Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Anaesthetic Consultant
The closing date is 21 June 2026
We are a forward-thinking NHS Trust dedicated to delivering exceptional, patient-centred care across both our Critical Care Unit and state-of-the-art operating theatres. Our mission is simple but powerful: to provide safe, compassionate, and innovative anaesthetic and critical care services that improve lives every single day. We believe in teamwork, continuous learning, and empowering our clinicians to shape the future of care.
In this dual role, you'll be at the heart of two of the most dynamic and high-impact areas of our hospital. Your expertise will directly influence patient outcomes--whether you're stabilising critically ill patients in CCU or delivering safe, tailored anaesthesia in complex surgical cases.
You'll be a trusted leader, collaborator, and innovator, helping us push the boundaries of what's possible in perioperative and critical care medicine.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Duties:
Multidisciplinary team working is a key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues. A regular MDT meeting takes place each Wednesday to discuss patients that have been resident on the critical care unit for 1 week or more.
A regular follow up clinic is run on the second Tuesday of the month, and is led by the MDT with consultant support.
Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.
Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support).
Development of sub-specialty interests that fit in with Surgery & Planned Care (SPC) Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.
Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.
Provision of cover for consultant colleagues' periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.
Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.
Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.
The post holder will participate in an out-of-hours consultant rota, detailed within the job plan section.
Job responsibilities
Management and Leadership Responsibilities:
All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience.
To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division Management Team.
To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trusts business plans.
The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.
Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.
As part of the Division Management Team, assist in the cost-effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.
Work within the Trusts framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.
Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching programmes.
Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management
Appointed candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution for England to guide decisions.
Qualifications
* Fully registered with the GMC
* Either CCT in ICM +/- second specialty (if applicable), or CCT in Anaesthetics with equivalence ICM stage 3 training (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status) and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for this consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview.
* FFICM (UK) or equivalent.
Experience
* Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of critical care medicine problems.
* Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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