Job summary
- Main area
- Locum Consultant Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term - 12 months)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (plus on call)
- Job ref
- 159-LWH-247-26
- Employer
- Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Liverpool Women's Hospital Trust
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per Annum (dependant on experience)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/10/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Consultant Anaesthetist
Locum Consultant
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
Liverpool Women’s has an excellent reputation and is a centre of excellence. It is an exciting environment to work in and a great place to develop your career for many years to come.
We invite you to review why Liverpool Women's Hospital is a great place to work: https://vimeo.com/556197652
We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received sufficient applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.
Job overview
This post is to provide, develop and expand services including High Dependency Care, Maternal Critical Care, and Gynaecology including Reproductive Medicine, Gynecological Oncology & Robotic Surgeries and Obstetrics provided at the Liverpool Women’s Hospital. The department expects and promotes good teaching and training for junior anaesthetic staff and the successful appointees will contribute in this area along with providing training for other groups of staff within the Trust.
Supporting professional activity time (SPA) is offered initially as 1.5 PA (6hrs) for purposes of, among others, continuing professional development, enhanced appraisal and revalidation, with further SPAs granted after agreement of a job plan with the Clinical Director and Medical Director.
The post holder will have adequate office accommodation and secretarial support. Funding is available for appropriate study leave and Continuing Professional Development. We are seeking doctors who are on the Specialist Register in Anaesthesia and hold the FRCA or equivalent.
The successful candidate will have recent, wide knowledge and experience of high risk obstetric anaesthesia and suitable experience of anaesthesia for high dependency care especially for obstetrics and gynaecology. The candidate will be expected to take an active part in the Society of Mersey Obstetric Anaesthesia and Obstetric Anaesthesia Association activities.
Main duties of the job
A core component of this post is a clinical commitment to the Trust’s Main Delivery Suite and is intended to provide the appointee with the opportunity of continuing and expanding the obstetric anaesthetic services already established at the Liverpool Women’s Hospital. The work on delivery suite encompasses elective and emergency obstetric anesthesia in supporting the busy unit.
It is envisaged that twilight sessions may become necessary in the future and this will be under review.
Close teamwork with anaesthetic, obstetric and midwifery colleagues are essential, as this is a tertiary referral center for complicated obstetric problems. Taking part and developing the high dependency care along with routine obstetric anaesthesia and analgesic tasks is a pleasant and challenging field to teach trainees and develop research active in the department and Trust.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool Women’s NHS FT became part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) in November 2024, following the coming together with Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT. UHLG was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide to our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues who are dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond. For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, UHLG is also their local NHS, providing general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
At Liverpool Women’s Hospital, each year we deliver approximately 7,500 babies, carry out around 50,000 gynaecological inpatient and outpatient procedures, care for over 1,000 poorly and premature newborns, perform around 1,000 IVF cycles, and conduct over 4,000 genetic appointments.
We believe that this, along with a strong dedication to research and innovation, makes us the specialist health provider of choice in Europe for women, babies and families.
For roles at Liverpool University Hospitals, visit their careers page.
UKVI guidelines prohibits sponsorship for all Band 2 posts. Guidelines state that many non-clinical posts are not eligible for sponsorship. Please use UKVI guidance on Skilled Worker Visas to determine your eligibility for sponsorship if you were to gain a conditional offer for this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There is a whole day (2 sessions) Gynaecology Oncology list working in a busy and vital area of Gynaecology. Patients of wide age range and fitness require surgical assistance and anaesthetic cares.
Commitment includes a further 2 sessions made up of theatre lists or Preoperative assessment clinic in Gynaecological Surgery at the Liverpool Women’s Hospital.
The department expects and promotes good teaching and training for junior anaesthetic staff and the successful appointees will contribute in this area along with providing training for other groups of staff within the Trust.
Supporting professional activity time (SPA) is offered initially as 1.5 PA (6hrs) for purposes of, among others, continuing professional development, enhanced appraisal and revalidation, with further SPAs granted after agreement of a job plan with the Clinical Director and Medical Director.
Person specification
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a clinical supervisor
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Experience
Skills, Knowledge and Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to work within the existing directorate framework and compatibility with all existing consultant staff
- Committed to specialty and enthusiastic about the role of anaesthetists
- Commitment to team working
- Leadership qualities
- Good organisational skills
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to cope under pressure
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising anaesthetic trainees
- Experience of teaching non-medical professionals
- Evidence of: Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBChB or equivalent FRCA or equivalent
- Minimum of 7 years’ experience in anaesthesia
- Full GMC registration CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for anaesthesia or within six months of anticipated CCT date on the date of interview
Desirable criteria
- Additional postgraduate training (MRCP, MD etc)
- Post-Graduate prizes
- Minimum of 1 year worked within the NHS
Experience
Essential criteria
- Smooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstances
- Higher level training in obstetric anaesthesia with recent, wide knowledge and experience of high risk obstetric anaesthesia
- Higher training in general, urological and gynaecological surgery
- Higher training in day case anaesthesia
- Minimum of 6 months training in intensive care at ST level
- ALS
Desirable criteria
- Advanced level training in obstetric anaesthesia or Evidence of managing Anaesthetic services on a labour ward - including elective/emergency section lists and input into the care of complex parturient
- Experience with anesthesia for the Robotic Surgeries
- Advanced level training in general, urological and gynaecological anaesthesia
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Helen McNamara
- Job title
- Consultant Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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