• Job Description

  Req#: C9251-25-0631?language=en&page=139&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  We are looking for a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to support our services at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across both our hospital sites at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.

  This is a full time 10 PA Consultant Anaesthetist post, which is based at Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH). Anaesthetic sessions would be anticipated to be delivered in Winchester. If desired, some anaesthetic sessions could be delivered cross-site but by mutual agreement and depending on service needs.

  The successful candidate will work within our friendly anaesthetic consultant team and provide departmental leadership and supervision of a group of junior and mid-grade doctors at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

  Main duties of the job

  Role-specific duties:o Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic service to a level expected by a Consultant.o Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Anaesthetics and work flexibly as far as is possible to accommodate the needs of the Department.o To ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement hampshirehospitalscareers.co.uk and evidence-based research.o Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, investigation of serious incidents and any complaints.o Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the National Patients' Rights Charter.o To be familiar with the Royal College of Anaesthetists' curriculum for Junior Doctor Training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and educational supervision where required

  About us

  Royal Hampshire County Hospital (RHCH)

  Anaesthesia is provided for elective and emergency surgery in the main 5 Nightingale theatres and 3 daycase theatres. Florence Portal House accommodates our obstetric centre and includes 2 elective theatres for breast and gynaecology. The CEPOD theatre operate half days in hours and at night and 24 hours at weekends. Obstetric theatres operate 24 hours per day.

  The Critical Care Unit currently has a 10-bed unit caring for a mixture of HDU (level 2) and ICU (level 3) patients. With a mixture of surgical and medical admissions, there are approximately 600 admissions per year, with approximately 40% of patients needing ICU (level 3) care.

  Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital (BNHH)

  Anaesthesia is provided for elective and emergency surgery across 7 main theatres, 4 day-case theatres, 1 ophthalmic theatre and 2 obstetric theatres. The CEPOD and obstetric theatre are available 24 hours per day and there are also dedicated trauma lists seven days per week.

  There are two critical care units (A&B) with a total of 18 beds that are used flexibly to provide intensive care and high dependency level care. There are approximately 1050 admissions per year to Basingstoke Critical Care. Medical admissions account for 60% of the case mix, emergency surgery 15% and elective surgery 25%. Critical Care Outreach is available from both Critical Care sites.

  Details

  Date posted

  26 August 2025

  Pay scheme

  Hospital medical and dental staff

  Grade

  Consultant

  Salary

  £109,725 to £145,478 a year Per annum

  Contract

  Locum

  Duration

  6 months

  Working pattern

  Full-time, Part-time

  Reference number

  251-MD25122

  Job locations

  Royal Hampshire County Hospital

  Romsey Road

  Winchester

  SO22 5DG

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

  If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.

  If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.

  Person Specification

  Professional Qualification

  Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and on the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • FRCA & CCT in Anaesthesia (or CESR)

  Desirable

  • Membership of relevant specialist Societies
  • MD or equivalent

  Clinical Experience Knowledgeo

  Essential

  • Experience of general & regional anaesthesia to level expected of UK consultant anaesthetist for a wide range of surgical specialists

  Skills and Ability

  Essential

  • Understands the concepts and principals of clinical governance.
  • Aware of the issues affecting current & future NHS practice.
  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Understands the NHS system nationally, regionally and locally.
  • Evidence of organisational ability
  • Willingness to share administrative responsibilities
  • Willingness to work flexibly to a level which would be reasonably expected of a consultant

  Desirable

  • Attended an NHS Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties.
  • Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge aquisition

  Research & Teaching

  Essential

  • Commitment to teaching of both undergraduates and postgraduates and evidence of active participation in teaching
  • An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature.
  • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
  • Completed audit projects with evidence of active participation in audit

  Desirable

  • Expertise in teaching.
  • Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation.
  • Publications in peer review journals

  Other requirements

  Essential

  • An appropriate, well organised and clearly presented CV including experience in the training of Specialist Trainees.
  • Excellent communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate fully with all medical and paramedical staff
  • Able to take responsibility, cope with stressful situations, and adapt to change

  Desirable

  • Awareness of current service development issues within HHFT
  • Demonstrable ability to effect positive sustainable change

  Person Specification

  Professional Qualification

  Essential

  • Full GMC Registration and on the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia
  • MBBS or equivalent
  • FRCA & CCT in Anaesthesia (or CESR)

  Desirable

  • Membership of relevant specialist Societies
  • MD or equivalent

  Clinical Experience Knowledgeo

  Essential

  • Experience of general & regional anaesthesia to level expected of UK consultant anaesthetist for a wide range of surgical specialists

  Skills and Ability

  Essential

  • Understands the concepts and principals of clinical governance.
  • Aware of the issues affecting current & future NHS practice.
  • Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Understands the NHS system nationally, regionally and locally.
  • Evidence of organisational ability
  • Willingness to share administrative responsibilities
  • Willingness to work flexibly to a level which would be reasonably expected of a consultant

  Desirable

  • Attended an NHS Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties.
  • Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge aquisition

  Research & Teaching

  Essential

  • Commitment to teaching of both undergraduates and postgraduates and evidence of active participation in teaching
  • An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature.
  • Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
  • Completed audit projects with evidence of active participation in audit

  Desirable

  • Expertise in teaching.
  • Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation.
  • Publications in peer review journals

  Other requirements

  Essential

  • An appropriate, well organised and clearly presented CV including experience in the training of Specialist Trainees.
  • Excellent communicator, able to work in a close-knit team and co-operate fully with all medical and paramedical staff
  • Able to take responsibility, cope with stressful situations, and adapt to change

  Desirable

  • Awareness of current service development issues within HHFT
  • Demonstrable ability to effect positive sustainable change

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Hampshire County Hospital

  Romsey Road

  Winchester

  SO22 5DG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Royal Hampshire County Hospital

  Romsey Road

  Winchester

  SO22 5DG

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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