# Locum Consultant Anaesthetist West Middlesex University Hospital > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-anaesthetist-west-middlesex-university-hospital/6968c24f-9d15-4dc8-afd3-da38dfe5b4bd - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/locum-consultant-anaesthetist-west-middlesex-university-hospital/6968c24f-9d15-4dc8-afd3-da38dfe5b4bd.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** West Middlesex University Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Consultant - **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata plus LW allowance - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 6 months (6 renewable up to 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-25T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-12T15:10:58.891Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Isleworth/Chelsea_Westminster_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v8207222 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8207222?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.chelwest.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Locum Consultant Anaesthetist Site: West Middlesex University Hospital We are looking for one enthusiastic and self-motivated consultants to join our department. This will be a six month renewable contract up to one year in total to cover for Maternity leave. The successful candidate will cover general theatre lists as well as labour ward and may have the opportunity to participate in general on-calls once fully orientated to the department. Depending on workload and departmental needs, the post may be extended beyond the original period. ### Main duties of the job This is a full time post of 10PA, divided into 8.5PA direct clinical care (DCC) and 1.5PA supporting professional activities (SPA). Theatre sessions are typically delivered flexibly across the weekdays, although the department may be able to accommodate some requests with regards to a fixed element to the work pattern. Some Theatre sessions will be delivered on weekends. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Roles and responsibilities: Provide High Quality Care to Patients 1.1. The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration. 1.2. Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post. 1.3. Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities. 1.4. Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views. 1.5. Adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times. 1.6. Develop clinical practice through self-reflection and learning from experience, application of research into practice and active contribution within the multi-disciplinary team. - Research, Teaching and Training 2.1. Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups. 2.2. Responsible for teaching and training non-Consultant postgraduate colleagues. 2.3. Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance. - Performance Management Work with medical, nursing, other clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas: - Work with medical, nursing, other clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas: - Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates. - Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates - Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team - Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management. Please refer to our detailed job description for more 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 ### Experience **Essential** - Experience with management of high-risk emergency surgery - Experience in high risk orthopaedics and trauma - Advanced Training or SIA in Obstetric Anaesthesia **Desirable** - Advanced Training or SIA in Regional Anaesthesia - Previous consultant-level experience - Preoperative Assessment ### Trust values **Essential** - Putting patients first - Responsive to patients and staff - Open and honest - Unfailingly kind - Determined to develop ### Skills and Knowledge **Essential** - Highly organised, self-motivated, track record of achieving sustained change - Implementation of Quality Improvement processes - Involvement in Governance and patient safety **Desirable** - Understanding and involvement in service development - Development and delivery of an education programme ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - FRCA or equivalent - CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent (on or within 6 months of inclusion on Specialist register at time of interview) **Desirable** - Higher Degree - Teaching Qualification - Management Qualification ## Documents - [job features (pdf, 390.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10514009) - [recruitment pack (pdf, 2.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1313) - [policy statement (pdf, 144.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=891) - [guidance for applicants (pdf, 85.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=890) - [staff benefits and wellbeing (pdf, 177.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1256) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10534893) ## 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.