Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Eligibility
Eligible for full registration with the General Medical Council at the time of appointment and with a current license to practice
- Qualifications
Significant Experience of NHS Working Practices
- Qualifications
FFICM highly desirable for candidates wishing to combine anaesthesia and Critical Care. Relevant experience of delivering high quality Critical Care would also be desirable.
- Clinical Expertise
Broad range of experience in anaesthetics with a sub-specialist interest that would complement the existing service
- Clinical Expertise
Ability to offer, and be accountable for, full and independent Paediatric fellowship/higher training desirable for all posts.
- Clinical Expertise
Regional fellowship/higher training desirable. Experience in PreAssessment
- Audit, Research and Teaching
Evidence of active participation in audit: candidates must demonstrate data from at least one personal audit over the last two years
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Audit, Research and Teaching
Evidence of participation in research with published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals; with the ability to critically appraise published evidence
- Audit, Research and Teaching
Experience of supervising doctors in training and other colleagues
Job overview
We have an opening for two Consultant Anaesthetists to join our Trust.
The successful candidate will have experience of plastic, maxillofacial surgery and ophthalmic surgery, and will have an interest in peri-operative medicine and/or critical care management of major burns and head and neck surgery. Current growth areas at QVH include Head and Neck surgery, including ENT cancer treatment and limb trauma. Assessment and optimisation of patients referred through clinical network pathways will benefit from new approaches to clinical and patient data management. Candidates will be expected to actively contribute to the management, teaching, audit, IT and research activities of the department.
The provisional interview date is the 12th May 2026.
Main duties of the job
Based at the Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. The ten programmed activities will include 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care time to be worked flexibly to meet the needs of the department and 1.5 SPAs for supporting professional activities and administration. Any additional PAs will be assessed at job planning. The Trust is moving towards national seven-day working objectives and flexible use of theatre time; consultants will work together to ensure an equitable and reasonable distribution of clinical responsibilities outside the hours of the traditional working week. This may involve occasional flexibility to accommodate temporary or short notice changes.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details on the job description and essential requirements for the role please see the attached job descriptions.
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.
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This advert is for Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in East Grinstead, England. 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 12 months (12 months fixed term). The application deadline is 19 Oct 2026.
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