Consultant in Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

The post is suitable for those candidates who wish to pursue a career in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and cardiac intensive care. This post is required to continue to develop and support the department for significant cardiac and thoracic surgical workload.

The on-call consultant rota will be undertaken in conjunction with other consultant colleagues to provide cover for emergency work including transplantation in cardiothoracic theatres, cardiology catheter labs and cardiac critical care areas.

There is a significant commitment to research, audit and training of Trust Grade doctors, specialist trainees and critical care practitioners.

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious individual to join our well integrated team.

The appointees will join the current team of fifteen adult cardiothoracic anaesthetists and intensivists who provide cardiothoracic anaesthesia, intensive care and some non-cardiothoracic anaesthetic services. Applicants should have the FRCA (or equivalent), possess or be eligible for the CCST in anaesthesia, and must have completed a minimum of one year subspecialty training in cardiothoracic anaesthesia and intensive care medicine, as well as experience in heart and lung transplantation and mechanical circulatory support.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We're also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients 'contacts' each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people's race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.