Consultant in Anaesthesia with an Interest In Obsetrics

We are seeking to recruit a substantive, full-time, Consultant to join our department at the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The job is primarily based at the Luton and Dunstable University Hospital with the possibility and opportunity to cover some pain services at the Bedford Hospital site. The successful candidate will provide clinical services in anaesthesia and Obstetrics with a larger and significant participation in delivering clinical care in the Maternity Department in a team-based approach with flexibility of on calls and weekend work with mutual agreement and service demand requirements Luton and Dunstable hospital is located within easy access to central London and the Midlands. London Luton Airport is within fifteen minutes' drive from the hospital. There are many attractive villages and towns nearby like St Albans and Harpenden which has excellent schools. Closing Date: 2nd August 2026 Assessment Date: WK Commencing 24th August 2026 Interview Date: 7th September 2026

The appointee will join the well-established Anaesthetics Department as part of a service development plan, where we currently have a new Acute Surgical Block (ASB) Applicants must be included in the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthetics or be within six months of CCT accreditation. The successful applicants will provide a comprehensive high quality Anaesthesia service. The Obstetric lead is Dr Rivers. The successful applicant will join a friendly team providing the anaesthesia service for the maternity department. Our delivery rate is 5500 per year, with anaesthetists involved in the management of around half of the patients, many of whom are high risk. Consultants are job-planned to cover the labour ware and the elective caesarean section list each weekday. Antenatally, there is a weekly obstetric anaesthetic clinic, a monthly MDT and monthly joint cardiac clinic.