Locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Integrated Care System; London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in London is seeking a Locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia. The role involves providing anaesthetic services primarily for children under five, engaging in clinical audit, and educational responsibilities. Candidates must have UK GMC registration and substantial clinical experience in anaesthesia. This position offers a chance to work in a renowned hospital with a commitment to patient care and education.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Dynamic working environment

Participation in clinical leadership initiatives

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC and License to Practice required.
• Post CCT experience or overseas experience in a center of excellence.
• Experience in anaesthesia for children with congenital heart disease.

Responsibilities

• Join a dynamic team providing over 11,000 anaesthetics a year.
• Work flexible hours including weekends as per the Trust's contract.
• Participate in clinical audit and leadership development initiatives.

Skills

Comprehensive training in anaesthesia

Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

Evidence of APLS or equivalent

Experience in paediatric anaesthesia

Education

Eligible for UK GMC registration

Higher Qualification from University of London

Job description

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

Locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia

The closing date is 10 August 2025

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 have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.

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.

Main duties of the job

The Evelina London Children's Hospital opened on 31st October 2005 and is currently part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. Our vision is to be a world leading centre of life-changing care for children, young people and their families. In 2016 The Evelina London Children's Hospital achieved an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) with Children's Community Services rated 'Good'.We are the second largest provider of children's services in London. Our neonatal unit cares for around 900 babies a year, and has some of the best survival rates in the UK. We provide around one in five of the UK's kidney transplants in children. In 2023 we are opening two new operating theatres within a Children's Day Surgery Centre to help us reduce waiting times for surgery.

The Paediatric Anaesthetic Group provides over 11000 anaesthetics a year. Just less than half are under the age of five and 200 are neonates. There is a large cardiac surgery service including cardiac MRI and cath lab. Other services include general surgery, cleft and plastics, nephro-urology, including renal transplantation, ENT (including specialist airway surgery), orthopaedic/spinal, ophthalmic, diagnostics and dental surgery. Anaesthetic Services include a Pre-assessment Clinic and an Acute Pain Service.

About us

The Department of Anaesthesia is seeking x2 full-time (10 PA) Locum Consultants with a special interest in Paediatric Anaesthesia to join our dynamic, enthusiastic and forward-thinking team of Paediatric Anaesthetists.

The Department of Paediatric Anaesthesia covers all surgical specialities except neuro surgery and liver transplantation. The department has a special interest in teaching & training, regional anaesthesia, patient optimisation, enhanced recovery & difficult airway skills. We have an active role in the Trust's new high fidelity simulation centre. Our anaesthetic sites are equipped with Drger Primus or Fabius (MRI) anaesthetic machines, Phillips monitors & GE and Sonosite ultrasound for nerve blocks. There is close liaison with the PICU.

You must be fully registered with the GMC, hold a License to Practice and be on the Specialist Register, or within six months of attaining your CCT or equivalent at interview stage.The post holder will have regular contact with children and therefore 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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Job responsibilities

This is an excellent opportunity to join a first-class team in an active and progressive central London teaching hospital environment, with on-site links to fetal and neonatal medicine and adult services. Watch our short film which gives you an insight into the comprehensive services we offer before birth, throughout childhood and into adult life and the amazing working environment we have here at Evelina.

As an organisation, we are committed to developing our services in ways that best suit the needs of our patients. This means that some staff groups will increasingly be asked to work a more flexible shift patter so that we can offer services in the evenings or at weekends. We regard this flexibility as essential if we are to continue to provide first class patient care in the future. As a result, any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern of working in the future if required and in accordance with the provisions of the new Guys and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust consultant contract. All new employment contracts include weekend working; which at present means one elective Saturday or Sunday list every 12 weeks.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

• Eligible for full UK GMC registration and a Licence to Practise.
• On GMC Specialist Register or within six months of attaining CCT.
• Higher Qualification recognised by the University of London.
• Academic distinction or Prizes.

Clinical Experience

• Comprehensive training and clinical experience in anaesthesia equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT in Anaesthesia.
• At least 1 year of comprehensive training and clinical experience in Paediatric and Neonatal Anaesthesia
• Post CCT experience
• Overseas experience in an international centre of excellence
• Evidence of CPD in relevant sub-specialist areas e.g. pre-operative assessment
• Experience in anaesthesia for non-cardiac surgery on children with co-incidental congenital cardiac disease

Clinical Skills

• Evidence of APLS or equivalent in the past 3 years
• Ability to organise and independently manage the safe conduct of operating lists.
• Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team.

Audit Management & IT

• Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management.
• Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management.
• Evidence of effective leadership.
• Evidence of leadership in the development of clinical services

Research. Teaching skill & experience

• Understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research.
• Experience of teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
• Presenting and teaching preferably beyond immediate place of work
• Evidence of original research.
• Publications in peer reviewed literature.
• Teaching qualification.
• Collaboration in National Research Projects

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.

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust