Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Chronic Pain

Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Chronic Pain

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Main area Anaesthetics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 12 months (10 PA's) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (7.5 DCC, 1.5 SPA and 1PA On-Call = 10PA plus 3% on call) Job ref 230-35726205-PCD-B

Site George Eliot Hospital Town Nuneaton Salary £113,565 - £150,569 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/10/2026 23:59

George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.

The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.

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Job overview

Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Chronic Pain

10 sessions per week (7.5 DCC, 1.5 SPA and 1PA On Call = 10PA plus 3% on call)

Fixed Term for 12 months

Closing Date: Thursday 8th October 2026

Interview Date: TBC

This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly.

A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

Main duties of the job

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic consultant with interest in chronic pain. The theatre lists are provisional and may be altered after discussion, if necessary. An element of flexibility in the job plan is crucial for the smooth running of the Service to meet the contractual commitments and changing service demands on a weekly basis, with 10% of sessions being flexible.

On Call

1.0 PA is included each week for on-call duties. This was established from Consultant-on-call diaries and will be continuously reviewed. Consultant Anesthetists currently work 1:16 on-call Rota with prospective cover. After-hour duties include Intensive Care, Theatres and Maternity cover. The department is ultimately committed to separating the consultant-on-call for ICU and Theatres / Maternity.

Working for our organisation

Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:

Effective Open Communication

excellence and safety in everything we do

Challenge but support

Expect respect and dignity

Local health that inspires confidence

Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This is a replacement post and provides an opportunity for the appointee to introduce new ideas and aid in expanding chronic pain services.

In addition to outpatient clinic and pain theatre, the post holder is expected to participate in elective theatres and on call activity.

To meet the changing demands of patient care and service delivery patterns it is possible that some flexibility will be introduced into Consultant work programmes.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached

Person specification

Qualification and Professional Training

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise
• Entry on Specialist Register in Anaesthesia (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date) FRCA or equivalent exam
• ALS / APLS provider status

Experience and Knowledge

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in anaesthesia
• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Minimum of six months training in Intensive Care Medicine at specialty registrar level or equivalent
• Advanced training in chronic pain
• Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
• Certified training in Medical Education
• Ability to supervise postgraduate research

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
• Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
• Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
• Ability to manage and lead a multi-disciplinary team
• Experience of conducting clinical audit
• Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision making
• Ability to teach skills to Medical, Nursing and other staffing groups
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
• An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives
• Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
• Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
• Evidence of having undertaken original research
• Experience in implementing electronic patient record system

Personal Qualities

• Ability to maintain cool at times of stress
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Flexibility, coupled with ability to work effectively within a team
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels

Other

• An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
• Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 20 minutes when on call
• Due to the nature of our work, all posts are deemed to require satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check
• All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to be checked against ISA Vetting and Barring lists and may require ISA registration

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.