Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Transplant Anaesthesia
Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · Consultant · viaNHS Jobs
£113565.00 to £150569.00
- Closing date
- 6 Nov 2026
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- Today
- Specialism
- Consultant
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Reference
- nhs-5681207
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Job summary
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Transplant Anaesthesia, based at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge.
Interviews for this post will be held in person on 08 December 2026 at Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QQ.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will join a team of 12 Transplant Anaesthetists covering a dedicated 24/7 transplant on call rota. Our transplant numbers have seen a year-on-year increase for the last five years. At present, we perform 100-120 liver, 10-15 multivisceral, 10-15 pancreas and 150-200 kidney transplants per year. We are actively involved in the research program into organ optimisation using normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) and normothermic regional perfusion (NRP). This post will include sessions in other surgical subspecialties according to mutually agreed job planning. The on call commitment will be for transplant and Post Anaesthesia Care Unit (PACU) rota.
The candidate must be fully registered with the GMC and would be expected to be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of their expected date of receipt of 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.
About us
The applicant must have demonstrable skills in listening, reading, writing and speaking in English that enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues, as set out in the GMC's Good Medical Practice (2013). Non-UK applicants must possess the IELTS/OET exam before obtaining a GMC licence to practice.
Applications from job seekers who require skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
It is a requirement for skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, 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) will also be subject to this requirement.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Details
Date posted
23 October 2026
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
180-CON-5523
Job locations
Addenbrooke's Hospital
Hills Road
Cambridge
CB2 0QQ
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will join an expanding, innovative and dynamic department of more than 100 substantive Consultants, 50 trainees and 20 Senior Clinical Fellows/ Higher Clinical Fellows, providing anaesthetic services in this thriving, modern teaching hospital. Addenbrookes 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.
Addenbrookes is the teaching hospital for the University of Cambridge and is a flagship NHS hospital having achieved NHS Foundation Trust status in July 2004. It has strong international links particularly through the University and it is a world-class centre for medical research.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
Job responsibilities
The successful candidate will join an expanding, innovative and dynamic department of more than 100 substantive Consultants, 50 trainees and 20 Senior Clinical Fellows/ Higher Clinical Fellows, providing anaesthetic services in this thriving, modern teaching hospital. Addenbrookes 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.
Addenbrookes is the teaching hospital for the University of Cambridge and is a flagship NHS hospital having achieved NHS Foundation Trust status in July 2004. It has strong international links particularly through the University and it is a world-class centre for medical research.
Please refer to the Job description and Person specification attached for further details on the main responsibilities and duties for this post.
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