Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A major healthcare provider in the UK seeks a Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia to deliver high-quality patient care and lead service development. This role supports emergency and elective anaesthesia services, requiring resilience and clinical excellence. Candidates should be fully trained and possess strong communication skills. Involvement in teaching and research is essential, contributing to the continuing education of staff.

Qualifications

• Fully trained in Anaesthesia with current ALS Certification.
• Demonstrates clear, logical thinking and clinical or research commitment.
• CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview.

Responsibilities

• Support provision of highest quality patient care.
• Provide a safe and efficient anaesthetic service.
• Participate in service development and business planning.

Skills

ECMO cannulation

Excellent clinical skills

Effective communication

Leadership

Analytical skills

Education

MB BS or Equivalent

Full GMC Registration

FRCA or equivalent

Membership of relevant Specialist Societies

Job description

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

The closing date is 06 October 2025

UHL is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population. We serve the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and specialist services over a much wider area.

We are seeking a highly trained individual committed to Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia. The successful candidate will be proactive, motivated, forward thinking, and dynamic to join our clinical team. This post is an important part of our on-going development of Cardiac services in UHL NHS Trust.

The Glenfield hospital is renowned for Cardiac, Cardiology, ECMO and Thoracic services. In addition, elective and emergency theatres support vascular, urology, hepatobiliary, renal transplant and breast specialties.

Glenfield Hospital, one of the largest cardiac centers in the country performing approximately 1000 cases a year, is a tertiary referral centre for complex aortic surgery, on and off pump grafts, valve surgeries including a mini-mitral service and adult congenital cardiac disease. The case mix is complex and reviewed by a MDT team consisting of surgeons, anaesthetists and intensivists. MDT discussions are supported by high risk assessment clinics in both cardiac surgery and cardiology.

Main duties of the job

• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of patients.
• To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of patients.
• To promote new ways of working and co-ordinating care for patients in the community and to ensure that services are based on effective and integrated partnerships across the health community.
• Take part in multidisciplinary case conferences.
• Supervise and train junior medical staff
• To be involved in appraising and assessing juniors.
• Teaching, research and administration.
• To proactively develop the service.
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and audit.

About us

Our new strategy, developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners, is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:

• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:

• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

UHL is fully committed to continuing medical education for consultants. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to departmental quality improvement activity and the clinical supervision of postgraduate trainees in Anaesthesia. The UHL Department of Anaesthesia is committed to working towards the Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation scheme of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

Job responsibilities

• The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
• Responsibility for the provision of a safe and efficient anaesthetic service for elective and emergency care at UHL including preoperative assessment and perioperative care.
• To provide specialist high-risk anaesthesia outpatient clinic work
• To participate in the Cardiothoracic Consultant Anaesthetist non-resident on-call rota.
• To support the Consultant-delivered Perioperative Medicine Service
• To work flexibly to support the workload and cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
• To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures;

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MB BS, or Equivalent
• Full GMC Registration.
• FRCA or equivalent
• Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training or will be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date.
• CCT/CESR (CP) date must be within 6 months of interview
• TOE exam
• Current ALS Certification
• Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or Associations.

Experience / Clinical Skills

• Fully trained in Anaesthesia
• Experience in ECMO cannulation
• Cardiothoracic SIA or fellowship
• TOE accreditation
• Excellent clinical skills and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the Job Plan.
• Demonstrates clear, logical thinking / analytical approach
• Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest.

Management

• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and supervise juniors.
• Experience of leading teams and awareness of leadership styles
• Ability to effectively organise, prioritise and manage clinical workload.
• Understanding of wider health agenda and modern NHS.
• Ability to work to overcome barriers to change (negotiating, influencing and persuasion skills)
• Knowledge and understanding of clinical governance issues.
• Management training on an accredited course
• Awareness of Service Development issues

Communication Skills

• Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues
• To be empathic and sensitive; capacity to take others' perspectives and treat others with understanding
• Highly developed emotional intelligence
• High standard of presentation both written and verbal
• Demonstrable track record of successful change management
• Proven ability to maintain focus in a demanding environment

Motivation

• Personal integrity and reliability
• Ability to motivate and develop both medical Staff and non-medical staff
• Commitment to further develop the post and the service provided

Audit/ Quality Improvement

• Effective participation in and a commitment to clinical audit.
• Participation in a quality improvement (QI) programme
• Experience of quality improvement work and audit activities including quality improvement evidence
• Undergone training in teaching and willingness to organise relevant audit
• Completion of formal courses in Audit and/or QI
• Completed Audit / QI projects relevant to the specialty

Research

• Understanding and interest in research
• Ability to appraise research critically
• Ability to supervise juniors undertaking research projects
• Evidence of recent research and development activity
• Publications in nationally and internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals on subjects relevant to the speciality

Teaching

• Experience of and a commitment to training/ teaching undergraduate and postgraduates
• Appraisal and assessment skills.
• Ability to assess clinical competencies
• Enthusiastic and ability to inspire and lead others.
• Willingness to develop new approaches to teaching.
• Post Graduate qualification in teaching and training
• Evidence of teaching on subjects relevant to the specialty

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.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust