Job summary
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant Anaesthetist to join our established and supportive Anaesthetic Department at Queen's Hospital Burton.

This is a great opportunity to join a friendly and experienced consultant team, working across a broad and varied range of anaesthetic practice. Queen's Hospital Burton provides anaesthetic services across general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, obstetrics, gynaecology, ENT, maxillofacial, paediatrics, urology and ophthalmology, providing plenty of variety as well as opportunities to develop individual specialist interests.

We have a strong multidisciplinary approach and place real importance on education, training, clinical governance and continuous improvement. Consultants are encouraged to contribute to service development, quality improvement, teaching and research, with scope to develop their own areas of interest within the needs of the department.

It is also an exciting time to join us. We are continuing to develop our elective surgical services at Burton and have ambitions to progress our surgical hub accreditation, creating opportunities for the successful applicant to be involved in shaping and developing services rather than simply joining an established rota.

We would particularly welcome applicants who want to become an active part of the department, bring new ideas and help us continue to improve the services we provide for patients across Burton upon Trent and the surrounding area.

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive anaesthetic service across University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, with Queen's Hospital Burton as their base hospital.

The role will include:

• Providing independent consultant anaesthetic care across a wide range of surgical specialties.
• Participating in the 1:18 out-of-hours consultant on-call rota.
• Working collaboratively with surgical, theatre, critical care and wider multidisciplinary teams.
• Supporting the supervision, education and training of resident doctors, medical students and other healthcare professionals.
• Participating in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development.
• Contributing to the ongoing development of services, including protocols, guidelines and new ways of working.
• Opportunities to contribute to research, innovation and development according to individual interests.

The post is initially based around 8.5 Direct Clinical Care PAs and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activity PAs, with a final job plan agreed with the Clinical Director and reviewed after three months.

Our Anaesthetic Department provides anaesthetic and critical care support across a varied surgical portfolio including:

• Trauma and Orthopaedics
• General Surgery
• Obstetrics
• Gynaecology
• ENT
• Maxillofacial Surgery
• Paediatrics
• Urology
• Ophthalmology.

About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work. In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development.
• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes.

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma and Orthopaedic outpatients department in England, an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day, 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.

We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade: Consultant
Reference number: 320-MDQ-8403514-DKR
Closing date: 23 November 2026

Job responsibilities
The successful applicant will work with existing consultants to provide high-quality anaesthetic services to patients across Derbyshire, East Staffordshire and the surrounding areas.

Alongside clinical commitments, the post provides opportunities to contribute to teaching, research, audit, quality improvement and service development. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their specialist interests within the needs of the service and these will be considered as part of the individual job-planning process.

We have a strong focus on multidisciplinary working, education, clinical governance and continuous improvement. Consultants are actively encouraged to participate in teaching, monthly audit and education activity, research, quality improvement and the development of their own specialist interests.

Applicants wishing to work less than full time will also be considered, and job-share applications are welcomed.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential:

• MBBS/MBChB or equivalent
• FRCA or equivalent higher qualification (i.e FCARCSI)
• Life Support Qualifications ALS
• Full GMC registration with a license to practice at time of application
• GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthetics Specialty OR within 6 months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview OR If applying for Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice simultaneously with a Portfolio Pathway (formerly CESR) application, supporting documentary evidence must be provided at interview, to confirm an application has been submitted and is under consideration by the GMC. (remove if locum consultant post)

Desirable:

• Additional higher medical/scientific degree relevant to the specialty
• Post CCT fellowship
• Training Qualification

Management and Administrative Experience
Essential:

• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development and the requirements of clinical governance

Desirable:

• Attended a leadership/management course for consultants

Teaching Experience
Essential:

• Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Experience of teaching clinical skills

Desirable:

• Specific teaching qualification
• Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to under-graduates
• Attended a recognised teaching training course

Audit and Research Experience
Essential:

• Experience of and commitment to clinical audit and quality improvement projects, evidence of QI
• Evidence of relevant academic and research

Desirable:

• Ability to supervise research and audit

Communication
Essential:

• Experience of formal presentations
• Evidence of ability to work as part of an MDT, sharing administrative duties

Desirable:

• Attended a management/leadership course

Clinical Knowledge
Essential:

• Evidence of independent clinical practice
• Relevant specialty clinical knowledge
• 1 year NHS experience
• Ability to offer expert opinion and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients across the wide spectrum of Anaesthesia disorders.

Desirable:

• Interest in an area of Anaesthesia complimentary to existing consultants

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Associate Clinical Director, Dr Mreenal Singh, mreenal.singh2@nhs.net, 01283511511

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.