Consultant in Anaesthetics

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If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.

An opportunity has arisen to join our team at Colchester Hospital, to help with the expansion of orthopaedic, vascular and bariatric services.

We are inviting applications a full time consultant post in anaesthetics. We are expanding our department, and recent developments include a new orthopaedic unit, a second vascular theatre and a bariatric service.

The post-holder’s duties will be to support the provision of elective and emergency surgery on the Colchester site. The on-call will be at Colchester Hospital and we anticipate that most of the elective work will be job planned ss-site working (at Ipswich) can be organised, depending on the interests of the applicants.

The new appointee will participate in their share of consultant clinical responsibilities within the department, which will include fixed or flexible operating theatre sessions and participation in the out of hours on-call rota.

The post-holder will participate in the general and obstetric on-call rota, with a frequency of 1:18.

At ESNEFT we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities. Flexible working options will be considered for all roles in line with service needs.
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We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This will transform life at ESNEFT for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

• Must be on GMC Specialist Register in Anaesthesia or be eligible for entry within 6 months of interview
• FRCA or equivalent
• Completion of training programme in Anaesthesia CCT or 7 years post-graduate training in anaesthetics
• Experience of working within the NHS
• Higher training obstetric anaesthesia
• Understanding of NHS management structure
• Taken part in teaching of junior trainees to the level required by the RCA
• Understanding of process of medical education and current training programmes
• Evidence of CPD
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels
• Educational/ clinical supervisor (the necessary training will be provided for applicants that have not…