Locum Consultant Anaesthetist interest in Cardiothoracic

The closing date is 04 February 2026

Applications are invited for a locum consultant with an interest in Cardiac Anaesthesia. The post is for 10PAs and the post holder will join the Cardiothoracic on‑call rota. The post holder will have sessions in cardiac surgery and in general theatres. The post additionally includes annualised sessions which can be used to maintain flexibility and skill level across multiple specialty lists.

Annualised sessions are performed when needed by the department and chosen by the individual.

The main clinical duties will be in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and cardiac catheter labs. The role will also offer the opportunity to deliver anaesthetic sessions in a wider teaching hospital environment and to maintain skills outside cardiothoracic anaesthesia.

Cardiac theatre days start at 07:30am until 19:30 (3.17PA). Thoracic theatre days start at 07:30am and run until 19:00 (3.0PA). All other day sessions start at 08:00 until 18:00; 10 hours which equates to 2.5PA. Half day sessions are 5 hours which equates to 1.25PA. The flexi cardiac sessions work on a rotation with all cardiac anaesthetist through cardiac, thoracic and cath lab or general lists.

The post holder is expected to work these sessions on a flexible annualised basis.

The consultant on‑call rota is a 1‑in‑7 with prospective cover and is for cardiothoracic anaesthesia only. The post holder is expected to liaise with their Consultant colleagues in providing internal cover for annual, study and professional leave, sick leave and this may require some flexibility in the post holder's hours.

The post holder is expected to be flexible both in terms of session and day of the week. The above job plan may be subject to change depending upon the needs of the service.

The consultant will be required to undertake the clinical, educational and management duties specified below. The demands of the anaesthetic department mean that close and ongoing collaboration with consultant colleagues is required.

With over 9,000 dedicated staff caring for patients around the clock, we are the largest healthcare provider in southwest London.

Our main site, St George's Hospital in Tooting – one of the country's principal teaching hospitals – is shared with St George's, University of London, which trains medical students and carries out advanced medical research. St George's Hospital also hosts the St George's, University of London and Kingston University Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, which is responsible for training a wide range of healthcare professionals from across the region.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of 1.3 million across southwest London. Many tertiary services, such as cardiothoracic medicine and surgery, neurosciences and renal transplantation, also cover significant populations from Surrey and Sussex, totalling around 3.5 million people.

A number of our services are members of established clinical networks which bring together doctors, nurses and other clinicians from a range of healthcare providers working to improve the quality of services for patients. These include the South London Cardiac and Stroke Network and the South West London and Surrey Trauma Network, for which St George's Hospital is the designated heart attack centre, hyper‑acute stroke unit and major trauma centre.

Please see main job description and person specification.

Enquiries about the post may be directed to Dr Ibrahim Ibrahim (Lead Cardiac Anaesthetist) or Dr Rene Suite (Care Group Lead) on .

Informal discussions are welcomed.

The job description, job plan and person specification is subject to change.

• Full registration (or within 3 months of) and licence to practice with GMC or eligible if currently working overseas in Cardiac Anaesthesia
• MBBS and FRCA or equivalent
• Experience of working in a cardio‑thoracic centre/Fellowship
• Competent in intraoperative TOE as applied to cardiac surgery. TOE accreditation achieved or accreditation in progress
• Previ…