Substantive Consultant Anaesthetist CW
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
London, SW10 9NHView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
Negotiable
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
We are looking for enthusiastic and self-motivated consultants to join our department. We are looking to enhance the mix of skills and specialist inte...
- The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.
- Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
- Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
- Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
- Adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times.
- Develop clinical practice through self-reflection and learning from experience, application of research into practice and active contribution within the multi-disciplinary team.
- Research, Teaching and Training - Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Service Director. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.
- Responsible for teaching and training non-Consultant postgraduate colleagues.
- Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust's translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
12.1 A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee, Service Director and Divisional Medical Director including relevant general managers, on behalf of the Medical Director; this should be done within 3 months of starting the post. It is the post holders responsibility, working with the Service Director to ensure that the job plan reflects an average timetable of activity. However, consultants are senior professionals, and variation in activity is therefore to be expected.
12.2 The post holder and Divisional Medical Director/Service Director will review the Job Plan annually with relevant general managers. Either may propose amendment of the job plan. The expectation is that the Trust and the post holder will work together to benefit the patient 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.
12.3 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.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.
We have two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.
We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers
We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds
We deliver a baby every 50 minutes
We operate on a patient every 16 minutes
We do 50 imaging procedures each hour
We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life
Trust Values
Essential
- Putting patients first
- Responsive to, and supportive of, patients and staff
- Unfailingly kind, treating everyone with respect, compassion and dignity
- Determined to develop our skills and continuously improve the quality of care
Education and Qualifications
Essential: - FRCA or equivalent; - CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent (on, or within 6 months of inclusion on, Specialist Register at time of interview)
Desirable: - Management / Leadership Qualification; - Higher Degree; - Education Qualification
Experience
Essential: - Experience in high-risk surgery for emergencies and ortho-trauma
Desirable: - Experience in burns anaesthesia; - SIA or equivalent in obstetric / regional anaesthesia; - Previous consultant-level experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Highly organised, self-motivated and committed to personal development
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to work with colleagues in a team and delegate appropriately
- Involvement in Governance and patient safety
- Understanding of and involvement in service development
Desirable: - Track record of achieving sustained change through Quality Improvement processes
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
25 September 2026
Last checked
29 September 2026
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