Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia: Sponsorship Available

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

We areseekingto appoint a substantive Consultant inAdultCardiothoracic Anaesthesia based at the world-renowned Royal Brompton Hospital. The successful applicant will work within the department of the Royal Brompton Hospitalwiththe opportunity for work across areas of Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust.

Inaddition to holding full GMC registration and specialist registration in Anaesthesia or equivalentandFRCA 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 adult congenital heart disease, aorto-vascular, vascular, pre-assessment, interventional radiology, diagnostic bronchoscopy and cardiothoracic critical care is desirable. A UK, European or American qualification in transoesophageal echocardiography is also desirable.

Main duties of the job

Main clinical duties will be inadultcardiothoracic anaesthesia, catheter labs,interventional radiology,diagnosticbronchoscopyand pre-assessment.There may be a requirement to deliveryaortovascularanaesthesia. Some of the job plan will be fixed days with flexible working.

The appointee willbe requiredtoparticipatein an adult on-call rota and the frequency of this will be medium, although this may change according to the number of consultants on the rota.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.

Person Specification

Professional Qualifications

Essential

  • 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

Desirable

  • TOE Accreditation

Clinical Experience

Essential

  • Adult Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia with at least 24 months as advanced trainee/fellow/Locum Consultant
  • Minimum 12 months experience of Cardiothoracic Critical Care

Desirable

  • Experience of Adult Congenital Heart Disease
  • Experience of Anaesthesia for interventional radiology and diagnostic/therapeutic bronchoscopy
  • Experience in Aortovascular/Vascular Anaesthesia
  • Experience in Pre-Assessment

Clinical Skills

Essential

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

Other

Essential

  • 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had 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) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 24 August 2026

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