Supervision

Leadership

Teamwork

Education

Full GMC registration

Licence to practise

Specialist register or pending admission

Job description

Consultant Anaesthetist | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

We are looking to appoint a substantive Consultant in Anaesthesia to join our busy, friendly department at East Lancashire Hospitals.

The department of Anaesthesia provides a comprehensive anaesthetic service to all specialties, with 27 theatres across 2 main sites in Blackburn and Burnley. Our specialties include:

• major cancer surgery in colorectal surgery, urology, gynaecology, ENT and maxillofacial surgery
• robotic surgery for urology, colorectal and maxillofacial and gynaecological surgery
• elective orthopaedic surgery on the BGH site with trauma and high risk elective surgery on the RBH site including inpatient paediatric surgery
• regional vascular and hepato-pancreatico-biliary services
• a comprehensive nurse led preoperative assessment service with Consultant clinics including specialist vascular pre-op clinics and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

We have a busy Obstetric Unit with approximately 6500 deliveries per year. We also have a busy 28 bed critical care unit that cares for 1600 patients per year. We take medical and surgical emergency patients and postoperative elective patients requiring a higher level of care.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide anaesthesia for the broad range of surgical specialties on site. This includes Colorectal, Hepato-Biliary, Vascular, Major Head & Neck, Orthopaedics and Trauma. We also provide anaesthesia for children having surgery over 6 months of age.

The job plan will consist of 10.2 PA per week, including 1.5 for SPA. There will be 1.2 DCC PA attributable to the on call and the remaining 6 sessions for anaesthetic services which may include weekend or evening sessions. The on-call commitment will be on a 1:13 basis (1.2 PA per week). This alternates between the Blackburn and Burnley sites. The Blackburn site is the acute site with ED and all general emergencies. The Burnley site on call is for Obstetrics and Gynaecology emergencies requiring anaesthesia.

The job plans are indicative and subject to change as the service demands. There may also be changes associated with "NHS Services, Seven Days a Week".

The department takes trainees from the North West School of Anaesthesia. Teaching and training are high priorities within the department and all Consultants are expected to contribute to this.

Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned to them. The successful applicant will join a flexible, supportive team who work well together. We also have a high commitment to teaching and training, receive excellent feedback from our trainees and have high exam pass rates.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide anaesthesia for a broad range of surgical specialties. This includes Colorectal, Hepato-Biliary, Vascular, Major Head & Neck, Orthopaedics and Trauma. We also provide anaesthesia for children having surgery over 6 months of age.

Applicants will hold full registration with GMC and a licence to practise

Applicants will either be on the specialist register or due admission to the register within six months.

Applicants must possess the following skills:

• Ability to communicate with patients and relatives effectively and with empathy.
• Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully with colleagues and staff in all disciplines to facilitate best patient care.
• Experience of supervision of junior staff
• Ability to lead the development of services and provoke best practice amongst the colleagues
• Ability to work in a team and evidence of such

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information.

This advert closes on Tuesday 20 Oct 2026