Consultant Anaesthetist

Employer The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHSFT Town Oswestry Salary £109,725 - £145,478 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 19/03/2026 23:59

Here at The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, we are very proud of our reputation for providing outstanding care to our patients.

In the National Staff Survey, 74% of our staff would recommend the Trust as a place to work and 92% would recommend the hospital to a friend or relative for treatment.

Our continued success is accomplished through the skills and expertise of our staff, which is underpinned by our values:
Professional, Excellence, Respect, Friendly, Inclusive and Caring.

We have an excellent opportunity for two Consultant Anaesthetists to join our leading orthopaedic centre of excellence, we are looking for consultants who have the drive to develop the service to world class status.

Although this is a single surgical speciality hospital, the anaesthesia delivered is interesting, challenging and varied. There is ample opportunity to perform techniques such as ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia, local anaesthetic catheter techniques, neuraxial blockade and fibre optic and video-assisted intubation. Invasive monitoring is regularly employed for revision hip and major spinal surgery.

This full time post comprise 8.5 PA for direct clinical care with 1.5 supporting professional activities (SPA) with the opportunity to progress to 2.5 for specific activities which are agreed upon between the consultant and their clinical manager.

We encourage all potential candidates to come to the site for an informal visit.

The Trust has excellent transport links, 30 minutes by road from Chester and Shrewsbury. Manchester and Liverpool airports are about an hour by road, and Birmingham airport 90 minutes. The M54 motorway provides quick access to the national motorway network and there are reasonable rail links from Gobowen via Shrewsbury or Chester.

The On‑Call commitment for the post is low frequency, anticipated to be 1:15/1:16 .

We have a range of fantastic staff benefits on offer to everyone who joins RJAH and you'll have access to outstanding professional development opportunities and state‑of‑the‑art facilities – including our recently‑opened £6 million Headley Court Veterans’ Orthopaedic Centre (the first unit of its kind in the UK).

RJAH has strong links with a range of universities including Staffordshire, Keele, Glyndwr, Chester and Birmingham.

The hospital is located on a site outside Oswestry in Oswestry, just off the A5. The nearest train station is in Gobowen, approximately two miles from the hospital. The station is part of the Chester to Birmingham line.

We are based in North Shropshire, close to the border with North and Mid Wales. It is one of the most attractive parts of the country, with a rich historic culture and excellent transport links. It offers outstanding opportunities for anyone who enjoys an outdoor lifestyle or is looking to raise a family.

We are looking for a highly motivated colleague with an interest in orthopaedic anaesthesia to provide anaesthesia and peri‑operative care for all aspects of orthopaedic surgery.

The posts are for a permanent whole time (10 programmed activities).

The posts will involve all aspects of peri‑operative anaesthetic care for orthopaedic and spinal surgery and the postholder will be expected to:

• Ensure effective and open communication with anaesthetic and surgical colleagues.
• Take part in all aspects of pre, intra and postoperative anaesthetic care for both inpatient and day case orthopaedic surgery.
• Demonstrate a degree of flexibility in their working…