# Consultant Anaesthetist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-anaesthetist/117da924-32db-45c7-be32-37d2bd0e27ae - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/consultant-anaesthetist/117da924-32db-45c7-be32-37d2bd0e27ae.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 to £150,569 a year - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full-time Full-time - **Closing date:** 2026-06-07T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-22T13:02:06.695Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C0020-26-0725?employerCode=C0020 - **Application URL:** https://uhb.tal.net/vx/candidate/apply/14966?instant=apply - **Employer website:** https://www.uhb.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary We are excited to invite applications for a Consultant in Anaesthesia within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). The current opportunity is for consultants to join the dedicated Anaesthetics team based at Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals. We are looking to appoint consultants with an interest in Vascular, Regional, peadiatric and colorectal anaesthesia and perioperative medicine. They will be expected to join the general on-call at Heartlands Hospital or the General and obstetric on call at Good Hope Hospital as part of the on-call commitment. The appointee will be expected to participate in the Divisional and Departmental quality improvement projects as well as undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. We are more than happy to arrange a call, or an informal visit, should you wish to discuss further. Please contact Clinical Service Lead for Anaesthetics Dr Saravanababu Gnanaseakaran - via email to saravanababu.gnanaseakaran@uhb.nhs.uk or to Mr Daniel Evans General Manager - daniel.evans@uhb.nhs.uk ### Main duties of the job The core component of this post is to provide anaesthetic cover for a variety of surgical services, if a consultant has a special interest is in Pain medicine then they will have a split job plan between Pain and Anaesthetics. The post holder must understand the significant ongoing changes in the Trusts services and be prepared to take an active part in the change program. A standard full time job plan will contain 10 programmed activities which could be filled by a variety of options from currently uncovered lists and flexible cover for consultant leave. A programmed activity will normally have a timetable value of 4 hours and a full-time consultant will normally devote 8 programmed activities to direct clinical care. The remaining programmed activities will be devoted to supporting professional activities. An example 10 PA job plan is indicated but the successful candidate will be invited to discuss these options with the Clinical Service Lead on appointment. ### Job responsibilities University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role. ## Job Details We are excited to invite applications for a Consultant in Anaesthesia within University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB). The current opportunity is for consultants to join the dedicated Anaesthetics team based at Birmingham Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull hospitals. We are looking to appoint consultants with an interest in Vascular, Regional, peadiatric and colorectal anaesthesia and perioperative medicine. They will be expected to join the general on-call at Heartlands Hospital or the General and obstetric on call at Good Hope Hospital as part of the on-call commitment. The appointee will be expected to participate in the Divisional and Departmental quality improvement projects as well as undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. We are more than happy to arrange a call, or an informal visit, should you wish to discuss further. Please contact Clinical Service Lead for Anaesthetics Dr Saravanababu Gnanaseakaran - via email to saravanababu.gnanaseakaran@uhb.nhs.uk or to Mr Daniel Evans General Manager - daniel.evans@uhb.nhs.uk ## Job Description The core component of this post is to provide anaesthetic cover for a variety of surgical services, if a consultant has a special interest is in Pain medicine then they will have a split job plan between Pain and Anaesthetics. The post holder must understand the significant ongoing changes in the Trusts services and be prepared to take an active part in the change program. A standard full time job plan will contain 10 programmed activities which could be filled by a variety of options from currently uncovered lists and flexible cover for consultant leave. A programmed activity will normally have a timetable value of 4 hours and a full-time consultant will normally devote 8 programmed activities to direct clinical care. The remaining programmed activities will be devoted to supporting professional activities. An example 10 PA job plan is indicated but the successful candidate will be invited to discuss these options with the Clinical Service Lead on appointment. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - *Experience in the perioperative care of patients - *Advanced sub speciality training in anaesthesia for: Vascular or Regional or Obstetric or Thoracic or Major General surgery **Desirable** - *Evidence of advanced training in management of the difficult airway. - *Evidence of advanced training in perioperative medicine ### Qualifications **Essential** - GMC Registration - Inclusion on Specialist Registrar or if in training eligible for inclusion on the - Register within 6 months from the day of interviews - FRCA or equivalent **Desirable** - *Evidence of extended training and experience in the assessment and management of patients undergoing anaesthesia in a wide variety of specialties including major general surgery, vascular and urology surgery ### Additional Criteria **Essential** - Candidates who are successfull shortlisted and invited to interview will need to provide a 5 minute presentation on: "How to improve theatre productivity and utilisation from an anaesthetics viewpoint." ## 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.