Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Other
Ability to organise and independently manage the safe conduct of operating lists
- Other
Active interest in research and commitment to clinical innovation
- Other
Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Other
Effective interpersonal, communication and presentation skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience
Comprehensive training and clinical experience in anaesthesia equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in anaesthesia
- Experience
Significant experience in Major Cancer, High Risk, Obstetric, Hepatobiliary, Robotic, Orthopaedic & Airway anaesthesia
- Experience
Significant evidence of experience in clinical leadership
- Experience
Evidence of experience of / commitment to audit and improving clinical practice/service development
- Qualifications
Full registration and a license to practice with the GMC
- Qualifications
On the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthetics or demonstrate equivalent competencies
- Qualifications
FRCA or equivalent
- Qualifications
Provider status in ATLS/APLS/ALS or equivalent, or willingness to obtain within 6 months of interview date
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Significant evidence of experience in regional anaesthesia
- Experience
Fellowship training
- Experience
Post CCT experience
- Experience
High-risk pre-operative assessment including CPET
- Qualifications
Instructor status in ATLS/APLS/EPLS/ALS or equivalent
- Qualifications
Educational Supervisor qualification
- Qualifications
Qualification in leadership and/ or clinical management
- Qualifications
Teaching/Education Qualification
- Qualifications
CPET assessment qualification
Job overview
A twelve-month Locum Consultant Anaesthetist position is available to start as soon as possible.
We are delighted at your interest in joining our Anaesthetics department at the Royal Surrey Hospital.
We are a department that provides a consultant-led service to dynamic surgical teams at the cutting edge of surgical innovation. Our department prides itself in allowing individuals to develop and bring their own areas of expertise and interest to what is already a very diverse mix of special interests. These include the more conventional areas such as examinerships, deanery roles, quality improvement, editorships, fellowship leads etc; but have expanded to medical examiner roles, mortality reviews, clinical risk, project management, ethics, management roles within the trust and even Magistracy.
Main duties of the job
There is increasing demand for anaesthetic support for procedures away from theatres, with endoscopy, interventional radiology and radiotherapy being at the forefront of expansion recently. These are relatively new areas of demand, and along with an expansion of elective obstetrics and obstetric clinics offers a new consultant niche areas to organise and streamline. We are also expanding our pre-assessment service including a greater provision of consultant-led high-risk anaesthetic clinics and CPET.
The department has historically led the way in holding senior deanery roles and we would look to new consultants to join our group of educational supervisors.
Work has started on a purpose built, modular, ambulatory care centre – the Cancer and Surgical Innovation Centre (CASIC) - in the grounds of the RSFT that will give us additional capacity of 6 new theatres and associated facilities. Expected to come online in 2026, this exciting development opens up new opportunities to appointees. This will include involvement in planning new protocols and pathways for the area.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the role, please see attached job description and person specification attached.
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 in Anaesthetics with Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust in Guildford, England. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care role. The advertised salary is £113,565 - £150,569 per annum, DoE. Plus on-call.. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (start as soon as possible). The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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