Overview
A vacancy at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exciting opportunity for the appointee to work in a major NW London NHS trust, with a reputation for educational excellence within a friendly and supportive culture! The post is based at Ealing Hospital theatres, one of three sites within our trust (Northwick Park, Ealing and Central Middlesex Hospitals).
Successful candidates will gain experience in a range of surgical subspecialties, including elective and emergency upper & lower general surgery, orthopaedics/trauma, gynaecology, endoscopy, and dental surgery. The upper GI service has recently expanded, providing increased capacity for surgery such as laparoscopic cholecystectomy and an upper GI hub is planned for the near future.
Teaching and Clinical Opportunities
There is a dedicated emergency/trauma theatre list 24/7, with weekday consultant cover. In addition, the department provides an outreach service for ECT and for DC cardioversions in the Coronary Care Unit. Potential opportunities exist to work at the Northwick Park Hospital site to broaden case mix, including major head & neck, vascular, obstetrics, urology and major colorectal surgery.
Career Development
This post provides excellent opportunities for a career anaesthetist who wishes to gain further clinical experience, with potential to develop educational, management and quality improvement initiatives to support professional development (offering four days for supporting professional activity). It could also provide a route to either applying for a Specialist Training number or following an alternative path such as the CESR/portfolio pathway route.
Hospital Services
We run major acute services at:
* Northwick Park Hospital – home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country, providing a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper‑acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper‑acute rehabilitation units in the UK.
* St Mark's Hospital – an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease.
* Ealing Hospital – a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, a 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice.
* Central Middlesex Hospital – our planned care site, hosting surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
Qualifications
* Minimum of 4 years’ broad experience in anaesthesia.
* Postgraduate qualification equivalent to the FRCA (Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK).
* Experience providing anaesthesia for ASA 1-3 patients requiring a range of surgery.
* Worked in the NHS for at least 6 months to be eligible to apply.
Application
This advert closes on Tuesday 31 Mar 2026.
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