Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with Specialist Interest in Paediatric Anaesthesia, based at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge to commence from March 2027 for a period of 12 months.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will cover paediatric theatres, including neonates, but there will be a commitment to deliver adult sessions. All of our locum consultants also deliver one longer day involving an evening trauma session on a 1:10 basis, Monday - Friday.

You will be fully registered with the GMC and have a CCT in Anaesthesia or be within six months of award of CCT at the time of interview or have submitted paperwork for Specialist Registration via CESR. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.

Working for our organisation

The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.

Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) will also be subject to this requirement.

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Person specification

Essential Criteria

Essential criteria

• Qualifications
• Standards
• Profesionalism
• Clinical Skills
• Specialty Specific Skills
• Clinical Governance
• Communication Skills
• Personal Skills
• Understanding of the NHS
• Professional Development

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• JD 5522 (PDF, 724.5KB)