Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Obstetrics
Company: East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
Job ID: C9361-26-0644
Closing date: 22 November 2026

Job summary
Our complete commitment to developing careers means we're looking for proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic individuals to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our ongoing development of medical services at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, offering the successful applicant the opportunity to work closely with the existing Anaesthetic Consultants to provide a high standard of care across the Trust. We are seeking consultants with enthusiasm, commitment, and drive to work closely with colleagues throughout the organisation and within the community to help lead the organisation.

We have 2 locum post available based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, comprising of 10 programmed activities (PAs). The job plan can be amended for those that do not wish to work more than 10 PA's or that wish to work part time.

This is an excellent opportunity within the Anaesthetics department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The post is suitable for those with an interest in Obstetric and General Anaesthesia service provision requirements.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to be flexible in their approach to working patterns, undertaking theatre work on any site when required. Any changes will be discussed before implementation and the PA allocation reviewed if they have a significant impact on the time commitment required. Enthusiasm and a strong commitment to the training and education of trainees and other staff members are also expected.

About us
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year pa
Contract: Fixed term
Duration: 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 361-M&D-7915561- A
Job location: Lister Hospital, Stevenage, SG1 4AB

Person Specification
Qualifications / Training

• Essential: Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice
• Essential: FRCA or qualification of an equivalent level
• Essential: Higher Anesthesia (or equivalent) training
• Essential: Entry on GMC Specialist Register or, be within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview or, provide GMC confirmed eligibility for entry on the Specialist Register
• Desirable: Postgraduate degree (or equivalent)

Previous Experience

• Essential: Broad range of experience in Anaesthesia for various specialties
• Essential: Experience of supervising undergraduates, doctors in training and other colleagues
• Essential: Ability to offer and be accountable for full and independent expert diagnostic opinion
• Essential: Can evidence leading on patient safety issues and achieving a change in practice
• Essential: Advanced training in obstetric anaesthesia (Fellowship, SIA or equivalent) or experience working as an obstetric anaesthetist at a consultant level (or equivalent)
• Desirable: Demonstrable experience in a Locum Consultant role
• Desirable: Published papers and original work in peer reviewed journals
• Desirable: Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Desirable: Demonstrable experience and participation in research

Skills

• Able to evidence engagement with clinical governance and the identification of errors and the learning from errors
• Evidence engagement with appraisal and revalidation
• Able to show situational awareness and application of good decision making
• Ability to effectively teach clinical skills
• Ability to critically appraise published evidence

Knowledge

• Demonstrate understanding of basic principles of audit, evidence-based practice, and clinical quality improvement initiatives
• Comprehensive knowledge and insight regarding all the domains within the GMC standards of Good Medical Practice

Other requirements

• Demonstrates an interest and commitment to the specialty
• Experience and evidence of engagement around the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda, including actively supporting a culture that recognises and promotes equality and values diversity
• Role model our Trust values every day
• Understands and can demonstrate the values of the NHS constitution
• Evidence of being up to date and fit to practice safely, and aware of own training needs

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

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