Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthesia & Pain
- Grade
- Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 290-LCONB032
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Charing Cross Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 to £139,882 per annum WTE
- Closing
- 10/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Locum Pain Consultant
Locum Consultant
Job overview
We are seeking to recruit one Locum Pain Consultant to join our Pain Management Centre situated in Charing Cross Hospital. These post-holders will join a supportive and positive department with an excellent reputation for clinical care and teaching. You will join our team who are dedicated to improve sustained pain relief and promote public health. The post is predominantly Pain but there can be an Anaesthetic component.
Main duties of the job
The post will attract 10 PA per week for a whole-time contract – 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA.
8.5 PA per week of clinical related activities including pain management, MDT meetings and the possibility to support Anaesthetics and/or Acute Pain Management.
1.5 PA per week of Supporting Professional Activities - including audit, clinical governance, teaching, research, educational supervision of junior staff and CPD.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description for full details. Example job plans are available there and sessions can be swapped for acute pain rounds depending on the candidate’s preference.
The anaesthetic sessions can be converted to full time Pain Clinic sessions or a suitable job plan can be discussed with the Lead Clinician and Clinical Director to suit your needs and that of the department.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GMC specialist registration or within 6 months of being admitted to the GMC’s specialist register in anaesthesia in approved training post
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent
- Achieved the competencies of 12 months advanced Pain training, as per RCOA guidelines or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- General training in Anaesthesia to stage 3 or equivalent and to specialist level in pain management or equivalent
- Evidence of experience working in a Multidisciplinary chronic pain management setting
- Evidence of minimum 6 months’ work in the NHS
Leadership/ Management skills
Essential criteria
- Able to take responsibility, show leadership, make decisions, exert appropriate authority
- Experience of working in a team and developing service improvement strategies
Teaching & Training
Essential criteria
- Experience of teaching and training undergraduates / postgraduates and junior medical staff
Audit
Essential criteria
- Understanding of principles of clinical audit
- Committed to monitoring and improving clinical quality
- Committed to building a clinical practice that is evidence based
Language
Essential criteria
- Able to speak and write English to the appropriate standard necessary to fulfil the job requirements
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
- Alexandra Boye
- Job title
- Anaesthetics & Pain Management Business Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
We are also advertising a Substantive Pain Consultant post on our Imperial website, reference 290-CONB031.
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
1st Floor Education Centre
Charing Cross Hospital
W6 8RF
- Telephone
- 07789 171 622
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