Consultant in Anaesthetics with interest in Chronic Pain Medicine
| Posting date: | 05 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £109,725.00 to £145,478.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £109725.00 - £145478.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 05 March 2026 |
| Location: | Smethwick, B66 2QT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9381-26-0008 |
Summary
This is an excellent opportunity to join Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as a Consultant Anaesthetist with a specialist interest in Chronic Pain Medicine. Applicants wishing to work exclusively in Chronic Pain are also encouraged to apply. The department offers highly flexible job planning, and applicants with additional skills or experience that enhance the chronic pain service will be particularly welcomed. Anaesthetic sessions can be tailored to individual sub-specialty interests, including Gynae-oncology, ENT, Colorectal, Orthopaedics, Pre-assessment and Peri-operative Anaesthesia. You will join a well-established team of 46 committed and respected Consultant Anaesthetists, including four Chronic Pain Consultants, supported by 14 Specialty Doctors and trainees from the Birmingham and Stoke Schools of Anaesthesia. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist Register (or eligible within six months of interview) and have broad training and experience in Chronic Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia. Additional strengths in medical education, simulation training, service development or risk management would be an asset. We are seeking enthusiastic, forward-thinking individuals who bring motivation, innovation, and commitment to the role. Position Overview:Chronic Pain: 5060% clinical activity in Chronic Pain, with the remainder in Anaesthesia Regular pain clinics and interventions, Pelvic Pain MDT service, SMP programmes, and developing services such as a Transition Clinic Established virtual clinics offering flexible working Opportunities to support and train Advanced Pain Practitioners, with SPA time negotiable Pain services delivered at City Health Campus (Sheldon Block and BTC) Additional clinical PAs available at job planning Up to 2.5 SPA PAs available, plus strong support for professional development and leadership training Anaesthesia: Sessions tailored to sub-specialty interest Cross-site working at MMUH, City Health Campus and Sandwell Health Campus 10 PA job plan initially, with scope for additional PAs Role Requirements: Full GMC registration Broad anaesthetic training, ideally including major surgery, trauma and paediatrics Desirable skills in education, simulation, and risk management Role Structure: Non-resident 1:16 general on-call rota at MMUH 7 clinical PAs over three full-day sessions 0.95 PA for on-call cover Additional clinical PAs negotiable Up to 2.5 SPA PAs for development, education, audit and leadership Access to the Trusts New Consultant Leadership Programme We are a friendly, motivated team committed to delivering safe, high-quality care. If you share our values and enthusiasm and wish to contribute to a forward-looking anaesthetic and chronic pain service, we would be delighted to receive your application. For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.