# Anaesthetic Consultant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/anaesthetic-consultant/41fea70b-3ed1-49f8-a7c4-e4649c844892 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/anaesthetic-consultant/41fea70b-3ed1-49f8-a7c4-e4649c844892.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Aintree University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-31T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-17T10:20:43.883Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/Liverpool_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthesia/Anaesthesia-v8147474 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8147474?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Consultant Anaesthetist full time 10PA jobs X4 permanent positions available The position will primarily be based at Aintree University Hospital with an opportunity of cross-site work at The Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen sites. Planning for Interviews will take place around September2026 with the job commencing between November 2026 - March 2027. ### Main duties of the job The job will entail 6 weekly sessions fixed in time with emergency on-call duties based at Aintree. Our emergency on-call runs as a non-resident 2 tier 10 week rota with a pattern of approximately 6 week time on-calls/10 weeks plus one spilt weekend. The second on weekend rota is resident from 8-18 and non-resident over night (either Saturday or Sunday). The successful candidate will have opportunities for lists in orthopaedic and MFU trauma, vascular lists and provision of pre-op services, as well as flexible daycase anaesthesia, the content of which will depend upon the department’s requirements. Cross-site work with day case lists at BGH and lists in complex major surgery at the Royal Liverpool site are expected and negotiable. In addition there is a 1.5PA allocation of core SPA time each week for personal development and there is an expectation of active involvement in departmental meetings and teaching. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The successful candidates are invited to take on a clinical leadership role, actively participating in our drive to constantly seek opportunities to improve the quality of care we deliver. As such, we are looking for enthusiasts with a vision, who are not afraid of change, and who take pride and ownership in their roles to join our dedicated & committed team of over 100 anaesthetic consultants trust wide. The appointees, together with his/her colleagues will have a commitment to the provision of anaesthetic services, and to the delivery of perioperative medicine. In addition, other duties will include administration, attendance at meetings, and continuing medical education. It is expected that the appointee will participate in the on-call rota (category A – 3% supplement). ### Applicant requirements 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. ## Person Specification ### Other **Desirable** - Overseas experience/experience in other UK regions. ### Teaching **Essential** - Evidence of participation in bed-side and class-room teaching. - Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a Clinical Supervisor. **Desirable** - Experience of teaching nonmedical professionals - Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Educational Supervisor. - Educational qualification. ### Networking **Essential** - Membership of relevant societies **Desirable** - Attendance at meetings ### Personality **Essential** - Evidence of the ability to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations and work in a team - Good communication and interpersonal skills - Confident without arrogance. - Enthusiasm to support others - Positive approach to lessons learnt - Flexibility, embraces change. ### Qualifications **Essential** - MB ChB or equivalent - FRCA, MRCP or equivalent - Full registration with GMC - Have CCT in Anaesthesia or be expected to attain such within 6 months of interview date, or be included on the Specialist register ### Audit and Research **Essential** - Evidence of life-long learning - Participation in clinical audit and/or service improvement projects. - Participation in reflective practice and incident reporting processes. **Desirable** - Involvement in research projects relevant to anaesthesia, critical care or pain medicine. - Commitment to continue research towards higher qualification. ### Management Ability **Essential** - Evidence of involvement in the management of an anaesthetic department - Ability to organise and advise on efficient anaesthetic services. **Desirable** - Management Training ### Experience and Skills **Essential** - High standard of clinical skills and expertise in anaesthesia - Experience in the perioperative management of high-risk patients undergoing complex surgery - 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 ain team **Desirable** - ATLS training or equivalent - Expertise in difficult airway Management e.g. Advanced training in Airway Management. - Interest and training in echocardiography - Expertise in ultrasoundguided regional anaesthesia for upper and lower limb surgery, e.g. Advanced training (or equivalent) in general, urological and gynaecological surgery) - Evidence of participation in individual and group psychological work in pain medicine. ### Ability Motivation Knowledge **Essential** - Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on anaesthetic problems for planned procedures and emergencies - Initiative and ability to co-ordinate teams - Leadership potential. - Punctual - Committed to speciality and enthusiastic about the role of anaesthetists. **Desirable** - Experience of supervising core trainees and registrars, with feedback. ### Presentations and Publications **Essential** - Presentations at regional and/or national meetings **Desirable** - Publications relevant to the post ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 116.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446813) - [oh risk id form (pdf, 330.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446809) - [recruitment documents (pdf, 383.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446810) - [life at luhft benefits (pdf, 333.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2664) - [trust values & behaviours (pdf, 259.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10446812) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.