Overview
In this role you will join an established anaesthesia team at Sulis Hospital, contributing to high-volume, same-day pathways and complex care. You will help drive service development, research, and teaching within a clinically led framework that supports NHS and private patient activity. You will work with cross-functional teams to maintain high safety and governance standards while expanding capacity. This is a leadership-minded post with opportunities to oversee theatres, Day Surgery, and Pre-Op services. Your impact will center on improving pathways, outcomes, and patient experience in a respected, award-winning hospital setting.
Responsibilities
- Deliver a minimum of eight Clinical PAs in theatres and pre-operative assessment plus two PAs of Supporting Professional Activity weekly
- Collaborate with partners, unit managers, nurses, and colleagues to meet clinical and local priorities
- Participate in care-pathway development, research, audit, and teaching
- Work across weekend rosters and on-call arrangements with Sulis consultants
- Manage a flexible caseload, ensure patient suitability, escalation, and transfer decisions
- Adhere to Sulis policies and manage postoperative analgesia within documented timescales
Key requirements
- Full GMC registration
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Anaesthetics, or within 3 months of achieving CCT
- FRCA or equivalent
- CCT or CESR
- Extensive anaesthesia training and experience, including short-stay, high-volume and same-day surgery
- Current competence in ultrasound-guided upper-limb regional anaesthesia (interscalene block)
- Ability to work independently and lead an operating list
- Experience with clinical audit and governance, quality improvement, and service development
- excellent written and verbal communication
- leadership and delegation
- team collaboration and partnership with management
- ultrasound-guided upper-limb regional anaesthesia (interscalene)
- general anaesthesia for short-stay, high-volume cases
- clinical governance and quality improvement
Consultant Anaesthetists in Bath employer: National Health Service
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work environment for healthcare professionals in North Wales. With a commitment to employee development and a focus on compassionate care, staff have access to continuous professional development opportunities and the chance to make a meaningful impact in both acute and community paediatrics. The Health Board's integrated approach ensures that employees are part of a dynamic team dedicated to improving health outcomes for the local population.
