# Locum Anaesthetics Consultant > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-anaesthetics-consultant/903678f1-d381-4a44-9dc0-b6f3bc21fc69 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-anaesthetics-consultant/903678f1-d381-4a44-9dc0-b6f3bc21fc69.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:** £113565.00 to £150569.00 - **Contract type:** 6 months (Fixed Term) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T13:21:45.660Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8349665 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8349665?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northamptongeneral.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking to recruit an NHS Locum Consultant Anaesthetist who is skilled at providing: - General anaesthesia for major general, urology and gynae-oncology surgery. - General anaesthesia with an interest in obstetric anaesthesia. This vacancy has risen due to a combination retirements and service expansion. The successful applicant will join an existing team of 43 consultants, 6 SAS doctors and 37 junior doctors. ### Main duties of the job It is expected that successful applicant will work in theatres with at least one day a week dedicated to surgical specialities involving complex major surgeries including but not limited colorectal, urology and gynaecology. Other direct clinical care areas will include trauma and orthopaedics, day case anaesthesia and pre-operative assessment sessions The indicative job plan is shown in the job description. Once appointed the exact job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director on behalf of the Medical Director. We are a regional vascular and major head & neck cancer unit. We will support successful candidates to develop expertise in these areas based on the service requirements and your interests. The normal working day is 08:00 to 18:00. ### 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) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10674909) ## 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.