Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia - interest in Orthopaedics and trauma
| Posting date: | 09 March 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: | 23 March 2026 |
| Location: | Leicester, LE5 4PW |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9358-26-0161 |
Summary
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement. Responsibility for the provision of a safe and efficient care to patients undergoing elective and urgent orthopaedic surgery. To provide specialist high-risk Orthopaedic anaesthesia outpatient clinic work To contribute to the delivery of orthopaedic or trauma sessions at weekends. To work flexibly to support the workload and cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences. Flexibility within the role will be required as we reconfigure, working towards a single-site UHL maternity service. To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCG: Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures; Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory; Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.; In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work. The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose. The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role. The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated. Please refer to the job description for full information