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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthesia
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (12 months)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (40 hours)
Job ref
164-7530249
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Cross Site
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£109,725 - £145,478 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
14/11/2025 23:59

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Locum Consultant Anaesthetist - General

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic and committed full-time Locum Consultant Anaesthetists to our friendly, supportive and dynamic Anaesthetic Department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.   

Main duties of the job

 

The appointee will be expected to fulfil the duties with the agreed Job Plan. The appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients admitted under his/her care and be responsible with Consultant colleagues for the provision of both comprehensive elective and emergency anaesthetic services. The appointee will work with the department to provide for reciprocal cover during periods of leave and take all leave in accordance with the relevant overarching trust policies. These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, his/her Consultant colleagues and the Trust. The appointee will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post according to the agreed Job Plan and give these priority at all times.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.

Working for our organisation

 

The Department of Anaesthesia at Nottingham University Hospitals is friendly, supportive and cohesive.  We provide in-patient and day-case anaesthetic services for a comprehensive range of elective and emergency surgical and non-surgical specialities at the City and QMC campuses.  Our work is supported by Pre-operative Assessment, Acute Pain and Critical Care services.  At the QMC campus, we also provide anaesthetic services for the Major Trauma service and Emergency Department.

 

Nottingham University Hospitals is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are a large, complex, person-centred organisation with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation.  For more information about the Trust, visit our website.

 

Some of the benefits of working for our organisation include:

·         Flexible working

·         Opportunities for  to be innovative/creative in the workplace

·         Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team

·         Salary sacrifice schemes

·         Cycle to work and travel

 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Each post has a draft job plan which best reflects our assessment of what the final plans will be, based on a 10 PA contract.

Any consultant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post on a part-time basis; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with consultant colleagues.

Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
  • CCT expected within 6 months of interview date / CESR holder / working towards CESR

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Training and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan, including on call work. Technical skills/competencies required for all aspects of the job plan.
  • Evidence that relevant clinical skills/knowledge have been maintained.
  • Experience within UK teaching hospital in the past 6 months.
Desirable criteria
  • Specific training in communication skills
  • Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors
  • Post-CCT Anaesthesia fellowship

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
  • Able to delegate appropriately.
  • Able to work in a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Higher management degree or qualification or training
  • Experience in change management

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sumera Hussain
Job title
Head of Service - City
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01159691169
Additional information

or Chris Harber, Head of Service - QMC

[email protected]

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