Locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Employer:

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

Location:

Bristol, BS2 8BJ

Pay:

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

Yes

Closing Date:

28/03/2026

A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.

Applications are invited for a six‑month locum consultant position, joining the department of paediatric anaesthesia at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, this is a fixed term vacancy commencing as soon as possible.

The Bristol Royal Hospital for Children provides secondary and tertiary health services for the region, and is the site of regional and supra‑regional services in paediatric oncology, bone marrow transplantation, cardiology, cardiac surgery, paediatric surgery, intensive care, neurology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, respiratory medicine, nephrology, neurosurgery, plastics and burns.

The successful applicant will join a welcoming department of 26 Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists and provide anaesthetic care for patients having surgery under a wide range of surgical specialties (excluding anaesthesia for cardiology and cardiac surgery). The Children’s hospital is part of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Trust, one of the largest foundation trusts in the country with strong links to the University of Bristol and University of the West of England.

Applicants are required to be post CCT with GMC registration and have at least 12 months suitable Paediatric anaesthesia subspecialty experience in a recognised centre in the UK or abroad.

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.

UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.

As a forward‑thinking multi‑award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

Informal enquiries regarding this post (and to arrange visits to the department) should be addressed to the clinical lead, Dr Alastair Keith,  For more details please refer to the Job Description.

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