Locum Consultant in Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia

Overview

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non‑clinical professions and job roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.

Full‑time shift pattern. This is a fixed‑term post of yet to be confirmed duration.

Applications are invited for one full‑time Locum Consultant in Paediatric Cardiac Anaesthesia based at the Royal Hospital for Children. Post: 10PA contract with responsibilities to cardiac and general theatres. The ‘on call’ commitment for this post is 1 in 6, providing cover for cardiac surgical and cardiology emergencies on the RHC site.

The successful candidate will work alongside 5 cardiac anaesthetic consultants providing on‑call cover to the paediatric cardiac service. The department also includes a consultant general anaesthetic rota team as well as advanced paediatric anaesthesia trainees, post‑CCT Fellows and specialty trainees rotating from the West of Scotland Training Scheme.

All applicants must be eligible for full GMC registration and either already be on the Specialist Register or be within 6 months of receiving their CCT at the time of interview. Significant previous paediatric cardiac anaesthetic experience is expected.

Interested? If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you. For an informal discussion, please contact:
Dr Ross Fairgrieve (ross.fairgrievet), Clinical Lead for Anaesthesia. Tel. 0141 452 4316.

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process:
This post may close early to the volume of response. Please submit your application form as soon as possible.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work‑life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full‑time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde encourages applications from all sections of the community
. We are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion and are proud of the diverse workforce we employ.

By signing the Armed Forces Covenant, NHSGGC has pledged its commitment to being a Forces Friendly Employer. We welcome applications from across the Armed Forces Community and recognise military skills, experience and qualifications throughout the recruitment and selection process.

Candidates must provide original and authentic responses to all questions within the application form. The use of artificial intelligence (AI), automated tools or other third‑party assistance to generate, draft or significantly modify responses is strongly discouraged. By submitting your application, you confirm that all answers are your own work, reflect your personal knowledge, skills and experience, and have not been solely produced or altered by AI or similar technologies.

Failure to comply with this requirement may result in your application being withdrawn from the recruitment process.