About Direct Medics

This year, we’re proud to celebrate our 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across both the public and private sectors in the UK and Ireland. Our long-standing reputation speaks to the trust and reliability we’ve built within the healthcare sector.

About this Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Consultant Anaesthetist to join the clinical team at Causeway Hospital. This role encompasses both anaesthetic and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) responsibilities. The successful candidate must be fully competent in ICU practice and able to work independently in a critical care environment.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality perioperative and critical care services.

Key Responsibilities

Anaesthetics

• Provide consultant-level anaesthetic services across a broad range of surgical specialties.

• Deliver perioperative assessment and optimisation of patients.

• Supervise and support junior medical staff and allied health professionals.

• Independently manage critically ill patients within the ICU setting.

• Lead ward rounds and coordinate multidisciplinary care plans.

• Provide advanced airway management and organ support (including ventilation and haemodynamic management).

Essential Requirements

• Valid GMC Registration with full Licence to Practice

• Right to Work in the UK

• Minimum 6 months of medical experience in this role or a similar role within the UK

• FICM suggest minimum of Stage 1 ICM training equivalence

• MUST BE ABLE TO USE ENCOMPASS

What We Offer:

• Approved and Trusted Supplier: Placing healthcare professionals in locum roles across leading healthcare systems such as the NHS and HSE, covering a wide range of settings and specialties.

• Dedicated Recruitment Consultants: We provide one-to-one support from our recruitment specialists with in-depth local market knowledge.

• Comprehensive Compliance Assistance: Full guidance on documentation and ongoing regulatory requirements.

• FREE Accredited Training: Remain compliant and current with training delivered by our in-house experts.

Benefits

We offer our medical candidates a complete end-to-end support package worth up to £2,000 annually. The following services are included and provided at no cost to our candidates:

• Free Annual Appraisal (worth £600 per year)

• Free Multi-Source Feedback (worth £200 per exercise)

• Free Revalidation Recommendations (worth £200 per recommendation)

• Free Governance Support: in the event of Fitness to Practice concerns (unlimited  with no charge regardless of resources required)

• Free Enhanced Criminal Records Check

• Free Serology Reporting

• Free Occupational Health Assessment

• Unlimited Colleague Referral Bonus Scheme*

• Priority Locum Bookings

• Weekly Payroll & Choice of Payment Options

• Negotiable Payrates

• 24/7 On Call Assistance

• *T&Cs Apply

To Apply

Submit your contact details and CV via the APPLY button

To discuss this role in further detail, contact our medical recruitment consultant directly on 02890 590077 or email at MedicalRecruitment@DirectMedics.com for further information.

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