Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

The closing date is 27 July 2025

Job summary

We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and motivated Locum Consultant to join our growing department. The successful applicant will be appointed to deliver anaesthesia on our busy and dynamic labour ward, provide emergency anaesthesia when on-call and deliver elective work based in their other subspecialty interests.

The Department of Anaesthesia is dedicated to delivering high quality, patient centred care for all of our patients. It is an exciting time to join our enthusiastic and forward thinking department as we open our brand new Intensive Care Unit, build two new dedicated paediatric theatres, replaced our anaesthetic machines with state of the art technology and get our services recognised through the Anaesthesia Clinical Accreditation Service (ACSA). We have an excellent reputation for teaching and training, make a huge contribution to national research projects, are represented in senior management roles within the Trust and have a strong commitment to quality improvement. All of this has been achieved through the creation of a supportive, kind and friendly department which allows us all to thrive. We look forward to hearing about the skills and knowledge you could bring to our department.

Main duties of the job

The Locum Consultant Anaesthetist position is a maternity cover post in order to maintain the minimum safe staffing requirements for service provision.

The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and further developing care of Croydon patients, and to provide and develop anaesthetic services to Croydon Health Services patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the department while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff.

It is envisaged that the appointee will contribute to the development and delivery of inpatient, outpatient and emergency work.

The successful applicant will provide strong visible presence across the organisation, be a role model of good leadership and effective communication at individual, team, directorate and whole organisation level.

About us

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust provide hospital and community services from a number of community and specialist clinics throughout Croydon. The Trust was formed on 1st August 2010 through the integration of Croydon Community Health Services and Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust. Around 4,100 staff provide services for a population of over 360,000 people who are relatively young with a high level of ethnic diversity.

Our main hospital site, Croydon University Hospital is one of the busiest in London. We're also leading the way in providing more healthcare outside hospitals at clinics, specialist centres and in people's homes. Our experienced district nursing teams, Allied Health Professionals and community matrons look after people of all ages across Croydon and our Children's Hospital at Home cares for children with long-term conditions without them having to come to hospital.

Across the NHS everyone is working hard to meet growing demand and we're no exception. But with the right people on board, we are rising to this challenge, putting our people in the driving seat, encouraging innovation and transforming our services to give local people the quality of care they deserve. Croydon Health Services puts a great deal of importance on education and training throughout the careers of all of our staff. As well as offering access to a range of core skills training and professional development.

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year + London Weighting + on calls 3% cat A

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

MS7312444

Job locations

Croydon University Hospital

London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description/person specification for more details.

For further details and informal visits please contact:

Name

Dr Maria Chereshneva

Job title

Consultant Anaesthetist

Email address

maria.chereshneva1@nhs.net

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached job description/person specification for more details.

For further details and informal visits please contact:

Name

Dr Maria Chereshneva

Job title

Consultant Anaesthetist

Email address

maria.chereshneva1@nhs.net

Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • CCT or equivalent in anaesthesia , Advances module/SIA in anaesthetic subspeciality

Experience

Essential

  • Wide range experience in clinical anaesthesia experience relevant to DGH

Desirable

  • Experience of developing and delivering QIP; experience of engaging with and obtaining Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA)
Person Specification

Education

Essential

  • CCT or equivalent in anaesthesia , Advances module/SIA in anaesthetic subspeciality

Experience

Essential

  • Wide range experience in clinical anaesthesia experience relevant to DGH

Desirable

  • Experience of developing and delivering QIP; experience of engaging with and obtaining Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Address

Croydon University Hospital

London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Employer's website

https://www.croydonhealthservices.nhs.uk/recruitment/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead

Maria Chereshneva

maria.chereshneva1@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year + London Weighting + on calls 3% cat A

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

MS7312444

Job locations

Croydon University Hospital

London Road

Croydon

CR7 7YE


Supporting documents

Privacy notice

Croydon Health Services NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)