Clinical: This is a full time post which attracts 10 PAs. You would be working flexibly with your colleagues to cover the requirements of the service. There are currently 5.5 whole time equivalent anaesthetists. The successful candidate will provide anaesthesia for the full range of congenital cardiothoracic surgery (including mechanical support and transplantation) and perioperative investigation and cath lab intervention. The anaesthesia group also has commitment to provide anaesthesia for some paediatric ENT, paediatric bronchoscopy and paediatric radiotherapy. You will be expected to have a flexible working week to allow service provision to be maintained. Contributing to the clinical governance meeting and audit. Undertake an annual appraisal and job plan review. It is expected that objectives within job plan reviews will be based on Trust objectives such as fulfilment of fixed contractual commitments on the basis of a 43 week working year with due allowance for statutory holidays. Administrative: You will be expected to undertake an appropriate share of administrative duties in conjunction with your colleagues. There will be adequate provision of secretarial support, office accommodation and computing facilities. To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives. Research: The candidate will help facilitate and support research projects going on within the department. The candidate will be supported in developing their own research profiles either as part of ongoing studies or development of new projects. Teaching: You will be expected to participate in the teaching programme for the 2 congenital cardiac fellows and anaesthetic assistants in theatre. You will also be expected to participate in the teaching programme for the paediatric intensive care junior medical staff and nurses. Participate in the teaching of undergraduates and the post graduate cardiology trainees. Participate in the teaching and training of any other health care professionals within the Directorate. Flexibility: In line with the Trusts core value of placing patients at the heart of everything we do, we are developing our service provision to be responsive to the needs of our patients. To meet those needs some staff groups will be increasingly asked to work a more flexible work pattern so that they can offer services in the evening or weekend. As a result any offer of employment to a consultant post will be subject to you agreeing to work a new more flexible pattern or working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work. Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification.