Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Paediatric Anaesthesia

The Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia position is a replacement post in order to maintain the minimum safe staffing requirements for service provision.

The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care of Croydon patients, and to provide and develop anaesthetic services to Croydon Health Services patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of inpatient, outpatient and emergency work.

The successful applicant will provide strong visible presence across the organisation, be a role model of good leadership and effective communication at individual, team, directorate and whole organisation level.

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Consultant Anaesthetist to join our growing department. The successful applicant will be appointed to deliver paediatric and general anaesthesia in our busy operating theatres, provide emergency anaesthesia when on-call and deliver elective work based in their other subspecialty interests.

The Department of Anaesthesia is dedicated to delivering high quality, patient centred care for all our patients. It is an exciting time to join our enthusiastic and forward-facing department as we open our brand-new Intensive Care Unit, build two new dedicated paediatric theatres, replace our anaesthetic machines with state-of-the-art technology and get our services recognised through the Anaesthesia Clinical Accreditation Service (ACSA). We have an excellent reputation for teaching and learning, make a huge contribution to national research projects, are represented in senior management roles and have a strong commitment to quality improvement. All of this has been achieved through the creation of a supportive, kind and friendly department which allows us all to thrive. We look forward to hearing about the skills and knowledge you could bring to our department.

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Croydon is a busy, exciting and diverse place to work. The borough has one of the youngest populations in London and continues to grow.

Croydon Health Services cares for local people at Croydon University Hospital, Purley Memorial Hospital and in clinics and people’s homes all across the borough.

We are a very close-knit and friendly organisation where everyone of our 3600 members of staff is valued. We strongly believe that our employees are our greatest asset and so through Listening into Action – our way of engaging staff – we empower everyone at any level to initiate and bring about real improvements in our care., We offer many flexible and part-time working opportunities and all of our substantive & Fixed Term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, including parking, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme. We value diversity and promote equality of opportunity.

Dr Maria Chereshneva