Consultant in Anaesthetics with interest in Chronic Pain Medicine in Smethwick

Overview

• Employer: NHS Jobs
• Location: Smethwick, B66 2QT
• Pay: £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Hours: Full time
• Disability Confident: No
• Closing Date: 07/03/2026

About this job

This is an excellent opportunity to join Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as a Consultant Anaesthetist with a specialist interest in Chronic Pain Medicine.

Applicants wishing to work exclusively in Chronic Pain are also encouraged to apply. The department offers highly flexible job planning, and applicants with additional skills or experience that enhance the chronic pain service will be particularly welcomed. Anaesthetic sessions can be tailored to individual sub-specialty interests, including Gynae-oncology, ENT, Colorectal, Orthopaedics, Pre-assessment and Peri-operative Anaesthesia.

You will join a well-established team of 46 Consultant Anaesthetists, including four Chronic Pain Consultants, supported by 14 Specialty Doctors and trainees from the Birmingham and Stoke Schools of Anaesthesia.

Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register (or eligible within six months of interview) and have broad training and experience in Chronic Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia. Additional strengths in medical education, simulation training, service development or risk management would be an asset. We are seeking enthusiastic, forward-thinking individuals who bring motivation, innovation, and commitment to the role.

Position overview

• Chronic Pain: 50-60% clinical activity, with the remainder in Anaesthesia. Regular pain clinics and interventions, Pelvic Pain MDT service, SMP programmes, and developing services such as a Transition Clinic. Established virtual clinics offering flexible working. Opportunities to support and train Advanced Pain Practitioners, with SPA time negotiable. Pain services delivered at City Health Campus (Sheldon Block and BTC).
• Additional clinical PAs available at job planning; Up to 2.5 SPA PAs available, plus strong support for professional development and leadership training.
• Anaesthesia: Sessions tailored to sub-specialty interest; cross-site working at MMUH, City Health Campus and Sandwell Health Campus. 10 PA job plan initially, with scope for additional PAs.
• Role requirements include full GMC registration and broad anaesthetic training (ideally including major surgery, trauma and paediatrics).
• Desirable skills in education, simulation, and risk management.
• Role structure includes non-resident 1:16 general on-call rota at MMUH; 7 clinical PAs over three full-day sessions; 0.95 PA for on-call cover; Additional clinical PAs negotiable.
• Access to the Trust’s New Consultant Leadership Programme.

We are a friendly, motivated team committed to delivering safe, high-quality care. If you share our values and enthusiasm and wish to contribute to a forward-looking anaesthetic and chronic pain service, we would be delighted to receive your application.

For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

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