South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

The closing date is 26 November 2025

Job summary

This locum appointment would be expected to deliver direct clinical care across our broad range of general and subspeciality theatres. We would seek to ensure that clinical allocations would be appropriate to experience.There are a number of subspecialty interest areas including neurosurgery, perioperative medicine, major general, gynaecological and urological surgery, regional anaesthesia, orthopaedics and trauma, obstetrics, vascular, head & neck surgery and interventional radiology. Support for development of subspeciality clinical interests and non-clinical interests in the areas of Education, Research, Management, Human factors and Sustainability in Anaesthesia would be provided.

The successful applicant will be appointed to the 2003 Consultant Contract and the pay scale appropriate to their prior experience. Expected starting point would be 10PA.

Main duties of the job

Clinical/on-call responsibilities

Undertake the responsibilities associated with the role of a consultant in anaesthesia, with clinical sessions based at University Hospitals Tees

Cover for periods of colleague absence due to annual leave and other authorised undertakings

To work with other medical and nursing specialities as required

Provide professional supervision and management of resident and specialty medical staff

Provide professional supervision of Anaesthesia Associates both in post and in training

Be actively involved in the leadership of the department

Regular participation at Audit, Governance and Consultant/Centre meetings

Take part in annual appraisal, and revalidation

Active involvement in audit and service improvement projects

Involvement in research is encouraged

Teaching residents and undergraduates

Maintain appropriate Continuing Professional Development

About us

Since February 2024 North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust together have formed a group, collectively to be known as University Hospitals Tees, to enable closer collaborative working across the two organisations. This exciting development has come about following years of joint working but is now well underway.

The group model means that the two organisations remain separate so they can represent their communities effectively yet has the flexibility to enable the trusts together to work at scale to take strategic decisions which will benefit the group as a whole and the patients we serve.

The two trusts are the Tees area's largest employers, with a budget of around £1.2billion and more than 15,000 staff who deliver acute, tertiary and community health and care services across the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire, County Durham and beyond.

Date posted

12 November 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

Depending on experience National Payscales Apply

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-TA&CC-MED-7540751

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attachedjob description and person specification for further information and full details.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attachedjob description and person specification for further information and full details.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with the GMC with licence to practise
FRCA or equivalent Diploma
CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or within six months of anticipated CCT date on the date of interview
Minimum of 7 years' experience in anaesthesia
Minimum of 1 year worked within NHS

Desirable

Additional degree or post-graduate qualification (MRCP, MD etc.)
Post-Graduate Prizes

Clinical Skills and Training

Essential

Smooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstances
Evidence of Completion of advanced training in proposed subspeciality interest
ALS

Desirable

Relevant medical experience outside anaesthesia
Qualifications pertinent to subspecialty interests: e.g. APLS/EPLS, MOET, POM

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Full registration with the GMC with licence to practise
FRCA or equivalent Diploma
CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or within six months of anticipated CCT date on the date of interview
Minimum of 7 years' experience in anaesthesia
Minimum of 1 year worked within NHS

Desirable

Additional degree or post-graduate qualification (MRCP, MD etc.)
Post-Graduate Prizes

Clinical Skills and Training

Essential

Smooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstances
Evidence of Completion of advanced training in proposed subspeciality interest
ALS

Desirable

Relevant medical experience outside anaesthesia
Qualifications pertinent to subspecialty interests: e.g. APLS/EPLS, MOET, POM

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

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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