Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia
UHL is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population. We serve the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and specialist services over a much wider area.
Applications are invited for enthusiastic and highly motivated Locum Consultants in Anaesthesia to join our expanding team at the University Hospitals of Leicester.
If you are ambitious about what you do and strive to improve patient experience, bring your dedication and determination here and you will benefit from the support of an experienced and enthusiastic multi-professional team committed to the delivery of brilliant patient care.
This is a full time post for 12 months; many of our previous post holders have proceeded to a substantive position within the Trust.
Key Responsibilities
* Provide Consultant Anaesthetic cover for anaesthesia, elective and emergency surgery at UHL including preoperative assessment and postoperative care.
* Participate in an Anaesthetic On-Call Rota and/or weekend emergency or trauma cover.
* Support the provision of consultant delivered perioperative care.
* Deliver a high quality anaesthetic service, supporting the department with a positive attitude towards flexible working.
* Supervise and train junior anaesthetists.
* Work with the acute pain team to provide safe and effective postoperative analgesia to patients.
* Take part in pre assessment and high risk clinics.
* Teaching Post‑graduate and under‑graduate, research and administration.
* Work with the Clinical Governance team to enhance patient safety.
* Work flexibly to help cover the workload of the CMG.
Strategy & Values
Our new strategy, 'Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities' was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).
* high-quality care for all
* being a great place to work
* partnerships for impact
* research and education excellence
We will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.
* we are compassionate
* we are proud
* we are inclusive
* we are one team
Additional Responsibilities
* Responsibility for the provision of a safe and efficient anaesthetic service elective and emergency care at UHL including preoperative assessment and postoperative care.
* To participate in the Consultant Anaesthetist non‑resident on‑call rota and weekend resident rota.
* To support the Consultant‑delivered Perioperative Medicine Service.
* To work flexibly to support the workload and cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
* To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs.
* Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures.
* Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.
* The post-holder is expected to participate in teaching and training of junior staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.
* Participating in medical audit, the Trust's Clinical Governance processes and in CPD – CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory.
* In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work.
* The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose.
* The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role.
* The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated.
Please refer to the job description for full information.
This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Nov 2025.
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