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Anaesthetic Consultant Job at Swindon Full Time NEW

Job summary

We are a forward-thinking NHS Trust dedicated to delivering exceptional, patient-centred care across both our Critical Care Unit and state-of-the-art operating theatres. Our mission is simple but powerful: to provide safe, compassionate, and innovative anaesthetic and critical care services that improve lives every single day. We believe in teamwork, continuous learning, and empowering our clinicians to shape the future of care.

In this dual role, you’ll be at the heart of two of the most dynamic and high-impact areas of our hospital. Your expertise will directly influence patient outcomes–whether you’re stabilising critically ill patients in CCU or delivering safe, tailored anaesthesia in complex surgical cases.

You’ll be a trusted leader, collaborator, and innovator, helping us push the boundaries of what’s possible in perioperative and critical care medicine.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Duties:

Multidisciplinary team working is key component of the working within the Trust and involves regular MDT discussions with colleagues. A regular MDT meeting takes place each Wednesday to discuss patients that have been resident on the critical care unit for 1 week or more.

A regular follow up clinic is run on the second Tuesday of the month, and is led by the MDT with consultant support.

Providing evidence-based care for patients in a multidisciplinary setting.

Continuing responsibility for the care of patients in your charge, including all administrative duties associated with patient care (with secretarial support).

Development of sub-specialty interests that fit in with Surgery & Planned Care (SPC) Division needs and the strategic direction of the Trust.

Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties are required, and for contributing to undergraduate and post-graduate and continuing medical education activity.

Provision of cover for consultant colleagues’ periods of leave in accordance with arrangements agreed within Trust policy.

Participation in clinical audit and in continuing medical education.

Conducting suitable duties in cases of emergencies and unforeseen circumstances.

The post holder will participate in an out-of-hours consultant rota, detailed within the job plan section.

About us

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group – a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Details

Date posted

10 June 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£113,565 to £150,569 a year

per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

249-7986731

Job locations

The Great Western Hospital

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Management and Leadership Responsibilities:

All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience.

To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division Management Team.

To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trusts business plans.

The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.

Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.

As part of the Division Management Team, assist in the cost-effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.

Work within the Trusts framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.

Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching programmes.

Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management

Appointed candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution for England to guide decisions.


Job description

Job responsibilities

Management and Leadership Responsibilities:

All staff in each Division are managerially accountable through their Lead Clinician to the Associate Medical Director, who has overall responsibility for the services within the Division. Consultants are key members of the Division and are accountable and responsible for leading changes to service that will improve the patient experience.

To support the Clinical Lead in policy and strategy development as a senior member of the Division Management Team.

To contribute to the leadership and development of Services under the direction of the Clinical Lead and Associate Medical Director and in line with the Trusts business plans.

The post holder will ensure effective communication and involvement of staff across the Division including support to the Divisional Director to achieve their objectives.

Work in partnership with colleagues in other Divisions within the Trust.

As part of the Division Management Team, assist in the cost-effective utilisation of resources, including pay and non-pay items such as equipment and drugs, within budgets.

Work within the Trusts framework for Clinical Governance and Risk, including the development of clinical policies and adherence to standing orders, standing financial instructions and financial procedures.

Undertake direct supervision of junior colleagues and participate in departmental/trust wide teaching programmes.

Undertake investigations and report writing for incidents and participate in clinical risk management

Appointed candidates will embody the STAR values and use the principles of the NHS Constitution for England to guide decisions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC
  • Either CCT in ICM +/- second specialty (if applicable), or CCT in Anaesthetics with equivalence ICM stage 3 training (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status) and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for this consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview.
  • FFICM (UK) or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of critical care medicine problems.
  • Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Fully registered with the GMC
  • Either CCT in ICM +/- second specialty (if applicable), or CCT in Anaesthetics with equivalence ICM stage 3 training (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status) and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for this consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview.
  • FFICM (UK) or equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT.
  • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of critical care medicine problems.
  • Ability to lead a multi-professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.

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).


Additional information

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Great Western Hospital

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer’s website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The Great Western Hospital

Swindon

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

Employer’s website

https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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