About this role
Job summary
This post, without on-call commitment, offers an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated anaesthetist to join a dynamic pain team delivering multidisciplinary acute care across Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
The successful candidate will be provided structured clinical training in Pain management under direct supervision during the initial training period.
The post holder will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of the pain service. This post is not recognised for training by the Deanery but equivalence of training can be negotiated with the Regional Advisor for Pain Medicine in the future.
Subject to the provisions of the terms and conditions of service he/she must observe agreed policies on clinical matters and should follow the standing orders and financial instructions of the Hospital.
In the management of employees of the Trust, he/she will be expected to follow legislation laid down in this respect.
Main duties of the job
The appointee will work with the Pain team to obtain structured supervised training in various aspects of pain medicine (Acute, Chronic and Cancer Pain) initially and also provide anaesthetic services.
Applicants must be eligible for limited registration for non-training posts. Once the initial supervised training in pain medicine is completed (duration of training varies depending on the prior pain experience of the applicant), he/she will be able to work under distant supervision.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018 Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal) National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 4th June 2026
Closing Date: 28th June 2026
Shortlisting Date: from 29th June 2026
Proposed Interview date: TBC
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high number of applications is reached.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Full GMC Registration at the time of appointment MBBS or Equivalent Postgraduate qualification in Anaesthesia
Desirable
Current ALS provider
Experience Essential
Two years experience of a broad range of specialties within Anaesthesia Two years experience of Anaesthesia as a specialty trainee or has equivalent experience and competences Completion of Core Training in Anaesthesia by time of appointment Understanding of Research Concepts
Desirable
Wide range of experience of Anaesthesia, able to demonstrate knowledge, skill and experience in Anaesthesia Experience of audit management
Skills Essential
Ability to work in a team
Desirable
Able to teach clinical skills
Other Essential
Demonstrable interest in Pain Management Commitment to continuing medical education Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives and others
Values Essential
We are kind We are open We are inclusive
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Whiston Hospital
Warrington Road
Prescot
L35 5DR
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.merseywestlancs.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)