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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthetics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (As per consultant contract.)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
218-T1-LCT-8191750
Employer
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
University Hospital
Town
Coventry
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 As per consultant salary scale.
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
13/08/2026 23:59
Interview date
22/09/2026

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Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Job overview

You are warmly invited to apply for the post of locum consultant anaesthetist with an interest in chronic pain management.  The successful candidates will have a broad-based training in anaesthesia and will have the ability to care for complex patients having major surgeries.  The role involves a commitment to supporting the out of hours emergency anaesthesia services at University Hospital.

University Hospital is a large teaching hospital and is the Major Trauma centre for the Central England Trauma Network.  We have a large Department of Anaesthesia which delivers perioperative care to around 44,000 elective and emergency patients, and obstetric care to around 6,000 parturients.  We provide anaesthesia and perioperative care for all major sub-specialties including  cardiothoracic surgery, neurosurgery, vascular surgery and renal transplant services.

Main duties of the job

  • Provide and further develop anaesthesia, pain and critical care services for the Trust in collaboration with colleagues in all disciplines including primary and tertiary care to provide an integrated and high quality service for patients. This will include ensuring that all services are provided in an effective and efficient manner and that the principles of risk management and clinical governance are maintained at all times.
  • Actively participate in the teaching and training of junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals in anaesthesia and critical care.
  • Take part in the general activities of consultants at the Trust – teaching, clinical governance, administration, management etc. This will be done by personal development into appropriate roles depending on the consultants’ particular interests and aptitudes.
  • Support and develop innovative improvements within the department and the Trust in order to maintain and improve the quality of patient care.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this Consultant post, please refer to the job description and person specification.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Meets all essential
Desirable criteria
  • Meets all desirable

Training (abilities/skills) and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Advanced training (or equivalent) in Chronic Pain Management.  Broad general anaesthetic training to UK CCT level or equivalent  Ability to do eye blocks (or willingness to learn)  ALS (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
  • Experience managing high risk cases in a broad range of surgical specialties.  APLS/EPLS (or equivalent)  ATLS/ATACC (or equivalent)  Experience of working in the NHS

Teaching/ Educational Experience

Essential criteria
  • Basic teaching course – College or Deanery.  Experience in demonstrating clinical procedures and techniques to other health care professionals.  Evidence of an ability to organise and participate in teaching and training of undergraduate and/or postgraduate students.
Desirable criteria
  • ATLS, ALS, APLS or PALS instructor status.  Postgraduate qualification in teaching/education.

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of clinical governance processes  Thorough understanding of the principles of clinical audit  Evidence of recent involvement in quality improvement or audit  Interest and awareness of research methodology  Able to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
Desirable criteria
  • Extensive involvement in quality improvement or audit.  Participation in service development  Undertaken recent research activity  Participation in completed clinical research projects.  Published articles in peer review journals

Management and Leadership

Essential criteria
  • Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with others.  Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service.  Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines.  Ability to supervise, appraise, coach and mentor trainee and other doctors.  Evidence of participation in service development  An understanding of the NHS Management and Structure  Awareness of health service reforms and issues across the healthcare economy.
Desirable criteria
  • Extensive participation in service development  Completion of a Management/Leadership course

Professional Development

Essential criteria
  • Thorough and detailed knowledge of, current clinical and medical best practice.  Competent in standard information and communications technology  Commitment to continuing personal development

Commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s values. (As detailed in UHCW’s Values in Action document below).  Applicants applying for job roles with managerial responsibility will be required to demonstrate evidence of promoting equal opportunities through work experience.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

No smoking policyAge positiveDisability confident leaderImproving working livesArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Pathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodPregnancy Loss PledgeHeart Charter

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
Miss Charlene Allen
Job title
Anaesthetic and Critical Care Resource Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
024 7696 5871
Additional information

Informal visits are encouraged and arrangements can be made by telephoning 024 7696 5871 or main switchboard on 024 7696 4000.

Key contacts:

  • Miss Charlene Allen (Anaesthetic and Critical Care Resource manager)
  • The email address for contact is [email protected]
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