Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- YM73
- Contract
- 12 months (12 months fixed term contract)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 220-S&C-MED-006
- Employer
- Whittington Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Whittington Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Locum Consultants in Anaesthesia (2 posts)
YM73
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Job overview
Applications are invited for 2 Locum Consultants in General Anaesthesia at the Whittington Integrated Care Organisation (ICO). This post is replacement for retirement.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic consultant who is eager to join the anaesthetic team at Whittington Health. This post is required for the delivery of high quality general anaesthetic care for patients attending for a variety of surgical procedures at the hospital. We provide surgical services for general surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology and urology. We are a centre for bariatric surgery and perform approximately 200 cases per annum. Obstetric Anaesthesia cover is provided for the Maternity Department for approximately 3600 deliveries per year. There is, in addition, some paediatric work.
There will be some flexibility in the type of lists performed, and these lists can be tailored to an individual’s preference and clinical interests. However, our main area of need is for the pre-operative assessment clinic (POA) and spinal surgery.
You will join a well-structured department that is renowned for providing high quality training for junior staff and is committed to delivering a professional service for patients. You will be required to contribute to and help develop the on-going activities of the department, including undergraduate and postgraduate education.
Candidates must be on the GMC’s Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview.
Main duties of the job
Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Duties of the post
The post holder will be performing a 10 PA (programmed activity) job, with approx. 8 PAs for direct clinical care, with 2.0 PAs given for supporting programmed activities initially. The on-call commitment is 1:12 (= 0.5PAs). Consideration will be given to increasing SPA: DCC allocation at job planning and review of non-clinical responsibilities.
There will be some flexibility in the type of lists performed, and these lists can be tailored to an individual’s preference and clinical interests. Flexibility may be required in the event of last minute staff shortages to ensure adequate skill mix and cover for lists.
The timetable and commitment would be appropriately amended for an individual who wished to work part time, in line with national agreements.
The theatre sessions will include fixed and flexible lists, which are used to cover consultant leave, urgent lists (utilised for cancer surgery and other urgent cases) or trauma and emergency lists.
We are particularly interested in consultants who can work flexibly and adapt to new working practices. This can involve, for example, a session dedicated to pre-operative assessment unit and sessions as “consultant of the day”, in a troubleshooting role, ensuring adequate anaesthetic cover for scheduled lists and emergency procedures on a given day.
The successful candidate would therefore be expected to possess, and maintain to a high standard, a wide range of anaesthetic skills appropriate to all specialities represented at Whittington Health. It is expected that the post holders will adhere to the GMC good conduct and professional standards, as well as those set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists for the speciality.
Supporting PAs include time for teaching and training, continuing professional development (CPD), audit and governance activity, personal management including job planning and appraisal and contributions to departmental management. Any timetable agreed with the successful applicants will be kept under regular review and will be subject to annual job plan review to ensure it remains within the 10 PA contract.
The appointee will also be expected to play a role in educating postgraduate doctors and nurses in all specialties. The successful candidates for this post will be expected to participate in undergraduate teaching, including acting as an undergraduate examiner, and support and facilitate research activities as appropriate.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Full registration with GMC with licence to practice
- FRCA (or equivalent)
- On the Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or within 6 months of completion of UK specialist training (at time of interview)
Desirable criteria
- Additional degrees or postgraduate qualification
- Post graduate prizes
Clinical skills and experience
Essential criteria
- Completion of training in an Anaesthetic training programme
- Professional experience of working in the NHS
- Knowledge and skills in a wide range of anaesthetic techniques and procedures including Advanced level training in one of: General anaesthesia, Paediatric Anaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine, or Regional Anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
- Additional sub-speciality interest in Bariatric anaesthesia or other area aligned to Whittington service provision.
- Experience of working in a non-UK health system
- Relevant experience outside anaesthesia
- ATLS/APLS
Teaching
Essential criteria
- An interest and proven ability to teach medical students, medical staff in training and non-medical staff
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of current issues in medical education
- Possession of teaching qualification / attendance at recognised teaching course.
- Achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Educational Supervisor
- Life support course instructor
Management / Leadership
Essential criteria
- Understanding of local and NHS-wide management structures
Desirable criteria
- Previous management/leadership roles
- Evidence of the ability to lead a team
- Management /leadership qualification
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- Demonstration of consistent effective participation in medical audit and quality improvemen
- Awareness of national policies and quality initiatives relevant to role
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of implementing evidence based change to improve patient care
- Presentation at regional and national meetings
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Amila Gunawardhana;
- Job title
- Clinical lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Dr. Trudi Young; Deputy Clinical lead
Dr Katie Batte; College Tutor
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
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