Locum Consultant - Anaesthetist

We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice—a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .

Site Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Trust - CW site Town London Salary £113,565 - £150,569 pro rata plus LW allowance Closing 19/08/2026 23:59 Interview date 12/10/2026

Job overview

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and self-motivated consultant to join our department. This will be a 4 month contract for sabbatical cover. The successful candidate will cover general theatre lists as well as Labour ward and burns theatre. The candidate will participate in the on-call rota for Obstetric and General Anaesthetics approx. 1:16 band A (low frequency), once fully orientated to the department. The on call rota activity is remunerated at 1PA.

Main duties of the job

This is a full time post of 10PA, divided into 8.5PA direct clinical care (DCC) and 1.5PA supporting professional activities (SPA) . Theatre sessions are typically delivered flexibly across the weekdays, although the department may be able to accommodate some requests with regards to a fixed element to the work pattern. Some Theatre sessions may be delivered on weekends.

Separate on-call rotas are operated for general (including labour ward), paediatric anaesthesia and Intensive Care.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—along with award-winning clinics across North West London.

Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5 million, providing full clinical services, including maternity, A&E, and children’s services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health clinics. The Care Quality Commission rates us 'Good' in safety, effectiveness, care, and responsiveness, and 'Outstanding' in leadership and resource use.

We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and Westminster and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Middlesex.

We welcome applications for flexible working arrangements, accommodating requests where possible to support our staff and patient needs.

The Trust is committed to equality and welcomes applications from all, regardless of background. Adjustments can be made for disabled candidates. Early application is advised as vacancies may close once sufficient applications are received. If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The expectation is that the Trust and the post holder will work together to benefit the patients, and individuals will view the job plan as a guide which may be amended in line with service changes. The formulation of a job plan should not prevent a flexible approach to work to ensure the efficient running of the department.

The Trust will aim wherever possible to keep the job plan activity to a minimum consistent with achieving the best quality patient care and ensuring that members of staff work in accordance with the European Working Time Regulations. Job plans in excess of 10 PAs will be subject to annual review to ensure that all activity contained in the job plan is clinically and organisationally necessary.

Proposed initial job plan:

This is a full time post of 10 PA, divided into 8.5 PA direct clinical care and 1.5 PA supporting professional activities. SPA time is given to support personal CPD, preparation for GMC appraisal, governance and quality improvement activities as required for successful appraisal.

The Post holder will provide clinical care in Adult Anaesthesia on theatre lists, labour ward, endoscopy, and radiology and in burns theatre, including weekend lists.

We are supportive of Less Than Full Time working in the department and would be open to discussion with the preferred candidate if they wished for LTFT working pattern.

Person specification

Education and qualifications

• FRCA or equivalent
• CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent (on or within 6 months of inclusion on Specialist register at time of interview)
• Higher Degree
• Teaching Qualification
• Management Qualification

Experience

• Advanced Training or SIA in Obstetric Anaesthesia
• Experience in high risk orthopaedics and trauma
• Experience in high-risk emergency surgery
• Experience in Burns anaesthesia
• Advanced Training or SIA in Regional Anaesthesia
• Experience in Bariatric surgery
• Previous consultant-level experience

Skills and knowledge

• Involvement in Governance and patient safety
• Highly organised, self –motivated, track record of achievement
• Implementation of Quality Improvement processes
• Development and delivery of an Education programme
• Understanding and involvement in service development

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

If you need sponsorship to work in the UK, please visit the Home Office website for information on sponsorship and visa status before you fill in your application form. Due to recent changes in the UK immigration rules which affect Skilled Worker Visas, Global Business Mobility, Higher Skill Level and Increased Salary Thresholds, please ensure that you are able to meet the requirements to live and work in the UK before applying. Further information about eligibility is available on UK Visas and Immigration - GOV.UK

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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.

Name Anila Qato Job title Service Manager Email address anila.qato@nhs.net Telephone number 02033153831 Additional information

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