Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (.)
- Hours
- Full time - 12 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 252-2026-025
- Employer
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Darent Valley Hospital
- Town
- Dartford
- Salary
- £113,565 - £150,569 Per year
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2026 08:00
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Job overview
This is a job advertisement for a Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia. The job has arisen due to recent expansion of services.
Main duties of the job
There is a dedicated medical emergency team which includes the medical and anaesthetic registrar and whose responsibility is to review deteriorating patients on the wards. A Hospital at Night team is in operation in the hospital. Marthas Law is being rolled out across the trust as part of NHS Englands Patient Safety programme for 2024/2025.
A monthly M+M is run by the critical care department where all patient mortality cases are reviewed. There is a weekly MDT meeting where complexes cases are discussed by the whole team.
There are exciting plans within the Division to build a new, 15 bedded state-of-the-art Critical Care Unit within the next two years, to respond to the raising demand of our local community.
Working for our organisation
We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities.
If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all of our staff are double vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and our patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The Trust conducts surgical services over two main sites: Darent Valley Hospital (DVH) Dartford, and Queen Mary’s Hospital (QMS) Sidcup. We have a combined 13 theatres over the two sites, with surgical specialties including orthopaedics, urology, general surgery, ENT and gynaecology. There is an interest in robotic colorectal and gynaecological surgery and there is a dedicated state-of-the-art theatre for this purpose.
The successful candidate will cover anaesthetic lists at Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford and Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup. These lists include specialities like Gen Surgery, Major Colorectal, Urology, Gynaecology, ENT, Orthopaedics/Trauma and Obstetrics.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCA or equivalent
- Licence to practice and full registration with GMC
- CCT / CESR in Anaesthesia or or demonstrable equivalent experience of training and practice, will obtain this within 6 months of starting in post. This may be extendable to a further 6 month if satisfactory progress is demonstrated.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in any anaesthetic specialty sub interests.
- Name on Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment.
Training and experience
Essential criteria
- Ability to do a wide range of anaesthetic lists including obstetrics and paediatrics.
- Demonstration of commitment to Anaesthesia such as relevant audits, publications, introduction of guidelines, relevant courses etc.
Desirable criteria
- Additional training qualifications
Administration
Essential criteria
- Experience of organisation and running of Theatres in a busy DGH anaesthetic department
Desirable criteria
- Familiar with current structure of the National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience of post-graduate teaching.
Desirable criteria
- Certificate course in teaching.Experience as an Educational Supervisor.Teaching nursing staff and other professional groups.
Quality Improvement Projects / Audit
Essential criteria
- Thorough understanding of principles of QIP / medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed QIP / audit projects
Research and Publications
Essential criteria
- Able to demonstrate an interest in research.
Desirable criteria
- Experience of clinical research culminating in publication. Publication of review articles or case reports.
- Research Methodology Course
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Georgia Monantera
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01322 428648
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