Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia: Sponsorship Available

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) is the largest tertiary Paediatric Hospital in the UK. The successful candidate would be joining a department of 47 Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists delivering sessions across RMCH, MREH, Christie Hospital, Trafford Hospital and Wythenshawe hospital.

The department provides anaesthesia for a wide range of paediatric surgical specialities including neurosurgery, complex airway, hyperinsulinism, palatofacial surgery, burn injury, paediatric urology including bladder exstrophy, renal transplant surgery, and neonatal surgery.

The post attracts 10 PAs . The job plan may include sessions at any of the hospitals mentioned above (RMCH, MREH, Christie Hospital, Trafford Hospital and Wythenshawe hospital. Weekend elective work may be required in the future.

Candidates should demonstrate proven experience in Paediatric anaesthetics.

Main duties of the job

The new consultant will provide anaesthesia for the services provided by the hospitals: Vide Infra for contractual commitment. Provision of services, including a 1 in 16 on-call rota, will be shared with other consultant anaesthetists at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

The appointee will be contracted for a 10 PA job, made up of 8.5 direct clinical care PAs and 1.5 supporting PA for revalidation, appraisal, job planning, teaching, audit, CME/CPD, mandatory training, clinical governance and other administrative duties.

The job plan is flexible to meet the needs of the service. The job plan October 2026 attached is an example and the exact timings of clinical sessions to be agreed through discussion and agreement with the Clinical Director dependent on service demands.

The clinical commitment will consist of a variety of surgical specialties, and the appointee would be expected to work at RMCH and all its affiliated sites and to cover for colleagues annual, study and sick leave.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration with the GMC with licence to practise
  • FRCA or equivalent Diploma
  • CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or in training post with a proposed date for CCT within 6 months
  • Significant experience in anaesthesia
  • Demonstrable experience of working in the NHS

Desirable

  • Additional degree or postgraduate qualification (MRCP, MD etc)
  • Post-Graduate Prizes

Clinical Skills & Training

Essential

  • Smooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstances
  • Advanced training in paediatric anaesthesia or demonstrable experience
  • APLS or equivalent

Desirable

  • At least 18 months Tertiary Paediatric Anaesthesia experience or training
  • Relevant medical experience outside anaesthesia
  • ATLS

Teaching Experience

Essential

  • Active regular participation in teaching and training of medical and para-medical colleagues

Desirable

  • Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Educational Supervisor
  • Extensive / formal experience in medical education including regional teaching
  • Life support course instructor

Clinical governance

Essential

  • Active consistent engagement with clinical audit
  • Regular commitment to continuing medical education
  • Evidence of reflective practice

Desirable

  • Evidence of implementing change to improve patient care
  • Significant involvement in clinical research
  • Presentations at regional and national meetings
  • Publications in peer reviewed journal

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Good organisational skills
  • Commitment to team working
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Flexibility in a changing work environment
  • Excellent written and spoken English

Desirable

  • Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues

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: 18 November 2026

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