Locum Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia

at  University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

University College London Hospitals is seeking to appoint a Locum Consultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia, working in the Pain Management Centre at the National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, and the department of Anaesthesia at University College Hospital. This post is required to cover clinical activity this year as well as ensuring a consultant led service at all times.
We are known for our research and innovation but recognise that our success comes from an environment which is supportive, cohesive, providing excellent standards of care, and where all members have an equal standing. We are looking for new colleagues who share these values, and who can use them as a core upon which to build their career with us. We would be delighted to design a job plan with successful candidates to incorporate their specialty interests. As a trust we also have a wealth of other opportunities for Research, Quality Improvement, Leadership and Education.
University College London Hospitals is a major teaching hospital in central London. It is a regional cancer centre and tertiary referral centre.
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The Pain Management Centre comprises 13 consultants with a full multidisciplinary team. It is housed in a new purpose-designed facility and is a nationally recognised centre of excellence. There are unique opportunities to work with patients who experience persistent abdominal and pelvic pain, complex neuropathic pain, cancer-related pain, facial pain and inpatients with complex medical needs. We also have an active neuromodulation service.
University College Hospitals has twenty-four operating theatres. It is a regional cancer centre and tertiary referral centre, with particular expertise in bariatrics, upper and lower GI, orthopaedics, urology, head and neck, paediatric, thoracic and endocrine surgery. The labour ward delivers 6000 women a year and has a special interest in high risk medical patients including GUCH. A regional block room provides high quality analgesia and is a hub for education and research. Our newest hospital - Grafton way Building has opened with a Proton Beam service and eight further theatres.
The hospital is committed to excellence in clinical care, teaching and training and in research.
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicin e
University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! : University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the second year in a row.

UCLH top trust to work at in England – for the second year running! University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Once again, UCLH has received the highest score of all general acute and acute/community NHS trusts in England for staff that would recommend us as a place to work

Please refer the Job description for details