Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

We are seeking to recruit 2 locum Consultant Anaesthetist to join our department at Charing Cross Hospital.

The successful candidate will provide clinical services in anaesthesia, perioperative care, attending theatre and pre-operative assessment clinics as part of a team-based approach for adult patients. An on call commitment exists and is on a 1:15 rota.

Charing Cross Hospital is a busy teaching hospital and regional/national referral centre for several surgical specialties, including neurosurgery, head and neck cancer, airway surgery, plastic surgery, major urology and complex colorectal surgery. In addition we have one of the busiest mechanical thrombectomy for stroke services in the UK.

Applicants should be on the Specialist Register with a CCT in Anaesthesia, or within 6 months of gaining a CCT.

The jobs are paid as 10 PA per week for a whole-time contract - 9 DCC and 1 SPA.

9 PA per week of clinical activities including - pre-operative assessment clinics, elective and emergency theatre work, peri-operative medicine including acute pain and MDT meetings and on-call activity (0.5 PA).

Work will mostly be spread over the five weekdays, but may include weekend or evening work.

1 PA per week of Supporting Professional Activities - including audit, clinical governance, teaching, research, educational supervision of junior staff and CPD.

On-call will be at the Charing Cross site and is on a 1:15 rota. This is remunerated as 0.5PA with an on call supplement of 3%.

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care. Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career. Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We encourage staff to have the Covid vaccination to protect themselves, patients, other colleagues as well as the wider community. Please note it is an operational requirement to comply with infection prevention and control procedures within the Trust such as lateral flow testing, handwashing and the wearing of masks, according to the procedures in place at any time or location.

As part of our continued response to Covid19 we are still conducting the majority of our interviews virtually.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

The post holders will work a 10 PA contract based at Charing Cross Hospital, joining an on-call rota set at 1:15.

We are looking for outstanding anaesthetists with significant experience in our major sub-specialties including neuro-anaesthesia, urology, major robotic surgery, regional anaesthesia, orthopaedics, colorectal surgery, perioperative medicine, and head and neck/airway anaesthesia.

The successful applicant will become part of our busy department. The workload demands a flexible and responsive service to both emergency and elective work within the operating theatre environment, emergency department and in remote sites including MRI, CT and interventional radiology.

In addition to a broad range of both elective and emergency clinical work, the post-holder will have ample opportunity to be involved in research, teaching and training, governance and leadership opportunities, as well as QI projects.