Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 213-MED-PRUH-8087391
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess Royal University Hospital
- Town
- Orpington
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 per annum excluding London Zone Allowance.
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Anaesthetist
Consultant
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.
We encourage all our staff to have a healthy work/life balance. In doing so, you can apply for flexible working from the beginning of your employment. We offer a range of options which are designed to suit different circumstances and priorities in line with service requirements.
Job overview
The postholder will have significant involvement in the delivery of anaesthesia for all theatres during daytime cover and as part of the consultant First on Call rota including weekends. The department covers most anaesthesia specialities, and a dynamic individual with supplementary interests would be welcomed.
It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of aspects of these services depending upon their interests and experience.
The remit of the post holder will be to work flexibly within the multi–disciplinary team providing and further developing care for patients requiring anaesthesia. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Anaesthetic Department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.
Main duties of the job
The post will be based mainly at Princess Royal University Hospital and DH site and the proposed 10 PA Job Plan is attached. There will be an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities.
As a senior employee of the Trust you will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients. Integral to these responsibilities is the following: -
· The provision of a first class clinical service
· Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
· Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
· Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s service plans
Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Division or the Trust.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£2.1billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant. management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group
- Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
- Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues
- Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
- Contribute to the Care Group’s research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R&D framework.
- Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
- Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group’s Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
- Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
- Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
- Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
- Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
- Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
- Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
- King’s is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.
Person specification
Qualifications & Higher Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registerable medical qualification.
- Full MRCP.
Desirable criteria
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g MD) in the field of Perioperative Medicine or Medical Education.
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full Registration with GMC.
- Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment.
Training and Experience
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in all aspects of anaesthesia, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC.
Desirable criteria
- A special interest or fellowship.
- Ability to provide Anaesthetics in the fields of Ophthalmology/ Obstetrics/ regional.
Administration
Essential criteria
- Experience in day-to-day organisation of Anaesthetic services in a busy Teaching Hospital.
- Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
- Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.
Management and Leadership
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
Desirable criteria
- Management course and/or qualification.
Audit and Quality Improvement
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
- Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Desirable criteria
- Audit Publications.
Research and Publications
Essential criteria
- Experience of clinical research
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.
Desirable criteria
- Teaching skills course/qualifications.
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
- Dr Uvie Brigue
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01689864081
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