Anaesthetic Consultant

2 weeks ago


Burnley, Lancashire, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time
Job Title: Anaesthetic Consultant

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Anaesthetic Consultant to join our dynamic team at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

The department of Anaesthesia provides a comprehensive anaesthetic service to all specialties, with 27 theatres across 2 main sites in Blackburn and Burnley. Our specialties include:

  • Major cancer surgery in colorectal surgery, urology, gynaecology, ENT, and maxillofacial surgery.
  • Robotic surgery for urology, colorectal, and maxillofacial and gynaecological surgery.
  • Elective orthopaedic surgery on the BGH site with trauma and high-risk elective surgery on the RBH site, including inpatient paediatric surgery.
  • Regional vascular and hepato-pancreatico-biliary services.
  • A comprehensive nurse-led preoperative assessment service with Consultant clinics, including specialist vascular pre-op clinics and cardiopulmonary exercise testing.

We have a busy Obstetric Unit with approximately 6500 deliveries per year and a 32-bed critical care unit that cares for 1600 patients annually. We take medical and surgical emergency patients and postoperative elective patients requiring a higher level of care.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide anaesthesia for a broad range of surgical specialties on site, including Colorectal, Hepato-Biliary, Vascular, Major Head & Neck, Orthopaedics, and Trauma. We also provide anaesthesia for children having surgery over 6 months of age.

The job plan will consist of 10.2 PA per week, including 1.5 for SPA. There will be 1.2 DCC PA attributable to the on-call, and the remaining 6 sessions for anaesthetic services (1.25 PA per list). The on-call commitment will be on a 1:11 basis (1.2 PA per week), alternating between the Blackburn and Burnley sites.

We are committed to providing high-quality patient care and are looking for a Consultant who shares our values and is passionate about delivering excellent patient outcomes.

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute to the development of services and lead the team in providing high-quality care. They will also be responsible for supervising junior staff and providing training and education to colleagues.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for further information.



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