General Consultant - Anaesthetics

General Consultant - Anaesthetics

The closing date is 23 March 2026

Our Theatre and Anaesthetics Department are looking for a Consultant Anaesthetist to join our Broomfield Hospital team on a permanent full time basis.

You will work collaboratively with your fellow Consultants to provide a modern and comprehensive Anaesthetic, Pain and Perioperative Medicine service to our patients.

So if you are dynamic, enjoy finding innovative solutions and enjoy working alongside a variety of levels and disciplines, we'd like to hear from you today!

Please note:

Tentative AAC schedule is in last week of March 2026

If successful, some of your duties will include:

• Covering for colleagues’ annual leave and other authorised absences. Undertaking professional supervision and management of junior medical staff.
• Carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and for contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, both locally and nationally.
• Participating in medical audit, and the Trust's Clinical Governance processes. There is a monthly departmental directorate meeting that occurs on Audit Days that consultants and speciality doctors are expected to attend.
• Liaising with medical staff in other specialties and participating in regular clinical meetings and other postgraduate activities of the hospital.
• Taking part in the Royal College of Anaesthetists continuing medical education programme.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

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 our Trust.

• GMC registered / MBBS or equivalent

• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty
• Comprehensive knowledge in the specialty and ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems.
• Application demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team
• Work history or supporting information demonstrates experience of taking full and independent responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
• Demonstrable experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff
• Experience and training in major elective surgery.

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum - Pro Rata for Part Time