Consultant Anaesthetist Generalist with Peri-Op Interest: Sponsorship Available

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Job summary

We are a large and friendly department with over 65 Consultants, 11 SASs, up to 40 Residents and post CCT Fellows. We are very proud to be a MDHU (Ministry of Defence Hospital Unit) with 4 Military Consultants and a variable number of Military trainees of various grades. We have 4 qualified AAs in a bespoke programme designed for the benefit of, and led by the department. The department also hosts 3.5 WTE Acute Pain Nurses, Peri-Operative team, 20 WTE Pre Operative Assessment Nurses and 5 Administrative and Clerical st

Main duties of the job

As a department we have a reputation for being cohesive, innovative and providing excellent education and support to our trainees, Trust Grades and Consultants. We were delighted to be one of the first Departments in the UK to achieve ACSA accreditation from the RCOA and reaccredited again in 2023. We have also had a successful Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) visit and were particularly commended for our Surgery School and our Surgical High Care Unit.

The hospital has 30 operating theatres and 5 remote suites where anaesthetic services are delivered. The department provides anaesthetic services to all sites in the Trust and supports subspecialties including:

  • Major General: Colorectal, Upper GI (including Oesophagectomies), Bariatrics, Gynaecology, Urology. Including robotic surgery (4 robotic theatres)
  • Major Head and Neck and ENT (including free flap surgery)
  • Orthopaedics, including significant amount of regional anaesthesia
  • Renal transplant and Renal Vascular access surgery
  • Plastics
  • Paediatrics
  • Obstetrics
  • Pain
  • Non-theatre: Interventional Radiology, CT MRI, Gastro Endoscopy and Cardiology.
  • Periop Medicine: Anaesthetic Preassessment clinic, dedicated Bariatric Upper GI clinic and MDT, CPET, daily Surgical High-Care Ward round and Surgery School (www.surgeryschool.co.uk)

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration and Licence to Practice with the General Medical Council
  • Primary Medical Qualification (e.g. MBChB)
  • A higher degree e.g. FRCA or equivalent
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia via CCT or CESR (or within 6 months of proposed date of award of CCT)

Desirable

  • Higher qualification in Anaesthesia e.g. EDRA
  • Possession of Additional Degree (MD, BSc), diploma or post-graduate qualification e.g. MRCP
  • Completion of relevant Subspecialty Fellowship
  • Award of external Prizes or Honours

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of completion (or equivalent) of 8 relevant Higher Training modules
  • Evidence of completion (or equivalent) of 2 relevant Advanced Training modules

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).

Closing Date: 14 September 2026

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