Consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthetics: Sponsorship Available

The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

This is an exciting replacement Consultant post offering a balanced job plan of10 Programmed Activities (PAs). There is excellent potential to increase toSPA sessions through the development of additional departmental leadership, educational, research, or quality improvement roles.

The role provides a varied mix of Pain Management and Anaesthesia, offering opportunities to develop specialist expertise while contributing to a supportive, multidisciplinary team. Indicative duties are outlined in the job description.

The successful candidate will play a key role within the Pain Service, leading a multidisciplinary outpatient clinic and undertaking a day-case interventional procedure list. The postholder will also be supported to gain expertise in the active management of intrathecal drug delivery systems.

Anaesthetic commitments incorporates a combination of fixed and flexible sessions, dependent on the successful candidate’s clinical interests and the needs of the service.

Consultants are expected to work closely withPhysician Associates in Anaesthesia (PAAs), providing clinical supervision, typically on a 2:1 basis, or 1:1 in higher-turnover environments such as trauma theatres.

Main duties of the job

Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Relevant professional qualifications
  • Degree from a recognised University

Desirable

  • FFPMRCA Qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST/CST
  • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients and offer expert clinical opinion in the specialty

Desirable

  • Training/experience in Intrathecal Pump management and refill
  • Experience in undertaking ultrasound-guided interventional procedures.
  • Ability to manage and lead the specialist unit if required

GMC Registration

Essential

  • Eligible for entry in GMC specialist register (within 6 months)
  • Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

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: 12 September 2026

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