Job Overview
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham is recruiting a Consultant Anaesthetist (reference 303-8282265).
The post is permanent and full time at 40 hours per week, with a consultant salary of £113,565 to £150,569 per annum.
The successful candidate will provide anaesthesia for primary and complex revision arthroplasty, degenerative and deformity spinal surgery, and musculoskeletal oncology surgery.
An interest in perioperative medicine, including the pre-assessment clinic and regional anaesthesia, is required.
The role is whole time at 10.5 programmed activities: 10 PAs of direct clinical care and SPA plus a 0.5 PA on-call allowance, with non-resident on-call covering emergency theatre and HDU on a 1:8 rota.
The job plan includes 1.5 core SPAs, with scope for a further SPA through roles such as clinical lead, educational supervisor, or supporting the department's ACSA accreditation.
The successful candidate will join a friendly department of 25 consultants, 7 SAS doctors, 7 anaesthesia associates and rotating registrars from the Birmingham School of Anaesthesia.
Applicants must be GMC registered, on the specialist register in anaesthesia or within six months of CCT at interview, and hold FRCA or equivalent, with significant experience in orthopaedic and spinal anaesthesia including regional techniques.
Applications close at 23:59 on 26 October 2026, with interviews planned for 1 December 2026; informal enquiries to Dr Rajash Gowni, Clinical Lead for Anaesthetics, at rajashekar.gowni@nhs.net.
Original company posting: https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/The_Royal_Orthopaedic_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Theatres/Theatres-v8282265