Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Chronic Pain | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Slough, SL2 4HL
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Jul 2026
Closing date:	22 Aug 2026

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Summary

We are looking forenthusiastic and committedConsultant Anaesthetists with a special interest in chronic pain to join the team of Consultants in the Anaesthetic Departments at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Anaesthetics is part of the Directorate of Anaesthesia, Theatres and Critical Care which sits under the Division of Surgical Specialties & Theatres. Wexham Park ICU has received the rating of Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission.

These posts comprise anaesthesia and chronic pain. The anaesthesia component will bebased at Wexham Park Hospital and the Heatherwood Hospitalwith the opportunity to subspecialise in Obstetrics, Regional, Trauma and colorectal anaesthesia dependent on individual interest and training. The chronic pain component will involve all three hospitals in the directorate (Frimley Park Hospital, Wexham Park Hospital and the Heatherwood Hospital).

The posts have arisen because of increased demand and existing vacancies.

The successful applicant will be expected to take part in developing services within the Trust and to share the clinical, administrative and teaching work with the other consultants in the department.

The basis of the post is 10 programmed activities, 8.5 direct clinical care (DCC) sessions and 1.5 SPA. The clinical sessions will be allocated for chronic pain lists and clinics and provision of anaesthesia for various specialities including providing non-resident on call cover for Wexham and Heatherwood Hospitals.

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the post responsibilities.

This advert closes on Thursday 13 Aug 2026

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