Consultant Anaesthetist
Job overview
Consultant Anaesthetist
We are delighted to seek applications for the post of Consultant Anaesthetist to join our team at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
If you are looking for an Anaesthetics team that has a reputation for being extremely friendly and supportive and is highly regarded by trainees in the region then join our people and be a part of the incredible department here at Salisbury.In addition to strong interests in medical education and service improvement, including enhanced recovery and pain management, our Consultants enhance the profile of the department through their engagement in a variety of wider Trust activities and transformation work.
Sub-specialty interests could be accommodated across the range of specialties at our hospital including paediatric anaesthesia, pain medicine, obstetric anaesthesia, regional anaesthesia, orthopaedic anaesthesia and preoperative assessment.
Interviews will take place on Wednesday 6th August 2025.
Main duties of the job
In this role you will be required to contribute to the provision of anaesthetic services across the Trust as part of a team of 33 Consultants, 3 Specialists,10 SAS doctors and 24 trainees. Alongside the usual range of district hospital surgical specialities, here at Salisbury we have a regional Plastic Surgery and Burns service and a supra-regional Spinal Injuries service.
This is a 10 PA post (8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA), but it is likely that an additional programmed activity could be offered to the successful candidate. The proportion of SPA would increase in line with increasing responsibilities after appointment.The successful applicant would take part in the general on call rota with a frequency of 1:16.
Please see our interactive candidate information pack for more information on this opportunity and working at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust.
Working for our organisation
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre.We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible.Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our interactive candidate information pack provides further detail, but we strongly encourage suitable applicants to make informal enquiries about the post to Dr Ross Cruickshank, Lead Clinician for Anaesthetics.
We further welcome informal visits to meet our team and to see the hospital. Please make enquiries through Mrs Sarah McAvinue on 01722 425050.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Possession, or within 6 months of possession, of a CCT in Anaesthesia leading to entry to the GMC Specialist Register
Skills
Essential criteria- Knowledge and application of up to date evidence based practice
- Demonstrates clarity in written and spoken communication
- Demonstration of an interest, ability and commitment to teaching trainees and others. Enthusiastic with the ability to inspire others
Experience
Essential criteria- Evidence of wide experience and a high level of competence in Anaesthetics across the range of surgical specialties at Salisbury District Hospital. Examples would include expertise in paediatric anaesthesia and regional anaesthesia.
- Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
- Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
- An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
- Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
- Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
- An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
- Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
- Cycle to work scheme
- Uniform provided (where required)
- On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
- On site health and fitness club
- On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
- Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.
Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.
SEASONAL RESPIRATORY VACCINATIONS
We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.
GETTING TO WORK
We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY
We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.
The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, martial status and age.
OTHER INFORMATION
If this job requires you to have DBS check to enable you to properly fulfil the requirements of the job, on appointment, you will be required to replay the cost of obtaining a DBS check and this amount will be reclaimed in instalments from your salary.Many staff use the DBS update service at a cost of £13 per annum but you need to sign up for this via their website.
Please read the job description and person specification carefully and ensure that your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience required.
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