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Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Locum Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in General Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, based at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
This post is available from 01 September 2026 for a period of 12 months.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join an expanding, innovative and dynamic department of 85 Consultants, 50 Trainees/Clinical Fellows and 16 Senior Clinical Fellows, providing anaesthetic services in this thriving, modern teaching hospital.
Applicants should be fully registered with the GMC and have a CCT (or equivalent) in Anaesthesia or be within six months of receiving a CCT at the time of interview. Applications are welcomed from those unable to work full time for personal reasons or those wishing to job-share.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Addenbrooke’s not only provides a broad range of medical services for people living in the Cambridge area but is also a regional/supra-regional referral centre for a number of specialties including cancer surgery, neurosurgery, transplantation, plastic surgery, vascular surgery and paediatrics. As a world-renowned teaching hospital, there is unparalleled capacity for teaching and research including involvement in the high-fidelity simulation centre, and research projects within the department as well as the wider biomedical campus.
The successful candidate will join a team of anaesthetists who cover a wide range of specialties within general anaesthesia. Together the group support on call cover of trauma anaesthesia and anaesthetic support of other departments in the hospital.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Person specification
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Essential
- Questions
- Standards
- Professionalism
- Clinical Skills
- Specialty Specific Skills related to post
- Commitment to Clinical Governance/Improving quality of patient care
- Communication Skills
- Personal Skills
- Understanding of the NHS
- Commitment to ongoing Professional Development
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This advert is for Locum Consultant in General Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine with Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Addenbrookes Hospital. It is listed as a Consultant Medical doctor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care role. The advertised salary is £113565.00 to £150569.00. The contract type is 12 months (Fixed Term). The application deadline is 06 Sep 2026.
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