Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia (Special Interest in Adult Cardiac)

The Locum Consultant will be responsible for providing high-quality anaesthetic care across the Trust, with a primary commitment to cardiac and vascular services at St Thomas Hospital. This includes both elective and emergency activity and participation in the Category A on-call rota. Core responsibilities include: Clinical Responsibilities Deliver safe, timely, expert anaesthetic care for adult cardiac and vascular procedures, interventional cardiology, and major surgical cases across GSTT. Provide consultant-level cover for the Overnight Intensive Recovery Unit, ensuring continuity of postoperative care in collaboration with surgical and critical care teams. Maintain high levels of visibility and accessibility within peri-operative areas, ensuring patient engagement, compassionate care, and collaborative MDT decision-making. Ensure full compliance with Trust policies, clinical guidelines, and evidence-based best practice. Education, Training & Teaching Contribute to the supervision, mentorship, and development of anaesthetic trainees, clinical fellows, and other members of the peri-operative workforce. Participate in structured teaching, trainee assessment, simulation sessions, and educational programmes coordinated by the department. Engage in CPD activities and maintain the competencies required for safe practice as a consultant anaesthetist. Clinical Governance & Quality Improvement Participate in audit, morbidity and mortality reviews, incident analysis, and risk management activities, ensuring action plans translate into measurable improvements. Support the continuous review and development of clinical protocols, pathways, and guidelines, particularly in cardiac and vascular anaesthesia. Actively contribute to initiatives that improve theatre utilisation, efficiency, patient flow, and reduction of cancellations. Leadership and Service Development Engage in strategic planning and service improvement projects at departmental and directorate level. Provide leadership in areas such as enhanced recovery, peri-operative medicine, research involvement, or guideline development. Contribute to team-based job planning, rota development, and optimisation of service delivery across both Guys and St Thomas Hospitals. Research & Innovation Opportunities to participate in or initiate research in collaboration with the Trusts established peri-operative research group. Support a culture of clinical inquiry and evidence-based practice, encouraging trainees and fellows to take part in research and QI activity