Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

The closing date is 01 April 2026

Locum Anaesthetic Consultant General - 10 Months

This post will hold a line on the 1/12 on call rota at ST Helier Hospital

We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to be appointed to the role of Locum Consultant

The Anaesthetics department is a friendly and supportive one. We have achieved ACSA Accreditation from the Royal College of Anaesthetists and are extremely proud of this achievement. We welcome innovation and will support change where it improves care to our patients.

The right candidate must be dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, always placing the patient first.

The Epsom & St Helier Anaesthetic department is aligned with the St George's Hospital teaching programme for medical students and the SW Thames School of Anaesthesia training programme. We have ACSA accreditation. There is a well‑established simulation teaching programme which may give opportunities for suitably qualified applicants. We score highly each year in the national hip fracture database report and are one of the busiest 5 units in London. Our National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) pathway and patient outcomes score as excellent.

Main duties of the job

Principle Duties of the Post

The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients:

1. To always, comply with the GMC's guidance on 'Good Medical Practice' as amended or substituted from time to time.
2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained.
3. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
6. To participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
7. To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and outpatients under your care.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000‑strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

1. To share responsibility with other Consultants for the recruitment, appointment and supervision of junior medical staff in accordance with Trust policies.
2. To devote time on a regular basis for teaching and training of junior medical staff, contributing as appropriate to post‑graduate and continuing medical education.
3. To devote time, through agreement on a regular basis for teaching and training of medical students as part of agreed teaching arrangements with the Foundation School.
4. We have an active teaching program for undergraduates as well as our junior doctors. We participate in our highly regarded Elena Power Simulation Centre. In the trust we also train paramedics in airway skills.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CESR or equivalent
• ALS training
• EPALS / APLS training
• SIA stage 3 experience in peri‑operative medicine for high risk patients

Clinical Experience

• Broad range of experience in delivering anaesthesia for elective and emergency surgery for patients of all ages
• Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CESR
• Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists
• Familiarity with issues of service organisation and development

Teaching Skills

• Broad range teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
• Ability to teach clinical skills
• Experience of supervising junior doctors

Research Experience

• Ability to contribute to change management
• Ability to critically review research
• Publications in peer review journals

Personal Attributes

• Ability to be flexible to meet the demands of the department

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.

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust