# Consultant Cardio-thoracic Anaesthetist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Town:** Hull
- **Region:** North East and Yorkshire
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113,565 - £150,569 PA PR
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-12T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-07-15T07:31:04.430Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/East_Yorkshire/Cottingham/Hull_University_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v7765897
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7765897?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.hull.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

A total of 81 Consultant Anaesthetists including 6 Locum Consultants currently work for the Trust. The department also currently employs 1 Associate Specialist, 2 Specialist Grade Anaesthetists, 1 Specialty Doctor and about 30 trainees based in Anaesthesia ranging from CT1-ST7. 8 Senior Clinical Fellows are employed in the anaesthetic department. There are also trainees from acute medicine, respiratory medicine and emergency medicine who rotate through training in Intensive care and we train both FY1 and FY2 Doctors from our Local Foundation School.

### Main duties of the job

The Consultant Cardio-thoracic Anaesthetist will also provide 1 in 9 weekly cover for Cardio-thoracic ICU (CICU). The CICU for the week will be expected to attend the weekly rehabilitation MDT, microbiology meeting, provide preoperative advice and preoptimization for acute in-patient in addition to responsibilities to patients on CICU and attending to emergencies in the cardio-thoracic unit. The on-call will cover Cardio-thoracic Intensive Care, Cath Lab and Cardio-thoracic theatres along with other Consultant colleagues

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more information on this advertised role, please see attached Job Description and Personal Specification

## Person Specification

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Registered Practitioner who possesses FRCA (or equivalent). Either on the specialist register or if currently in a specialist registrar post, he/she is eligible to be registered within 6 months.
- Must have completed Advanced specialist training in cardio-thoracic anaesthesia and intensive care.

**Desirable**

- MD, PhD or M Med Sci
- Further qualification in medical education like PGCME.

### Clinical Experience

**Essential**

- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of training and clinical experience and competence in all anaesthetic techniques.
- Demonstrate competence with delivering anaesthesia for a wide range of cardiac surgery including complex, major aortic, mitral, minimal access surgery.
- Demonstrate competence to provide anaesthetic support for complex cardiology procedures including (but not exclusive) TAVI, electrophysiology studies and complex pacing devices.
- Demonstrate competence and experience in Anaesthesia for wide variety of complex Thoracic surgery including robotic surgery.
- Must be able to demonstrate competence and clinical experience intensive care medicine.
- Training and experience in intra operative echocardiography.
- Must have worked in the UK for at least 12 months as an anaesthetist.
- Certification in cardiac advanced life support course (CALS).

**Desirable**

- Additional clinical experience or advance training and certification in echocardiography.

### Personal Attributes

**Essential**

- Well organised and skilled in good time management.
- Effective interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team flexibly.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

### Research Experience

**Essential**

- Participation in research projects.
- Ability to present the findings of their research at a relevant scientific meeting.

**Desirable**

- A commitment to continuing research
- Ability to carry out medical research from design to completion.
- Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff
- Research qualification.

### Teaching Experience

**Essential**

- Experience in training and teaching postgraduate and doctors and medical students in small and large groups.

**Desirable**

- Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group Teaching Workshops.
- Trained in assessment of resident doctors.
- CALS instructor.

### Management and Administrative Experience

**Essential**

- Understanding of current issues in the NHS, and of the responsibilities of a NHS consultant.

**Desirable**

- Fellowship or University qualification in Management.

## Documents

- [job description & personal specification (pdf, 490.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10456210)

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