Overview
Applications are invited for this exciting opportunity to join the anaesthetic team of 64 consultants and 8 SAS doctors at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. The department is a dynamic, forward‑thinking, and innovative department covering a wide range of specialties. We deliver anaesthesia across four sites – the Royal Cornwall Hospital, St Michael’s Hospital, West Cornwall Hospital, and St Austell Surgical Hub. We are looking for a General Anaesthesia Consultant with an interest in paediatrics.
Responsibilities
* To establish anaesthesia as integral to the peri‑operative outcomes of paediatric surgery.
* Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of anaesthesia.
* To share responsibility for the day‑to‑day management of the anaesthetic department.
* Teaching and training of anaesthetists in training/resident doctors and medical students where applicable.
* To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).
* To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning clinical governance and audit.
* To participate in quality improvement, data analysis and information presentation, and service development, as appropriate.
* To attend care group and directorate business, operational and governance meetings as appropriate.
* Fulfil duties of weekly timetable including any out‑of‑hours responsibilities.
* Deliver pre‑operative assessment sessions.
Qualifications
* Identity checks.
* Professional registration and qualification checks.
* Employment history and reference checks.
* Work health assessments.
* Criminal record check standards.
* Right to work checks.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Feb 2026.
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