Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental:
- Contract
- Locum: 12 months (Dr Tamsin Rope can be contacted via Latha Kumar 020 8869 3969)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 337-MS-1835-OK
- Employer
- London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Northwick Park
- Town
- Harrow
- Salary
- £109,725 - £145,478 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/09/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia
NHS Medical & Dental:
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Find out more about our Trust and why you should join us#WeAreLNWH
Find out more about Our HEART values
Find out more about our Trust Staff Benefits
Our vision at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is to put “Quality at our HEART”. Find out more about our ambitious strategy
We are clear that our vision can only be achieved by our staff, who are our most valuable asset.
Our vision is driven by our HEART values and behaviours which were developed together with our staff.
- H onesty
- E quity
- A ccountability
- R espect
- T eamwork
These values describe how we interact with each other and our patients and must underpin everything we do to achieve our vision.
LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Job overview
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We are looking for 1 Locum Consultants to join us at London North West University Healthcare Trust. Our priority is to appoint the best possible people to join our friendly, collegiate and hard-working department. However we are also looking for candidates who will be able to bring new skills, techniques and ideas to our department. Candidates should have proven capabilities in their chosen area of expertise, either through higher training or clinical posts. We provide anaesthetic services for three sites Central Middlesex Hospital (includes St Marks Hospital and Elective Orthopaedic Centre), Ealing Hospital and Northwick Park Hospital. Surgical specialties include elective and emergency general surgery, gynaecology, urology, trauma and orthopaedics, ENT, urology, vascular, endoscopy and regional services for Head and Neck, oromaxillofacial surgery and colorectal. |
They will also become part of the group of more than 60 consultant anaesthetists/intensivists who provide anaesthetic services for theatres and other areas of the hospital including the obstetric unit. The appointees to these vacancies will need to be willing and able to contribute to a future shared vision with colleagues across all hospitals in London
Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC and have full licence to practice.
Main duties of the job
For more information on main responsibilities Please see attached the Job Description for detailed about the vacancy.
Working for our organisation
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS Trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information on main responsibilities Please see attached the Job Description for detailed about the vacancy.
Person specification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential criteria
- Experience in the management of high risk patients including obstetrics, complex airways and paediatric anaesthesia. Recent experience and capabilities to manage the critically ill children
Desirable criteria
- • NHS experience within the last 3 years. • Experience as a Locum Consultant at an acute hospital. • APLS/EPLS, ALS • SIA/fellowship or equivalent in anaesthesia relevant to LNWUH (e.g. paeds, regional anaesthesia, obstetrics, major general, peri-operative medicine, airway) for elective and/or emergency anaesthesia (to cover NPH and EH anaesthetic consultant oncalls)
Management and Audit
Essential criteria
- Understands the managerial, administrative and organisational roles expected of consultants • Evidence of service audit, quality improvement or change management. • Leadership skills. • Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively. • Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures. • IT skills and computer literacy.
Desirable criteria
- Management qualification or current study towards management qualification. • Familiarity with electronic patient records such as Cerner
Qualifications and Experience
Essential criteria
- FRCA (or equivalent). Completion of specialist training program in anaesthesia or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- SIA/fellowship or equivalent in a subspecialist area such as paediatrics, regional, obstetrics or colorectal/major surgery
Registration
Essential criteria
- Candidate should have full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice
Desirable criteria
- Candidate on the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia (via CCT or CESR/portfolio pathway)
Teaching
Essential criteria
- Experience in teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff
Desirable criteria
- Stage 3, SIA or equivalent level of training in Education and Training (including has met requirements to be a clinical supervisor). • Further experience in medical education (e.g. simulation instructor, educational qualifications) • Commitment to work as educational supervisor
Research/Publications
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of research methodology, ability to critically evaluate clinical literature and apply to safe practice • Ability to work within research governance procedures
Desirable criteria
- Training in research methodology. • Publications in peer review journals • Presentations to learned societies. • Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research
Language
Essential criteria
- Ability to speak and write English to the appropriate standard.
Personal Skills
Essential criteria
- Energy, enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure. • Proactive approach and flexibility to work within the evolving needs of the department. • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development. • Patient Care: Commitment to deliver a high-quality service with patient welfare at forefront of practice
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
- Dr Tamsin Rope[contact via Latha Kumar]
- Job title
- Clinical Director
- Telephone number
- 02088693969
- Additional information
Please contact - Mrs Latha Kumar, 07878145541
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