# Specialist Doctor in Anaesthesia > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-doctor-in-anaesthesia/db9e6fa7-15f8-49de-b66e-a5993adf5070 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-doctor-in-anaesthesia/db9e6fa7-15f8-49de-b66e-a5993adf5070.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum excl. London Zone - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T16:03:32.550Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Guys_St_Thomas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v8066104 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8066104?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a position of Specialist in Anaesthesia at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. We are keen to attract motivated hardworking colleagues who share our vision to maintain a cohesive department, focussed on excellent patient care and outstanding multidisciplinary team working. The post holder must be medically qualified with at least 12 years of Anaesthesia experience, maintain GMC registration and hold a license to practice The role offers opportunities to work within one of the largest, academically active anaesthetic department in the country, supporting excellence in clinical care, education, research, quality improvement and innovation. This is primarily a clinical role to be carried out across all sites of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust.  The job is 10 PAs per week for a whole-time contract - DCCs 9 PAs and SPA 1 PA at the start with opportunities in expanding supporting professional activities based on specific experience in other fields. ### Main duties of the job Provide comprehensive care across a wide range of surgical specialities, delivering safe, effective and evidence-based peri-operative care for patients undergoing elective and emergency procedures. Undertake independent clinical practice in accordance with GMC standards, maintaining the competencies required to provide high-quality anaesthetic services across multiple clinical settings, including theatres, day surgery, interventional radiology, cardiac catheter laboratories, endoscopy and pre-operative assessment. Participate in providing emergency anaesthetic services and specialist support as required, while working flexibly across Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital sites to meet service needs. There will be no On call commitment. Contribute to the education, supervision and development of medical students, anaesthetic trainees, clinical fellows and multidisciplinary colleagues. Participate in clinical governance activities, including audit, quality improvement, morbidity and mortality reviews, incident investigation and the implementation of learning to improve patient safety and service quality. Support research, innovation and service development, working collaboratively with clinical, nursing and managerial colleagues to enhance patient outcomes, operational performance and organisational objectives. Undertake annual appraisals and job-planning as a part of revalidation ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The post is permanent with a provisional 10 PA job plan that is outlined in the job description. Please see the attached Specialist Job pack with the full job description and responsibilities for this post. Please note that the Job Description attached is currently undergoing sign-off by the RCoA. ## Job Details An exciting opportunity has arisen for a position of Specialist in Anaesthesia at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. We are keen to attract motivated hardworking colleagues who share our vision to maintain a cohesive department, focussed on excellent patient care and outstanding multidisciplinary team working. The post holder must be medically qualified with at least 12 years of Anaesthesia experience, maintain GMC registration and hold a license to practice The role offers opportunities to work within one of the largest, academically active anaesthetic department in the country, supporting excellence in clinical care, education, research, quality improvement and innovation. This is primarily a clinical role to be carried out across all sites of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust. The job is 10 PAs per week for a whole-time contract - DCCs 9 PAs and SPA 1 PA at the start with opportunities in expanding supporting professional activities based on specific experience in other fields. ## Job Description Provide comprehensive care across a wide range of surgical specialities, delivering safe, effective and evidence-based peri-operative care for patients undergoing elective and emergency procedures. Undertake independent clinical practice in accordance with GMC standards, maintaining the competencies required to provide high-quality anaesthetic services across multiple clinical settings, including theatres, day surgery, interventional radiology, cardiac catheter laboratories, endoscopy and pre-operative assessment. Participate in providing emergency anaesthetic services and specialist support as required, while working flexibly across Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital sites to meet service needs. There will be no On call commitment. Contribute to the education, supervision and development of medical students, anaesthetic trainees, clinical fellows and multidisciplinary colleagues. Participate in clinical governance activities, including audit, quality improvement, morbidity and mortality reviews, incident investigation and the implementation of learning to improve patient safety and service quality. Support research, innovation and service development, working collaboratively with clinical, nursing and managerial colleagues to enhance patient outcomes, operational performance and organisational objectives. Undertake annual appraisals and job-planning as a part of revalidation ## Responsibilities The post is permanent with a provisional 10 PA job plan that is outlined in the job description. Please see the attached Specialist Job pack with the full job description and responsibilities for this post. Please note that the Job Description attached is currently undergoing sign-off by the RCoA. ## Person Specification ### Clinical Skills **Essential** - Evidence of Life support course activity in the last 3 years - Evidence of Ability to work independently at consultant level **Desirable** - Additional diplomas in specialist areas including Perioperative medicine, regional anaesthesia ### Clinical Experience **Essential** - Comprehensive clinical experience in Anaesthesia equivalent to UK CCT and able to undertake independent clinical practice - Minimum of 12 years of anaesthesia experience **Desirable** - Additional fellowships in specialist areas ### Research and Teaching **Essential** - Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research - Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff **Desirable** - Evidence of original research - Publications - Teaching qualification - Simulation training ### Audit management and IT **Essential** - Understanding of principles of clinical audit **Desirable** - Experience of leading audit, quality improvement programmes and effecting change ### Leadership and Management **Essential** - Effective communication - Accountability - Strong interpersonal skills - Able to adapt and change - Ability to work in a team **Desirable** - Leadership and management roles - Performance management - Innovation ### Professional Qualifications **Essential** - Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise - Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent - Appropriate Career progression to be applying for a new consultant post **Desirable** - Unique experience which would bring a new contribution to the team ## Documents - [specialist doctor in anaesthesia (pdf, 376.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10368531) - [ps specialist doctor in anaesthesia (pdf, 80.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10368646) - [jd - specialist doctor in anaesthesia (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10360800) ## 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.