Locum Consultant Paediatric Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist

Go back The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Locum Consultant Paediatric Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist The closing date is 11 November 2026 We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well-integrated team. The post is advertised as a locum appointment with a substantive advertisement to follow. The successful candidate will be expected to provide anaesthesia for paediatric cardiothoracic and adult congenital cardio surgery (including transplantation and mechanical support). In addition, the congenital cardiac anaesthesia group provide services for cardiac cath labs, radiotherapy, ENT and bronchoscopy. There is also responsibility to provide anaesthesia for non-cardiac surgery in patients with congenital cardiac disease. The anaesthesia on call commitment is approximately 1:5 whole-time equivalents with prospective cover. Within post there is a significant commitment to anaesthesia for adults with congenital heart disease and we work closely with our colleagues in the adult cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care departments. Main duties of the job This is a full-time post to provide cover for Congenital Cardiac Anaesthesia. The workload is to a fully flexible annualised job plan. About us For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Dr Cosmas Leong on 0191 21 39484, or via email at cosmas.leong@nhs.net or Dr Teresa Chila on 0191 2139521, or via email at teresa.chila@nhs.net Job responsibilities This is a full time post which attracts 10 PAs. You would be working flexibly with your colleagues to cover the requirements of the service. There are currently 5.5 whole time equivalent anaesthetists. The successful candidate will provide anaesthesia for the full range of congenital cardiothoracic surgery (including mechanical support and transplantation) and perioperative investigation and cath lab intervention. The anaesthesia group also has commitment to provide anaesthesia for some paediatric ENT, paediatric bronchoscopy and paediatric radiotherapy. You will be expected to have a flexible working week to allow service provision to be maintained. Contributing to the clinical governance meeting and audit. Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays. Person Specification Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills Primary Medical Qualification. Full GMC Registration. Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC). UK CCT or equivalent in Anaesthetics. Evidence of appropriate training in Congenital Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia. Higher Degree. Special skills training in the specialty Clinical Experience Evidence of experience in the specialty. Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty. Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality. Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre. Management and Administration Experience Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty. Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines. An understanding of Clinical Governance. Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals. Evidence of leadership / project management. Evidence of having implemented change. Experience in developing and implementing new technologies. Teaching Experience of supervising junior medical staff. Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills. Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills. Postgraduate qualification in medical education. Research Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings. Research/critical review of literature. Publications in the last five years. Audit Evidence of participation in audit. Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit. Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement. 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. The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust