Anaesthetic Consultant with Interest in Pain
The closing date is 09 June 2026.
Applications are invited for the above post at a large University teaching Hospitals Trust in Liverpool. The applicant will join an Anaesthetic department providing services at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals. The Pain Medicine service provides inpatient services across hospital sites, and local hospices. Outpatient services are at Broadgreen Hospital within a new purpose-built Pain Medicine unit containing outpatient facilities and a dedicated theatre suite and recovery for pain management procedures. The applicant will join a dedicated team who review 5000 inpatients and 5500 outpatients per year and will also have an opportunity to work with the Liverpool Refractory Angina Centre providing a patient‑centred multidisciplinary approach to the management of angina pain. The post also has a commitment to elective and emergency anaesthetic services and the successful applicant will be expected to commit to the on‑call rota.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities are detailed in the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualification
* MB ChB or equivalent
* FRCA or equivalent
* Full GMC registration
* Have CCT in Anaesthesia or be expected to attain such within 6 months of interview date, or be included on the Specialist register.
* Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FFPMRCA)
Experience and skills
* Advanced Pain medicine training (or equivalent).
* High standard of clinical skills and expertise in anaesthesia.
* Experience in the perioperative management of high‑risk patients undergoing complex surgery.
* Interest and experience in critical care medicine
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Orthopaedics
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Trauma
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: General, urological and gynaecological surgery
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Vascular surgery
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Transfer medicine
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Non‑theatre anaesthesia
* ALS training
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary Pain team.
* ATLS training or equivalent
* Expertise in difficult airway Management e.g. Advanced training in Airway Management
* Interest and training in echocardiography (TOE and/or TTE)
* Expertise in ultrasoundguided regional anaesthesia for upper and lower limb surgery, e.g. Advanced training (or equivalent) in general, urological and gynaecological surgery)
* Advanced training (or equivalent) in vascular anaesthesia
* Expertise in ultrasoundguided regional anaesthesia and fluoroscopic guide procedures for pain management
* Evidence of participation in individual and group psychological work in pain medicine
Teaching
* Evidence of participation in bed‑side and class‑room teaching
* Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a Clinical Supervisor
* Experience of teaching non‑medical professionals
* Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Educational Supervisor.
Ability/Motivation/Knowledge
* Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on anaesthetic problems for planned procedures and emergencies
* Initiative and ability to co‑ordinate teams.
* Leadership potential.
* Committed to speciality and enthusiastic about the role of anaesthetists.
* Experience of supervising core trainees and registrars, with feedback.
Management Ability
* Evidence of involvement in the management of an anaesthetic department
* Ability to organise and advise on efficient anaesthetic services.
* Management Training
Audit and Research
* Evidence of life‑long learning
* Participation in reflective practice and incident reporting processes
* Participation in clinical audit and/or service improvement projects.
* Involvement in research projects relevant to anaesthesia, critical care or pain medicine.
* Commitment to continue research towards higher qualification.
Presentations and Publications
* Presentations at regional and/or national meetings.
* Publications relevant to the post.
Networking
* Membership of relevant societies
* Attendance at meetings
Other
* Overseas experience/experience in other UK regions.
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.
Address
Broadgreen Hospital Site, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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