Locum Consultant Anaesthetist
Closing date: 27 May 2026
Applications are invited for enthusiastic and highly motivated anaesthetists to join our friendly and supportive department.
We are seeking to recruit a 6 month locum Consultant Anaesthetist post to our current department of 25 whole time equivalents. This post has arisen due to vacancies.
This advertisement is for a whole‑time consultant role (10.5 PAs). On‑call commitment equates to 1:8 which involves covering theatres and level 2 critical care services. This is non‑resident on call and attracts a 5% salary uplift in addition to the weekly clinical job plan. The advertised 10.5 PA already includes this allocation. These job plans will include 1.5 of core SPA with up to 1 SPA available on taking on additional roles. One example is that successful applicants could contribute significantly to the current commitment of successfully completing ACSA within the coming two years (Accreditation of Clinical Services in Anaesthesia via the Royal College of Anaesthetists).
Main duties of the job
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital offers many and varied procedures which this post can provide anaesthesia for. These include complex arthroplasty including revision surgery, spinal surgery (both degenerative and deformity), musculoskeletal oncology surgery and anaesthesia for interventional radiology. Successful applicants will have an interest in perioperative medicine, anaesthesia for complex orthopaedics and regional anaesthesia.
We also have consultants contributing to preoperative assessment, the High Dependency Unit, acute and chronic pain. We are in the process of developing an acute pain service to complement the critical care outreach service already in place.
Outside of clinical practice the anaesthetic department is heavily involved in delivering teaching for a perioperative medicine module for Aston University. There is also a strong presence within clinical governance, research and management within the hospital. We will encourage and support clinicians to develop their non‑clinical interests within the hospital.
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We employ people of difference and are committed to growing an inclusive culture, where difference is celebrated, and people feel able to bring their whole and authentic self to work.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and offers a range of inclusive, family friendly and flexible working arrangements and policies, to support our people in the workplace.
The Trust is committed to the Disability Confident Interview Scheme and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
If you have a disability and need any support with your application or require any reasonable adjustments to be implemented please do get in touch with the Recruiting Manager for this position so that the team can support you.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- GMC registration
- Entry on the specialist register in anaesthesia or CCT expected within six months of interview date.
- FRCA or equivalent
- Intermediate training or Step 1 ICM training as described by the faculty of intensive care medicine.
- MRCP or other post graduate medical qualifications
Experience & Knowledge
- Evidence of participation in clinical audit
- Experience in anaesthesia for Orthopaedic and Spinal surgery using general and regional techniques
- This should include orthopaedic oncology and revision arthroplasty
- Experience in regional anaesthesia
- Fellowship experience in spines or Regional anaesthesia
- Regional Anaesthesia Diploma
- Experience of supervising and leading twin theatre working
- Clinical experience of cell salvage technique
Skills
- Able to develop, present and implement coherent ideas for service development and delivery
- Ability to respond to change
- Leadership skills appropriate to participating in and leading a Multi Disciplinary Team
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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