Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS hospital is seeking a Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia to join their team at Royal Brompton Hospital. The successful candidate will provide anaesthetic support to cardiothoracic services and participate in clinical governance. Applicants must have full GMC registration, FRCA or equivalent, and a minimum of two years' experience in adult cardiothoracic anaesthesia. This role offers the chance to work in a prestigious environment focused on high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Must possess full GMC registration and specialist registration in Anaesthesia.
• Minimum two years experience in adult cardiothoracic anaesthesia.
• Experience in cardiothoracic critical care is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthetic support to emergency and elective services.
• Participate in clinical audit and clinical governance.
• Undertake teaching and training locally and nationally.

Skills

Technical skills for Adult Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

Good Interpersonal and communication skills

Understanding needs of Service development

Education

Full and Specialist registration with the GMC

FRCA or equivalent

Evidence of continuous professional development

Job description

Go back Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

The closing date is 24 October 2025

We are seeking to appoint a substantive Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia based at the world-renowned Royal Brompton Hospital. The successful applicant will work within the department of the Royal Brompton Hospital the opportunity for work across areas of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

In addition to holding full GMC registration and specialist registration in Anaesthesia or equivalent, FRCA or equivalent, the successful candidate will be in possession of a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent or be within 6 months of possession at the time of interview. A minimum of two years of experience in adult cardiothoracic anaesthesia at Fellow and/or Consultant level is essential. Experience in cardiothoracic critical care is desirable. A UK, European or American Qualification in transoesophageal echocardiography is also essential.

Informal enquiries are encouraged and may be made to Dr Caterina Vlachou ([e-mail]) Deputising for Clinical Lead of EICU/Director in Anaesthesia

Main duties of the job

Main clinical duties will be in cardiothoracic anaesthesia, catheter labs, diagnostic bronchoscopy. Some clinical sessions may be delivered on the Cardiac Critical care post op unit or in the pre-assessment clinic when undertaking flexible sessions.

The appointee will be required to participate in an adult on-call rota and the frequency of this will be medium. Emergency work arising from on-call duties will be considered in assessing the number of programmed activities for on-call in the agreed job plan.

About us

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best-known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We strive to recruit and retain the best staff as the dedication and skills of our employees lie at the heart of our organisation and ensure that our services are of the highest quality, safe and focused on our patients.

Job responsibilities

• Providing anaesthetic support to emergency and elective services across cardiothoracic services including participating in the on-call rota.
• Providing anaesthetic support for diagnostic bronchoscopy and interventional radiology.
• When required, provide anaesthetic support for pre-assessment clinics and post op cardiac critical care.
• Participate fully in clinical audit and clinical governance including attendance at relevant meetings.
• Undertake teaching and training locally and nationally.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Full and Specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) or be eligible for registration within six months of interview.
• Applicants must be on the specialist register, or if on the CCT programme be within six months of award of this by date of interview.
• FRCA or equivalent
• Evidence of continuous professional development.
• TOE Accreditation

Clinical Experience

• Adult Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia with at least 24 months as advanced trainee/fellow/Locum Consultant
• Minimum 12 months experience of Cardiothoracic Critical Care
• Experience of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
• Experience of Anaesthesia for interventional radiology and diagnostic/therapeutic bronchoscopy
• Experience in Transthoracic Echocardiography in cardiac critical care

Clinical Skills

• Technical skills required for Adult Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia as evidenced by SIA (or equivalent) in cardiothoracic anaesthesia.

Other

• Evidence of active involvement in Audit and Governance - stage 3 training or equivalent
• Evidence of teaching at stage 3 level or equivalent
• Good Interpersonal and communication skills
• Understanding needs of Service development Stage 3 level or equivalent training

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.

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