Locum Consultant Anaesthetist | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £109,725 - £145,478 10 PA |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 April 2026 |
| Location: | Carshalton, SM5 1AA |
| Company: | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7859368/343-LCON-213 |
Summary
Locum Anaesthetic Consultant General - 10 Months
This post will hold a line on the 1/12 on call rota at ST Helier Hospital
We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to be appointed to the role of Locum Consultant
The Anaesthetics department is a friendly and supportive one. We have achieved ACSA Accreditation from the Royal College of Anaesthetists and are extremely proud of this achievement. We welcome innovation and will support change where it improves care to our patients.
The right candidate must be dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, always placing the patient first.
The Epsom & St Helier Anaesthetic department is aligned with the St George's Hospital teaching programme for medical students and the SW Thames School of Anaesthesia training programme. We have ACSA accreditation. There is a well-established simulation teaching programme which may give opportunities for suitably qualified applicants. We score highly each year in the national hip fracture database report and are one of the busiest 5 units in London. Our National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) pathway and patient outcomes score as excellent.
Principle Duties of the Post
The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients:
1. To always, comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or
substituted from time to time.
2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained.
3. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in
agreement with your Clinical Director.
4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust
resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or
arranged Consultant Induction).
6. To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
7. To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and outpatients under your care.
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
1. To share responsibility with other Consultants for the recruitment, appointment and
supervision of junior medical staff in accordance with Trust policies.
2. To devote time on a regular basis for teaching and training of junior medical staff, contributing
as appropriate to post-graduate and continuing medical education.
3. To devote time, through agreement on a regular basis for teaching and training of medical
students as part of agreed teaching arrangements with the Foundation School.
4. We have an active teaching program for undergraduates as well as our junior doctors. We
participate in our highly regarded Elena Power Simulation Centre. In the trust we also train
paramedics in airway skills.
This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Apr 2026