Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (1:12 on call)
- Job ref
- 337-MS-1900-OK
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- LNWH
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/01/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Anaesthesia
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
Consultant in Anaesthesia
We are seeking three substantive Consultants in Anaesthetics with a general interest. Successful candidates will join a collaborative and forward-thinking department that delivers a wide range of anaesthetic services across our three main hospital sites.
Theatre lists will be at either Ealing, Central Middlesex or Northwick Park sites. Participation in a 1:12 (weekday and weekend) cross-site (Northwick Park and Ealing sites) on-call rota is required. Current on-call is remunerated at 1PA and attracts a 3% availability supplement.
Main duties of the job
Direct supervision of emergency operating as required
Direct supervision of obstetric anaesthesia as required
Direct operational management of evening emergency lists and weekend emergency lists
Weekend review of PACU patients as required
Preoperative Assessment (POA): We are reconfiguring our POA service so that it will become a single sub-specialty under the heading of Peri-Operative Medicine, within the Anaesthetic/Critical Care directorate. It will be desirable for applicants to have training, experience and interest in this field – essential for Job Plan 1. This new service will provide access to standardised high quality perioperative care for patients across all surgical specialties. It will have dedicated nursing teams aligned with specific surgical specialties who have received training and support from physicians, anaesthetists and intensivists to achieve agreed upon competencies using standardised templates. High Risk Anaesthetic Clinics (HiRAC) will be delivered alongside physician colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team including physios, pharmacists and dieticians.
Paediatrics: on call and CEPOD activity at NPH involves a significant Paediatric cohort, frequently requiring acute management and transport to more specialist units via the local Children’s Acute Transport Service (CATS). NPH also houses a small Paediatric HDU with capacity to care for a maximum of two patients with established tracheostomies/long-term ventilation.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for further details about the role and responsibilities of this post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- FRCA (or equivalent); completion of specialist training in anaesthesia. SIA/ Fellowship in area relevant to job plan –e.g. perioperative medicine/ regional
Desirable criteria
- Formal teaching or management qualification. CPET qualification
Registration
Essential criteria
- GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia (or within 6 months of CCT).
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Competence in general anaesthesia including emergencies; experience in managing high-risk patients.
- Evidence of Stage 3, SIA or equivalent training in obstetric anaesthesia, paediatric anaesthesia and anaesthesia for airway surgery/shared airway to cover NPH on calls.
- Recent experience and capabilities to manage the critically ill child to at least stage 3 (or equivalent) standard.
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience within the last 3 years. Additional experience in perioperative care e.g. prehabilitation or preoperative assessment. Experience as a Locum Consultant at an acute hospital.
- APLS/EPLS, ALS
- Experience and capability to manage complex airways to SIA standard (or equivalent) SIA (or equivalent) in perioperative medicine/prehabilitation
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience in teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
- Stage 3, SIA or equivalent level of training in Education and Training (including has met requirements to be a clinical supervisor). Commitment to work as educational supervisor.
Desirable criteria
- Simulation or educational qualification
Management and Audit
Essential criteria
- Leadership skills. Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures.
- Understands the managerial, administrative and organisational roles expected of consultants as evidenced by Stage 3 or equivalent training in Management and Professional and Regulatory Requirements. Understands the principles of quality improvement (QI) and audit as evidenced by Stage 3 training or equivalent in Safety and QI.
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or current study towards this.
- Evidence of service design or leadership training. Knowledge of finance/budgets
Research
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of research methodology; ability to apply evidence-based practice. Ability to work within research governance procedures.
Desirable criteria
- Training in research methodology and IT. Publications in peer review journals Presentations to learned societies. Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research
Communication and Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication (written and spoken), teamwork and professionalism; commitment to CPD.
Desirable criteria
- Experienced in electronic patient record records, eg CERNER
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
- Mrs Latha Kumar
- Job title
- Directorate Office Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07878145541
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