Consultant Anaesthetist

Job summary

We are excited to invite applications for a Consultant Anaesthetist at Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust. We are a friendly and dynamic department with over 30 consultants. We deliver anaesthetic services to a wide range of district general hospital specialities, allowing the successful candidates a varied and fulfilling consultant career.

The Anaesthetic Department at Kingston and Richmond Hospital consists of nearly 40 consultants and over 30 specialty doctors, trust grades and trainees. We are a motivated and supportive group and were one of the first departments to achieve RCOA accreditation (ACSA), demonstrating our dedication to providing an outstanding quality of care and our enthusiasm to engage with national projects.

A wide range of surgical specialties provide ample opportunity for maintaining and developing skills in many aspects of anaesthesia.

We are looking for motivated, enthusiastic individuals who will contribute to our friendly department, not just by providing high quality anaesthesia for the specialities we cover but also by supporting the department in the wider sense. We would like to see evidence of participation in quality improvement projects and research and Involvement in teaching and training.

Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust was formed by the merger of Kingston Hospital NHS Trust and Hounslow and Richmond Community NHS Trust. Kingston and Richmond Hospital is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by Royal Parks, historic buildings and the River Thames. The acute hospital is located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and several outpatient clinics are run in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

We employ 3,300+ staff who proudly and efficiently support over 350,000 people locally through a full range of diagnostic and treatment services and we have a national reputation for innovative developments in healthcare, particularly in 'patient-focused' care, day surgery and maternity services.

Our Maternity Unit is the second biggest in London and receives excellent ratings from patients and reviewers alike.

JD is with the Royal College of Anesthetists for approval.

AAC date: 27-Feb-2025

Please see the Job Description for further details on the posts and for the person specification.

Interview date is TBC either 28-Oct-2026 or in November, in person at Kingston Hospital.

Essential

• Full GMC Registration (or eligibility to obtain).
• FRCA or equivalent
• CCT in Anaesthesia and on GMC's Specialist Register; or within 6 months of CCT from the date of the interview or have confirmed eligibility for Specialist Registration.

Essential

• Wide range of anaesthetic experience in all surgical specialties excluding cardiac surgery and neurosurgery
• Experience of emergency surgery in all ages of patients above 2 years of age.
• Exposure to management of sick children in a DGH setting prior to transfer.
• Advanced training/SIAs (or equivalent experience) in specialities relevant to the department, such as regional anaesthesia, obstetrics, peri-operative medicine, bariatric surgery, acute inpatient pain, ophthalmic surgery.

Essential

• Demonstrable commitment and ability to teach and train undergraduates and junior doctors.
• ALS provider
• APLS/EPALS provider
• ALS/APLS/EPALS Instructor

Essential

• Demonstrate leadership skills within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to continuing professional development and clinical governance
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enthusiasm and approachability.
• Ability to motivate staff, to facilitate appropriate changes in clinical practice and to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Essential

• Involvement in Quality Improvement Projects and Audit.
• Relevant publication in peer-reviewed journals.
• Presentation at national and international meetings

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.

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