Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia: Sponsorship Available

The Medical Specialist Group LLP

Job summary

We are looking to appoint a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to provide high quality comprehensive consultant only secondary care to the local community in the Bailiwick of Guernsey (65,000 people approx,).

The successful candidate will become one of 14 (12 FTE) existing colleagues working in a high-quality consultant delivered service.

Main duties of the job

Our team works in partnership with our surgical colleagues to deliver high quality perioperative and anaesthetic care. We are looking for a candidate who demonstrates clinical excellency, is a good communicator and shares the values we place on long term partnerships.

It is envisaged that the post holder will work flexibly across a range of anaesthetic sessions. Experience across a wide breadth of anaesthetic practice as well as intensive care is essential. There is to incorporate subspeciality interests across anaesthesia and perioperative medicine.

Applicants must hold full GMC registration and be on the UK GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or be within 6 months of obtaining this at the time of interview.

Those interested in job share or flexible working arrangements are encourage to apply.

Person Specification

Quality Improvement, Management and IT

Essential

  • – Evidence of participation in quality improvement activities
  • – Evidence of commitment to good clinical governance
  • – Ability and willingness to work within the contracted performance framework
  • – Commitment to administrative and managerial responsibility

Desirable

  • – Management course or evidence of management structures/processes
  • – Knowledge/experience in utilisation of digitalised systems

Experience

Essential

  • – Experience in provision of anaesthesia for a broad range of subspecialties
  • – Ability to provide on call cover that includes general, obstetrics, paediatrics and critical care
  • – Expertise to develop subspecialty interest relevant to local services
  • – Shows knowledge of evidence-informed practice
  • – Shows awareness of own limitations

Desirable

  • – More than 1 years’ experience at consultant level
  • – Experience in pre-assessment and pre-operative preparation of complex patients
  • – A fellowship or other significant special interest experience.

Qualifications

Essential

  • – Full registration with the GMC
  • – On GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or within 6 months of CCT at interview date
  • – FRCA or equivalent
  • – Eligible to work and reside in the UK

Desirable

  • – Higher degree
  • – FICM or equivalent

Teaching and Research

Essential

  • – Evidence of involvement in education of colleagues
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Desirable

  • – Instructor on recognised course
  • – Publications/research activity

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • – Ability to communicate in written and spoken English
  • – Ability to work as part of a perioperative team
  • – Ability to lead, take responsibility and make decisions
  • – Commitment to continuing medical education
  • – Commitment to developing and improving services
  • – Demonstrates empathy and ability to build rapport

Desirable

  • – Willingness to undertake additional responsibilities

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: 30 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.