Locum Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist

NHS; Liverpool; Presencial; GBP 114 000 - 151 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Great flexible working opportunities

Lease car scheme and Home Electronics

Generous annual leave and pension

Extensive staff health and well-being

Resumo da oferta

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist for a 12-month fixed-term contract, based in Liverpool. The role covers 10 sessions per week with on-call duties (1:16) and involves paediatric anaesthesia lists, teaching, and clinical governance.

The post offers a salary in the range of £113,565 to £150,569 pro rata per year, with a comprehensive benefits package and opportunities for research and leadership activities within a leading children's

Qualificações

• Primary medical degree CCT or within 6 months of CCT.
• Minimum of 7 years in a recognised anaesthetic training post. 1 year advanced level training in paediatric anaesthesia at a tertiary paediatric hospital.

Responsabilidades

• Take part in the general on-call rota (1 in 16, class A).
• Participate in lists allocated to general paediatric anaesthesia and pre-/post-op activity.
• Teach and train undergraduates and postgraduates.
• Develop research interests in relevant areas and participate in quality improvement/audit.

Formação académica

Primary medical degree CCT or within 6 months of CCT

Minimum of 7 years in a recognised anaesthetic training post

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Main area Anaesthetics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week (On-call 1:16) Job ref 411-ACU-26-8359768

Employer Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Town Liverpool Salary £113,565 - £150,569 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 02/11/2026 23:59

Locum Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

• Great flexible working opportunities
• Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
• Generous annual leave and pension scheme
• Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

The post is for 10 PAs which consists of 8.5 Direct Clinical Care PAs, including 1PA for on call. The post holder will be part of the general on-call rota (1 in 16, class A). The post holder will be expected to take part in lists allocated to general paediatric anaesthesia. The majority of lists are allocated 1.25 DCC PAs to allow for pre- and post-op clinical activity. In line with current Trust policy this post includes 1.5 PAs core supporting professional activities (SPA). Additional SPA is subject to negotiation for activities such as educational supervision, research, Trust management positions, and service development.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

Particular interests of potential applicants will be encouraged, and sessional commitments may vary accordingly. All theatre sessions are regularly reviewed by the Theatre Management Team according to the needs of service so that sessions may change.

Demand for emergency surgery is extremely high and therefore it is expected that any unallocated theatre time may be reallocated to accommodate emergencies during normal working hours.

Teaching & Academic role

Participate in the teaching and training of undergraduates and postgraduates.

Develop research interests in their area of interest and expertise

Managerial responsibilities

Participate in departmental meetings related to strategic planning.

Take an active role in service review and development

CPD, Audit & Clinical Governance

Participate in CPD activity for which financial support is available

Initiate and undertake appropriate audits as required within the department.

Take part in the clinical governance programme

Working for our organisation

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship.You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post attracts 10 programmed activities per week. There may be the opportunity to discuss and review this with the clinical director. The job plan for the first three months will be based on a provisional/indicative timetable. A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director within three months of the commencement date of the appointee.

The supporting professional activities (SPAs) allocation within the provisional job plan is an illustrative guide only and will be finalised following individual agreement with successful candidate.

The basic template for new consultants is 1.5 SPA. Any additional SPA time in the Job Plan is linked to defined roles with clear objectives.

1.0 SPA for personal revalidation, appraisal/job planning/quality improvement /clinical governance/statutory & mandatory training/CPD.

Engagement in Quality Improvement, including : Attending Quality Improvement meeting; Contributing data; and Implementing agreed Quality Improvement recommendations in own practice.

0.5 SPA for departmental & Trust meetings and teaching (UG, departmental, Trust).

Indicative 0.25 SPA for a formal Postgraduate Medical Educational Supervisor role.

Additional SPA(s) for defined roles in research, departmental leadership or wider governance, and audit, as agreed through the job planning process.

We reserve the right to close vacancies without notice when we have received a sufficient number of applications from which to make a shortlist.

Person specification

Education & Training / Experience

• Primary medical degree CCT or within 6 months of CCT (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 7 years in a recognised anaesthetic training post. 1 year advanced level training in paediatric anaesthesia at a tertiary paediatric hospital. Training in anaesthesia for children with complex comorbidities and congenital abnormalities such as congenital heart disease.

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are committed to creating a well-managed, flexible working environment that supports staff and promotes their welfare and development. We actively promote equality and diversity and operate a Zero Tolerance policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment.

Should you require any support during your application or require alternative formats of our vacancies, please contact recruiting manager of vacancy or the recruitment team at [e-mail] or call 0151 282 4599

Please note, the selection processes at Alder Hey Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Name Dr Papari Deka Job title Consultant Anaesthetist / Joint Clinical Lead Email address [e-mail]

Additional information

Dr Radha Ravi

Consultant Anaesthetist / Joint Clinical Lead

Email: [e-mail]

Rachel Rowson

Head of Operational Performance

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