Consultant in Anaesthesia | University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£113,565 - £150,569 per annum
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Burton On Trent, DE13 0RB
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	2 Nov 2026
Closing date:	2 Dec 2026

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Summary

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Consultant Anaesthetist to join our established & a supportive Anaesthetic Department at Queen's Hospital Burton.

This isa great opportunityto join a friendly and experienced consultant team, working across a broad and varied range of anaesthetic practice. Queen's Hospital Burton provides anaesthetic services across general surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, obstetrics, gynaecology, ENT, maxillofacial, paediatrics,urology& ophthalmology, providing plenty of variety as well as opportunities to develop individual specialist interests.

We have a strong multidisciplinary approach & place real importance on education, training, clinicalgovernanceand continuous improvement. Consultants are encouraged to contribute to service development, quality improvement,teaching& research, with scope to develop their own areas of interest within the needs of the department.

It is also an exciting time to join us. We are continuing to develop our elective surgical services at Burton and have ambitions to progress our surgical hub accreditation, creating opportunities for the successful applicant to be involved in shaping and developing services rather than simply joining an established rota.

We would particularly welcome applicants who want to become an active part of the department, bring new ideasand help us continue to improve the services we provide for patients across Burton upon Trent and the surrounding area.

The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive anaesthetic service across University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, with Queen's Hospital Burton as their base hospital.

The role will include:

• Providing independent consultant anaesthetic care across a wide range of surgical specialties.

• Participating in the 1:18 out-of-hours consultant on-call rota.

• Working collaboratively with surgical, theatre, criticalcareand wider multidisciplinary teams.

• Supporting the supervision, education and training of resident doctors, medicalstudentsand other healthcare professionals.

• Participating in clinical governance, audit, qualityimprovementand service development.

• Contributing to the ongoing development of services, including protocols,guidelinesand new ways of working.

• Opportunities to contribute to research,innovationand development according to individual interests.

The post is initially based around 8.5 Direct Clinical Care PAs and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activity PAs, with a final job plan agreed with the Clinical Director and reviewed after three months.

Our Anaesthetic Department provides anaesthetic and critical care support across a varied surgical portfolio including:

• Trauma and Orthopaedics

• General Surgery

• Obstetrics

• Gynaecology

• ENT

• Maxillofacial Surgery

• Paediatrics

• Urology

• Ophthalmology.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development

• On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.

• A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts about our Trust:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.

• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.

• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.

• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.

• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.

• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.

We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.

The successful applicant will work with existing consultants to provide high-quality anaesthetic services to patients across Derbyshire, EastStaffordshireand the surrounding areas.

Alongside clinical commitments, the post provides opportunities to contribute to teaching, research, audit, qualityimprovementand service development. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their specialist interests within the needs of theserviceand these will be considered as part of the individual job-planning process.

We have a strong focus on multidisciplinary working, education, clinicalgovernanceand continuous improvement. Consultants are actively encouraged toparticipatein teaching, monthly audit and education activity, research, qualityimprovementand the development of their own specialist interests.

Applicants wishing to work less than full time will also be considered, and job-share applications are welcomed.

This advert closes on Monday 23 Nov 2026

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