Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
Locum Consultant Anaesthetist
The closing date is 24 August 2026

Job summary
This is an exciting time to join our department. Recent investments and developments include:

• A brand-new 22-bed state-of-the-art Intensive Care Unit
• Two new dedicated paediatric theatres
• New generation anaesthetic machines and advanced technology
• Ongoing Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) programme
• A strong quality improvement, teaching and research culture
• Excellent GMC trainee survey results and reputation for training excellence
• A supportive, inclusive and wellbeing-focused departmental culture

Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive general anaesthetic service and contribute to the ongoing development of anaesthetic services across the Trust.
You will:

• Deliver high-quality elective and emergency anaesthetic care
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota
• Support teaching and supervision of trainees and medical students
• Contribute to clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activities
• Participate in departmental research programmes
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams
• Provide leadership and support service development initiatives
• The post offers flexibility to support candidates wishing to develop subspecialty interests including perioperative medicine, paediatric anaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia and other specialist areas.

About us
The Anaesthesia Department is part of the Integrated Surgery, Cancer, Support Services and Critical Care Directorate. The department provides services across:

• 12-theatre Croydon Elective Centre
• Emergency Surgical Centre
• Busy maternity unit with approximately 3,000 births annually
• Paediatric surgical services
• Intensive Care Unit
• Surgical Enhanced Care Unit (SECU)
• Interventional Radiology
• Endoscopy and other remote anaesthetic locations

Details
Date posted: 03 August 2026
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: MS8150029
Job locations: Croydon University Hospital, London Road, Croydon, CR7 7YE, United Kingdom

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)

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, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead Maria Chereshneva
maria.chereshneva1@nhs.net
02084013000