# Locum Anaesthetics Consultant with Interest in Chronic Pain > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-anaesthetics-consultant-with-interest-in-chronic-pain/7a9ca77a-2d3f-4c22-b9e2-0053aab8226b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-anaesthetics-consultant-with-interest-in-chronic-pain/7a9ca77a-2d3f-4c22-b9e2-0053aab8226b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust - **Location:** Northampton General Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 Per Annum / Pro Rata - **Contract type:** 5 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-08T08:15:18.083Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Northamptonshire/Northampton/Northampton_General_Hospital_NHS_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v8304282 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8304282?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Chronic Pain to join the Directorate of Theatres, Anaesthesia and Critical Care at Northampton General Hospital for a 5-month period. This is an excellent opportunity to join a large, supportive and collaborative department, with the role offering an approximately 50:50 balance between chronic pain and anaesthesia, including pain clinics, procedural work, elective and emergency theatre activity and participation in the general anaesthetic on-call rota. The successful candidate will work alongside a dedicated pain team and wider anaesthetic department, contributing to the delivery of safe, high-quality and patient-centred care. There will also be opportunities to contribute to teaching, clinical governance, audit and service development within a friendly and forward-thinking department. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will provide consultant-level clinical care across the chronic pain and anaesthetic services, with an expected 50:50 balance between pain and anaesthesia. Responsibilities will include delivering new patient and follow-up pain clinics, undertaking pain procedures, providing elective and emergency anaesthesia across a range of surgical specialties, contributing to pre-operative assessment and participating in the departmental on-call rota. The postholder will work closely with consultants, resident doctors, nurses, operating department practitioners and management colleagues, providing clinical leadership and supervision while ensuring high standards of patient safety and continuity of care. They will also contribute to clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activity, as well as teaching and training medical students, trainee anaesthetists and other healthcare professionals. There may also be opportunities to contribute to service development and innovation within the department, depending on experience and interests. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities *** Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details and information. *** ### 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 ### Teaching **Essential** - Experience of and commitment to postgraduate teaching - Experience of and commitment to undergraduate teaching - Understanding of current education processes and requirements for training in Anaesthesia and ITU - Evidence of attendance at anaesthesia meetings **Desirable** - Medical education qualification - Evidence of training in teaching - Evidence of achieving GMC standards Educational Supervisor role ### Management **Essential** - Willingness to work as a member of the wider trust - Awareness of current service development opportunities and challenges - Willingness to share administrative responsibilities **Desirable** - Desire to further develop in the appointed post and contribute to the service development ### Qualifications **Essential** - MBBS or equivalent - Full GMC Registration - FRCA or Equivalent **Desirable** - Membership of specialist societies - Further postgraduate qualifications in or allied to anaesthesia - CCT in Anaesthesia or within 6 months of the interview - GMC specialist Register in Anaesthesia ### Audit & Research **Essential** - Experience of audit and quality improvement project - Willingness to actively in the departments audit and quality improvement **Desirable** - Presentation at recognised national and or international meetings. - Published or ongoing relevant research ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Anaesthetic management of a wide range of head and neck, obstetric, general, orthopaedic, emergency, trauma, and major surgery with the completion of higher training module set out by the RCOA old curriculum or Level 3 of the current curriculum. **Desirable** - Advanced training module or Specialist Interest area module of the new curriculum in relevant area for job plan 1 - Obstetric anaesthesia/Higher or advanced module or SIA equivalent for Job plan 2 ### Interpersonal Skills **Essential** - Commitment to team working - Good organisational skills and punctuality - Good written, verbal, and aural communication skills - Caring attitude towards colleagues **Desirable** - Appropriate leadership development courses and structured activities ## Documents - [useful links (pdf, 185.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1875) - [code of conduct (pdf, 235.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1872) - [benefits and ngh (pdf, 379.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1874) - [code of conduct - band 7+ (pdf, 140.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1873) - [relocation expenses policy (pdf, 548.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2447) - [respect and support document (pdf, 207.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1869) - [staff fair processing statement (pdf, 90.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1868) - [locum consultant with an interest in chronic pain (pdf, 836.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10623968) ## 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.