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Job summary

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant Anaesthetist to join our established & a 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 & ophthalmology, providing plenty of variety as well as opportunities to develop individual specialist interests.

We have a strong multidisciplinary approach & place real importance on education, training, clinical governance and continuous improvement. Consultants are encouraged to contribute to service development, quality improvement, teaching & 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, bringnew 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.

Details

  • Date posted: 02 November 2026
  • Closing date: 23 November 2026
  • Pay scheme: Hospital medical and dental staff
  • Band: Consultant
  • Salary: £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
  • Contract: Permanent
  • Working pattern: Full-time
  • Reference number: 320-MDQ-8403514-DKR
  • Job locations: Queens Hospital Burton, Belvedere Road, Burton On Trent, DE13 0RB, United Kingdom

Job description

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 & 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 & 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 & Administrative Experience

Essential
  • Commitment to Continuing Professional Development & the requirements of clinical governance
Desirable
  • Attended a leadership/management course for consultants

Teaching Experience

Essential
  • Experience of & commitment to teaching undergraduates & 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/Research Experience

Essential
  • Experience of & 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 & take full & 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

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 and the communities in which they live 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:

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

Key Facts about our Trust:o We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.o We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.o An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.o Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.o Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.o 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.

Employer details

  • Employer name: University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
  • Address: Queens Hospital Burton, Belvedere Road, Burton On Trent, DE13 0RB, United Kingdom
  • Employer's website: https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/