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Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Profession
Medical doctor
Grade
Consultant
Deadline
12 Sep 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
15 Jul 2025

Job overview

Applications are invited for 2 consultant posts in the Department of Anaesthesia at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The post holders may be required to work on other Hospital sites where Birmingham Children’s Hospital has a Service Level Agreement to provide anaesthesia. The post holders may be required to undertake one evening theatre session per week. The posts will not involve any duties on the PICU.

The posts will consist of a 10 PA contract involving 7.5 PA for 6 clinical sessions per week, 1.5 PA for supporting professional activity and 1 PA for on call commitments.

Main duties of the job

The appointees will be offered a 10 PA contract involving 6 clinical theatre sessions (7.5 PA) per week with 1PA for predictable on-call duties. It is anticipated that the successful candidates will undertake on call duties on the general on call rota (currently 1 in 16). There will be provision of 1.5 PA per week for Supporting Professional Activity time. Within this contract the post holder, in addition to clinical duties, will be expected to participate in continuing professional development, undertake teaching and training, be involved in and aware of the Clinical Governance issues of the Trust and participate in clinical audit.  The successful candidates may be required to undertake one of their clinical sessions on a weekday evening. They may also be required to work on other Hospital sites where Birmingham Children’s Hospital has a Service Level Agreement to provide anaesthesia.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to take part in the delivery and development of clinical services within the Trust’s Service and Financial Framework and in line with the Trust’s clinical strategy.

The post-holder will also be expected to participate in the activities of appropriate Departmental, Directorate or Trust Committees and Working Groups as required.

The trust has an 18 month programme of development for recently appointed consultant staff.  The organizing principle of the programme is to develop cross specialty relationships between consultants, create new learning opportunities, and to help new colleagues understand the current working environment in the NHS so that they can do their job as a senior clinical professional of Birmingham Children’s Hospital.

Job description document attached