Locum Consultant in Pain Medicine/Anaesthesia


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£113,565 to £150,569 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Leicester, LE5 4PW
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	1 Oct 2026
Closing date:	15 Oct 2026

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Summary

The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement. - To conduct pain clinics and perform specialised interventional pain management procedures. - To support the Pain department in delivering high quality elective and emergency theatre sessions and provide flexibility to support the service. - Responsibility for the provision of a safe and efficient anaesthetic service for elective theatres at UHL including preoperative assessmentand perioperative care, should the candidate express and interest in anaesthetic theatre sessions ( Duel trained only) - To work flexibly to support the workload and cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences. - 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 CCGs; - 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 ataudit and other governance meetings is mandatory; Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliancewith 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 highestpossible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work. -The post-holder is expected to participate in teaching and training of junior staff undergraduate students, and other clinical staff groups. - The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will benamed in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to suchdoctors regarding their careers. - 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.

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