Job overview
We are inviting candidates to be part of our Anaesthetic Consultant team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across both our hospital sites at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.
We are excited to announce the opening of our state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester, scheduled for July 2025. This new facility is a testament to our Trust’s ongoing commitment to enhancing healthcare services in the region and working collaboratively with orthopaedic services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to serve patients across our communities.
This is a full time 10 PA Consultant Anaesthetist post, which is based at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester (RHCH). If desired some anaesthetic sessions could be delivered cross-site by mutual agreement and depending on service needs.
The successful candidate will work within our friendly Anaesthetic Consultant team and provide departmental leadership and supervision of a group of junior and mid-grade doctors at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
Role-specific duties:
Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic service to a level expected by a Consultant. Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Anaesthetics and work flexibly as far as is possible to accommodate the needs of the Department. To ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement hampshirehospitalscareers.co.uk and evidence-based research. Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, investigation of serious incidents and any complaints. Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the National Patients’ Rights Charter. To be familiar with the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ curriculum for Junior Doctor Training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and educational supervision where required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
All candidates applying for this post will be contacted by email once the short-listing process is complete.
For further information on this post please contact Dr Samantha Wilson on 01256 313461 or samantha.wilson@hhft.nhs.uk.
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
Clinical Skills & Ability
Essential
- Evidence of organisational ability
- Willingness to share administrative responsibilities
- Willingness to work flexibly to a level which would be reasonably expected of a consultant
- Understand the NHS system nationally; regionally and locally
- Aware of issues affecting current and future NHS practice
- Understands concepts and principles of clinical goverance
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability with multi-disciplinary teams
- Effective communicator and team worker
- Able to take responsibility, cope with stressful situations and adapt to change
Desirable
- Attended an NHS Management Course appropriate to consultant duties
- Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
Research & Teaching skills
Essential
- Commitment to teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates, with evidence of active participation in teaching
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method, and interpretation of literature
- Willingness to participate in formal teaching sessions
- Thorough understanding of principles of medicine audit
- Completed audit projects with evidence of active participation in audit
Desirable
- Attendance at specialist programmes to improve teaching, possession of certificates or diplomas of special expertise in teaching
- Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation
- Publications in peer reviewed journals
Other specific requirements
Essential
- An appropriate, well-organised, and clearly presented CV including experience in the training of Specialist Trainees
- Willingness to pick up occasional extra work both in and out of hours beyond job plan with mutual agreement
- Willingness to work across Trust sites dependent on the needs of the service
- A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
- Punctuality, reliabilty and approachability
- Ability to maintain excellent professional relations with others
Desirable
- Demonstrable ability to effect positive sustainable change
- Awareness of current service development issues within HHFT
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Entry onto GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCA & CCT in anaesthesia (or CESR)
Desirable
- Membership of relevant Specialist Societies
- MD or equivalent
Clinical Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Experience of general and regional anaesthesia to the level expected of UK consultant anaesthetist for a wide range of surgical specialities
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This advert is for Consultant Anaesthetist with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Royal Hampshire County Hospital. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent: Full Time. The application deadline is 13 Sep 2026.
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