Consultant Anaesthetist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Applications are invited from exceptional individuals with first-class clinical expertise and excellent team-working skills to join the outstanding Consultant Anaesthetic team at Bristol NHS Foundation Trust.

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. is seeking to appoint 3 consultants in anaesthesia to these exciting substantive roles. Candidates should evidence broad interest in Vascular, Regional, Neuroanaesthesia, Major Elective Orthopedics, Major Urology, Plastics, Gastrointestinal or Pre-operative assessment

Applicants should have a CCT or be within six months of achieving this at the date of interview or be listed on the GMC’s specialist register to be eligible for application for a substantive post. CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview.

If you are shortlisted we will contact you by email with details of your interview of which you will need to confirm your attendance. Therefore it is important that you check your online account regularly.

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Main duties of the job

Relevant clinical activity includes:

• Vascular Network -, centralised in the SW to BFT in Oct 2014, providing regional endovascular services
• Expanding regional anaesthesia service providing support to trauma and plastic surgery
• Colorectal centre -leading ERAS service providing a full range of colorectal services
• Bristol Urology Institute- tertiary referral centre for the South West and specialist robotic surgery
• Specialist Elective Orthopaedic Centre including complex deformity spinal surgery.
• Designated Major Trauma Centre
• Bariatric Unit
• Large Neurosurgical centre active research and clinical trial agenda with innovative treatments not delivered elsewhere in the UK.
• Stroke Thrombectomy Service (24/7)
• Plastics and Burns Unit
• Breast Care Centre providing majority of services as day case
• Busy Obstetric Unit with 6500 deliveries per year
• Pain Clinic with an international reputation for Spinal Cord Stimulator insertion
• An integrated pre-operative service including ERAS, Complex medical assessment, CPET, and Pharmacy

The Southmead Hospital Bristol site includes the maternity department and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the new Bristol Breast Care Centre, clinical research teams and Severn Pathology.

The Trust has teaching status and is linked with the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England. The appointee will be required to reside no more than 30 minutes travelling time (by road) from the Southmead Hospital site for on-call purposes.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• MB BS (or equivalent)
• Maintain Full registration with the GMC.
• Must have CCT in anaesthesia and have been entered on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of the appointment. Specialist registrars that do not hold a CCT must be due to be awarded one within 6 months of the interview date.
• CESR applicants are welcome and must have their CESR in place at the time of interview

Desirable

• Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS).
• Qualification in teaching (Diploma or higher)
• European Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia

Experience

Essential

• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
• Minimum of 6 years postgraduate experience, three years as a registrar in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.

Desirable

• Evidence of extensive experience in sub-specialties reflected in the job plan. (Regional, Obstetrics, Neuro, POAC, General)
• Experience of non-UK hospital systems and practices

Further Training, Management, Audit

Essential

• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
• Experience in audit project and written up
• Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues. Knowledge of political context within which we operate.
• Knowledge of political context within which we operate.

Desirable

• Faculty or organisational role of an educational course or conference
• Completion of a general management course or programme.
• Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management.
• Demonstration of significant change management

Research, Teaching, Publications

Essential

• Proven teaching ability.
• Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates.

Desirable

• Proven track record in research.
• Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals.
• Ability to teach effectively

Personal Requirements

Essential

• Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team.
• Good written communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.

Closing Date: 1 September 2026