Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust invites applications for a Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist. The postholder will deliver anaesthetic services in cardiothoracic theatres, cardiothoracic critical care and cardiology, and participate in a flexible, rolling rota with colleagues, including on-call duties.

Joining our tertiary centre, you will contribute to a1:1024/7 on-call rota serving a population in excess of 1 million, with wide anaesthetic and intensive care responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering anaesthesia for cardiothoracic procedures.
• Ability to participate in cardiothoracic critical care and in the on-call rota.
• Experience with trans-oesophageal echocardiography and perioperative care.

Responsibilities

• Provide cardiac and thoracic anaesthetic services.
• Participate in the out-of-hours on-call service for the department.
• Cover for Consultants during periods of leave.
• Engage in medical audit and research as appropriate.
• Ensure that clinical governance requirements are met.
• Ensure staff can contact you when necessary for patient care.
• Supervise and manage junior medical staff in conjunction with Consultants.
• Contribute to teaching, examinations and accreditation duties for junior medical staff.
• Take an active role in the management of the Division with Divisional Manager.
• Develop and implement new ways of working in line with modernisation principles.
• Optimize use of departmental staffing and resources for maximum efficiency.
• Adhere to Trust policies and Standing Orders/Financial Instructions.
• Take responsibility for your Health & Safety and safe working arrangements.
• Report hazards as necessary and manage them appropriately.
• Perform other duties as deemed appropriate.

Skills

Cardiothoracic anesthesia

On-call duties

Teaching & supervision

Job description

Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthetist | The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

The postholder will undertake anaesthetic duties in cardiothoracic theatres, cardiothoracic critical care and cardiology. The successful candidate will work a flexible, rolling rota with his cardiothoracic anaesthetic colleagues, and will participate in the on call rota.

This is a replacement appointment to join a dynamic team of specialised Cardiothoracic Anaesthetists at our tertiary centre. The successful candidate will be expected to deliver anaesthesiology for a wide range of cardiology and cardiothoracic procedures; trans-oesophageal echocardiography and will give direct care in the integrated cardiothoracic intensive care unit.

The successful application will be part of a1:1024/7 cardiothoracic on‑call rota serving a population in excess of 1 million. We are ideally looking for an applicant with a wide range of anaesthetic and intensive care skills.

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust was established in 1994 and is a major acute Trust providing a comprehensive range of services for the people of

Wolverhampton, the wider Black Country, Staffordshire, North

Worcestershire and Shropshire. It gained Cancer Centre status in 1997, was

designated as the 4th Regional Heart & Lung Centre during 2004/05 and

became one of the first wave Bowel Screening Centres in 2006. The Trust is

the largest teaching hospital in the Black Country providing teaching and

training to around 130 medical students on rotation from the University of

Birmingham Medical School. It also provides training for nurses, midwives

and allied health professionals through well-established links with the

University of Wolverhampton.

One of the largest acute and community providers in the West Midlands the

1. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to provide a service in delivering cardiac and thoracic anaesthetic services.

2. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the out-of-hours On-Call service for the department. This includes being on-call for telephone advice and major incidents.

3. To provide cover for Consultant and Senior colleagues in respect of periods of leave.

4. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take part in medical audit and research as appropriate.

5. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.

6. To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of your patients to be able to contact you when necessary.

Junior Medical Staff

7. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to play a full part in the professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.

8. In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take responsibility for and devote time to teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required for junior medical staff.

Management & Service Development

9. In conjunction with Divisional Manager, Consultant and Senior Colleagues, to take an active role in the management of the Division.

10.In conjunction with the Divisional Manager, Consultant & Senior colleagues, to play a full part in developing & implementing new ways of working in line with modernisation principles and fit for the future.

11.In conjunction with Consultant and Senior colleagues, to take responsibility for the best use of departmental staffing and other resources to ensure the maximum efficiency of the department.

12.To observe the Trust’s agreed policies and procedures, in particular in relation to managing staff, and to follow the Trust’s Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions. These policies and procedures have been drawn up in consultation with the profession on clinical matters.

Clinical Governance

13.In conjunction with Consultant colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.

Health & Safety

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14.To take responsibility for your own Health & Safety complying with any safe working arrangements, policies and procedures which are in place.

15.To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any hazards are reported and managed appropriately.

Any Other Duties

16. Any other duties as deemed appropriate

This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Nov 2026