Job summary
- Main area
- Aneasthetics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 151-WPHCON-67
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Wexham Park Hospital
- Town
- Slough
- Closing
- 13/08/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/09/2026
Employer heading
Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Chronic Pain
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Job overview
We are looking for enthusiastic and committed Consultant Anaesthetists with a special interest in chronic pain to join the team of Consultants in the Anaesthetic Departments at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.
Anaesthetics is part of the Directorate of Anaesthesia, Theatres and Critical Care which sits under the Division of Surgical Specialties & Theatres. Wexham Park ICU has received the rating of Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.
These posts comprise anaesthesia and chronic pain. The anaesthesia component will be based at Wexham Park Hospital and the Heatherwood Hospital with the opportunity to subspecialise in Obstetrics, Regional, Trauma and colorectal anaesthesia dependent on individual interest and training. The chronic pain component will involve all three hospitals in the directorate (Frimley Park Hospital, Wexham Park Hospital and the Heatherwood Hospital).
The posts have arisen because of increased demand and existing vacancies.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will be expected to take part in developing services within the Trust and to share the clinical, administrative and teaching work with the other consultants in the department.
The basis of the post is 10 programmed activities, 8.5 direct clinical care (DCC) sessions and 1.5 SPA. The clinical sessions will be allocated for chronic pain lists and clinics and provision of anaesthesia for various specialities including providing non-resident on call cover for Wexham and Heatherwood Hospitals.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the post responsibilities.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration
- FRCA or equivalent
- Listed on GMC UK Specialist Register or within 6 months of gaining CCT in Anaesthesia at the date of the interview
- Advanced/ complementary training in Pain Medicine
- Experience of UK healthcare system
- Clear evidence of commitment to relevant subspecialty
Desirable criteria
- Post graduate qualification e.g.FFPMRCA
- Post graduate qualification in Teaching.
- Simulation experience/ qualifications
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to evaluate own clinical practice
- Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Ability to organise and develop service provision
- Management: understanding the structures of NHS hospitals and willing to play a role in the Department and in the Hospital
Desirable criteria
- Experience in leadership role: Management module, Management representative roles, etc
- IT literate
- Experience in Management
Experience
Essential criteria
- A wide grounding during training in all aspects of anaesthesia
- Special interest in regional anaesthesia with focus on education.
- Willingness to be involved in teaching at under graduate and post graduate as necessary
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity
- Understand the principles of Clinical Governance and demonstrate experience of evidence based practice
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of management of complex medical comorbidities in the perioperative period
- Interest in providing augmented surgical care in the immediate post op period
- Provider status in ATLS,ALS, EPLS or APLS
- International/ National presentations
- Quality improvement projects related to main components of this job
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 Dinesh Selvan
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 6153195
- Additional information
Dr Mohjir Baloch - Cross Site Chronic Pain Lead
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