Overview
We are delighted to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team. This post would be suitable for any post CCT candidate wishing to gain experience in anaesthetic management of major surgical cases including hepatobiliary, ENT, urology, vascular, general surgery and orthopaedics in high‑risk patients. The Freeman Hospital also has an extensive surgical robotics programme covering urology, ENT, hepatobiliary and colorectal, allowing any successful candidate to gain useful experience in this field.
This post is to commence October 2025/ASAP for 9 months. In addition to the challenges of the role, we offer a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit. Candidates for the post must be registered medical practitioners and on, or eligible to join, the Specialist Register within six months of the date of the Appointments Committee. Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.
To provide Consultant anaesthetic cover for 9 months due to maternity leave of a colleague, thereby maintaining clinical capacity to treat and care for patients in this surgically orientated hospital. To provide specialist peri‑operative care including pre‑operative assessment, intra‑operative anaesthetic management and post‑operative care to patients undergoing a wide range of operative procedures. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: John Davidson via email at john.davidson10@nhs.net
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally. We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic disorders. Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patient contacts each year, delivering high quality healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit of an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from underrepresented groups.
Clinical
* The highest quality patient care is the standard of all clinical care.
* Clinical duties will be to provide peri‑operative assessment and peri‑operative care for elective and emergency patients across the spectrum of surgical specialties offered at Freeman Hospital, excluding cardiothoracic surgery.
* Provision of anaesthesia for all directorate surgical specialties for elective and emergency patients.
* Flexible sessions and sessions in emergency surgery may be included in the job plan.
* Flexibility is expected in the weekly timetable to ensure efficient use of the Consultant’s time and directorate resources.
* There may be the opportunity to work in the Pre‑Assessment Clinic, with responsibility for assessing fitness, organising special investigations and providing expert opinion on behalf of anaesthetic colleagues.
* Work closely with Consultant colleagues, Anaesthetic and Critical Care Unit nurses and ODPs and other theatre staff, surgeons and ward staff to ensure good communication at all times to the benefit of high‑quality patient care.
* Clinical sessions will be of nominal five‑hour duration and include theatre anaesthesia with attendant pre‑ and post‑operative care.
* It is a condition of employment that all employees minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
CPD
* Undergo Certifying Medical Education (CME) in accordance with guidelines stipulated by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) and revalidation standards set by the GMC.
* Planning for individual CPD will be undertaken at annual appraisal and job planning.
* All staff are required to fulfil annual Trust mandatory training.
Job Planning
* Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. Objectives within job plan reviews should align with Trust objectives, including fixed contractual commitments on a 42‑week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays.
* Initial job planning meeting will take place within three months of starting post.
Administrative
* Undertake administrative duties related to patient care and the running of the Directorate in cooperation with the Clinical Director and Directorate Managers.
* Undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
* Involvement with the financial management of the Directorate budget to ensure delivery of high‑quality care and efficient use of resources.
* Participate in collaborative work between the three peri‑operative directorates within the Trust regarding management planning, clinical governance, risk management, therapeutics, equipment and education and training.
Research
* This Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high‑profile activity that complements the service provided, with emphasis on studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research portfolio.
* The Directorate recognises that high quality research is integral to development and quality care, and undertakes to support and encourage such activities wherever possible.
Teaching
* Teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level is core directorate business and all staff are expected to make an active contribution.
* Active involvement in clinical supervision of postgraduate trainees and foundation doctors in the directorate is expected from all Consultants.
* Participation in the teaching and training of other health care professionals within the Directorate.
* After appropriate training and CPD, most consultants are expected to be selected as educational supervisors for anaesthetic trainees and fellows, accountable to RCOA College Tutor.
This advert closes on Wednesday 5 Nov 2025
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