Main area Anaesthetics Grade Locum Consultant Contract 9 months (Fixed term to cover maternity leave) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (Fixed Term) Job ref 318-25-LOCCONSANAES
Employer Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Gloucestershire Hospitals Town Gloucester Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/08/2025 23:59
Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the largest employer in the county, we’re proud to provide outstanding acute, elective, and specialist services to over 650,000 people across our county. Whether you’re just beginning your NHS journey or taking the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing in innovation, research, and transformation, with over 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our two district hospitals.
You can expect a welcoming and supportive culture and you’ll be supported by passionate colleagues who care deeply about teamwork, development, and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring, and leadership opportunities to help you grow in your career. Gloucestershire has the perfect mix of culture, countryside, and community. With excellent schools, transport links, and access to award-winning green spaces, it’s a great place to live and work.
We value the diversity of our workforce and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
This is a locum position for a Consultant in Anaesthesia.
It is based around 5 anaesthetic sessions plus 1 acute pain session per week (3 days), with additional weekend emergency/trauma work to make a 10PA contract. Sessions will be decided upon consultation with the speciality director
Anaesthesia falls within the Surgical Division of the Trust’s management structure.
The post could be filled on a whole or part time basis. Any candidate who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full time will still be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis. Job share applicants are also welcome.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will provide:
* 5 clinical Anaesthetic sessions plus 1 acute pain session per week and share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to patients presenting for surgery.
* Undertake weekend emergency/trauma work to support the on call team.
* Ultimately as a trust employee elective may have to be undertaken on either or both the Gloucester or Cheltenham sites.
* Support for the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.
Working for our organisation
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients’ lives by joining our team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will join the existing team of 72 consultants working for the trust in the two main sites of Gloucester and Cheltenham, and peripheral community hospitals.
As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other, clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust’s patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-
* To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service
* To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
* To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust’s procedures and operating policies
* To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust’s and Division’s services plans
* To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgical Division or the Trust.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Full General Medical Council registration.
* Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (England) or equivalent
* MBBS or equivalent
* ALS
* ATLS
* PALS or APLS
Clinical Experience
* General training leading to CCT in anaesthesia or other specialty
* Experience in Anaesthetic Assessment
Motivation and Attitude
* Enthusiasm for the speciality general anaesthesia.
* Attitudes compatible with the aims and objectives of the existing team and the Trust.
Personal Skills
* Communication skills, written and verbal.
* Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm and to work under stress; flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances.
* Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal.
Quality Management
* Ability to manage risk.
* Ability to manage change.
* Ability to deal with complaints from the public.
* Experience in audit.
* Working knowledge of evidence based practice.
* Experience of Quality Improvement projects
Research Experience
* Ability to appraise research critically.
* Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects.
* Publications and presentations relevant to Anaesthetics and Intensive Care in peer reviewed journals
Personal Attributes
* Flexibility and willingness to share clinical responsibility for patients
* Conscientiousness to ensure careful transfer of care
* Excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to communicate effectively with clinical, academic and managerial colleagues
* Able to work co-operatively as a team member
* Ability to self-motivate
* Ability to think laterally
We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.
You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.
If you require sponsorshipfor a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under theUKVI points based system
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
#J-18808-Ljbffr