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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthetics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant
Contract
12 months (Fixed Term)
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (On-call 1:16)
Job ref
411-ACU-26-8359768
Employer
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£113,565 - £150,569 Pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
02/11/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust logo

Locum Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist

NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care and has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Sunflower House building newly relocated, and opened on the hospital site.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits package including:

  • Great flexible working opportunities
  • Lease car scheme and Home Electronics Scheme
  • Generous annual leave and pension scheme
  • Extensive staff health and well-being programmes

Job overview

The post is for 10 PAs which consists of 8.5 Direct Clinical Care PAs, including 1PA for on call. The post holder will be part of the general on-call rota (1 in 16, class A). The post holder will be expected to take part in lists allocated to general paediatric anaesthesia. The majority of lists are allocated 1.25 DCC PAs to allow for pre- and post-op clinical activity. In line with current Trust policy this post includes 1.5 PAs core supporting professional activities (SPA). Additional SPA is subject to negotiation for activities such as educational supervision, research, Trust management positions, and service development.

Main duties of the job

Clinical

Particular interests of potential applicants will be encouraged, and sessional commitments may vary accordingly. All theatre sessions are regularly reviewed by the Theatre Management Team according to the needs of service so that sessions may change.

Demand for emergency surgery is extremely high and therefore it is expected that any unallocated theatre time may be reallocated to accommodate emergencies during normal working hours.

 

Teaching & Academic role

Participate in the teaching and training of undergraduates and postgraduates.

Develop research interests in their area of interest and expertise

 

Managerial responsibilities

Supervise junior staff.

Participate in departmental meetings related to strategic planning.

Take an active role in service review and development

 

CPD, Audit & Clinical Governance

Participate in CPD activity for which financial support is available

Initiate and undertake appropriate audits as required within the department.

Take part in the clinical governance programme

Working for our organisation

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

This post attracts 10 programmed activities per week. There may be the opportunity to discuss and review this with the clinical director. The job plan for the first three months will be based on a provisional/indicative timetable. A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Director within three months of the commencement date of the appointee.

The supporting professional activities (SPAs) allocation within the provisional job plan is an illustrative guide only and will be finalised following individual agreement with successful candidate.

The basic template for new consultants is 1.5 SPA. Any additional SPA time in the Job Plan is linked to defined roles with clear objectives.

1.0 SPA for personal revalidation, appraisal/job planning/quality improvement /clinical governance/statutory & mandatory training/CPD.

Engagement in Quality Improvement, including : Attending Quality Improvement meeting; Contributing data; and Implementing agreed Quality Improvement recommendations in own practice.

0.5 SPA for departmental & Trust meetings and teaching (UG, departmental, Trust).

Indicative 0.25 SPA for a formal Postgraduate Medical Educational Supervisor role.

Additional SPA(s) for defined roles in research, departmental leadership or wider governance, and audit, as agreed through the job planning process.

Person specification

Education & Training / Experience

Essential criteria
  • Primary medical degree CCT or within 6 months of CCT (or equivalent)
  • Minimum of 7 years in a recognised anaesthetic training post. 1 year advanced level training in paediatric anaesthesia at a tertiary paediatric hospital. Training in anaesthesia for children with complex comorbidities and congenital abnormalities such as congenital heart disease.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Papari Deka
Job title
Consultant Anaesthetist / Joint Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Dr Radha Ravi

Consultant Anaesthetist / Joint Clinical Lead 

Email: [email protected] 

 

Rachel Rowson 

Head of Operational Performance 

[email protected] 

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