Locum Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia | University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Locum Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia

UHL is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population. We serve the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and specialist services over a much wider area.

Applications are invited for enthusiastic and highly motivated Locum Consultants in Anaesthesia to join our team at Glenfield Hospital within the University Hospitals of Leicester.

The Glenfield hospital is renowned for Cardiac, Cardiology, ECMO and Thoracic services. In addition, elective and emergency theatres support vascular, urology, hepatobiliary, renal transplant and breast specialties,

Glenfield Hospital, one of the largest cardiac center's in the country performing approximately 1000 cases a year, is a tertiary referral centre for complex aortic surgery, on and off pump grafts, valve surgeries including a mini-mitral service and adult congenital cardiac disease. The case mix is complex and reviewed by a MDT team consisting of surgeons, anaesthetists and intensivists. MDT discussions are supported by high risk assessment clinics in both cardiac surgery and cardiology.

This is a full time post for 12 month, many of our previous post holders have proceeded to a substantive position. within the Trust
• To provide Consultant Anaesthetic cover for Cardiac and Cardiology anaesthesia, elective and emergency surgery at UHL including preoperative assessment and postoperative care.
• To participate in an Anaesthetic On-Call Rota and/or weekend emergency or trauma cover.
• To support the provision of consultant delivered perioperative care.
• Deliver a high quality anaesthetic service, supporting the department with a positive attitude towards flexible working.
• Supervise and train junior Anaesthetists.
• Work with the acute pain team to provide safe and effective postoperative analgesia to patients.
• Take part in pre assessment and high risk clinics.
• Teaching Post-graduate and under-graduate, research and administration.
• Work with the Clinical Governance team to enhance patient safety.
• To work flexibly to help cover the workload of the CMG.

Our new strategy, 'Leading in healthcare, trusted in communities' was developed with the support and feedback of colleagues, patients, and partners and is our compass for the next seven years (2023-2030).

We have four primary goals:
• high-quality care for all,
• being a great place to work,
• partnerships for impact, and
• research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

Our strategy is underpinned by new values and we will work to ensure they are an everyday reality for all:
• we are compassionate,
• we are proud,
• we are inclusive, and
• we are one team

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.
• Responsibility for the provision of a safe and efficient anaesthetic service for elective and emergency care at UHL including preoperative assessment andperioperative care.
• To provide specialist high-risk anaesthesia outpatient clinic work
• To participate in the Cardiothoracic Consultant Anaesthetist non-resident on-call rota.
• To support the Consultant-delivered Perioperative Medicine Service.
• To work flexibly to support the workload and cover for colleagues' annualleave and other authorised absences.
• To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs;
• Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures;
• Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally;
• Participating in medical audit, the Trust’s Clinical Governance processes and in CPD – CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory; Managerial, including budgetary responsibilities where appropriate and compliance with standing orders and standing financial instructions of the Trust.;
• In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work.
• The post-holder is expected to respond in a timely fashion to legitimate requests from Trust officers – this might include investigations of incidents or complaints.
• The post-holder is expected to participate in teaching and training of junior staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty. If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.
• The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education; study leave is provided for this purpose.
• The post-holder will be expected to undertake the Trust Corporate and Directorate specific Induction and competency Programmes appropriate to role.
• The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate. As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated.

Please refer to the job description for full information

This advert closes on Friday 8 May 2026