Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (On Calls to be included)
- Job ref
- 390-MR-T&A-BA-6713-A
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basildon
- Town
- Basildon
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum (Pro rata for Part Time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Anaesthetist
Consultant
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend.
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We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation determined to provide the best health care services for our local population and working in the best interests of the people we serve.
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Job overview
Applications are invited for a full time post of Consultant Anaesthetist within our department of Anaesthesia. Candidates will require full registration with the General Medical Council and will have had at least one year of advanced general training.
You will be expected to be able to anaesthetise patients from a wide variety of surgical specialities, in particular elective and emergency vascular cases.
We are looking for a Consultant who has considerable experience. The primary role for the successful candidate will be to join the Anaesthetic Team covering elective theatres and will have on-call commitments which is currently 1 in 16.Ìý With the successful candidate there will be 23 Consultant Anaesthetists in post.ÌýYou will be expected to commence as soon as possible.ÌýÌý
AAC Panel will be held on 4th October 2024
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Main duties of the job
You will be expected to integrate within the team of existing consultant staff in order to provide a complete Anaesthetics Service. The Trust is committed to offering a much more patient focused service and Anaesthetics have made their services available seven days a week and the successful applicant will be expected to participate in these services.
Anaesthesia services are provided for 2 day Surgery theatres at Orsett.Ìý Basildon has 7 main theatres, 3 day surgery theatres and 2 maternity theatres, and also a hybrid theatre in the Cardiothoracic Centre.Ìý The day unit also feeds patients into the main theatres.
In addition anaesthetic services are provided for A&E, X-ray, Cardiology and patients requiring ECT.
Doctors in training
The Anaesthetic Department Specialist trainees (ST’s) are members of the Bart’s and the London School of Anaesthesia which is based at the Royal London Hospital and St. Bartholomew’s and the core trainees (CT’s) are part of the East Anglia Deanery. Regular medical audit takes place within the Department with monthly meetings held on a rotating basis. We also train ACCS trainees. The trainee number is variable, trainees are encouraged to attend day release courses for relevant parts of the exam.Ìý Regular medical audit takes place within the Department with monthly meetings held on a rotating basis.
Working for our organisation
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, Ìýis determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.ÌýÌý
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. ÌýWe are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across ourÌýTrust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job description for full list of responsibilities.Ìý
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Evidence of completion of specialist training or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of interview
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty
- Experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Anil Kumar
- Job title
- Consultant Anaesthetist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01268 524900
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