Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics

Job summaryA Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia is required to join our
friendly and enthusiastic team based at University Hospital North Durham. Applicants should be trained to the level of CT3 or
equivalent in anaesthesia. Applicants must have full registration, including a
license to practice with the GMC.The successful applicants will join a team of 28
consultants, specialty doctors and trainees from the Northern School of
Anaesthesia. The contract is full time with resident shifts (1:8). On-call
duties are for resident critical care & theatres, or potentially for
resident obstetric cover if skills allow. The weekly timetable includes daytime
ICU resident cover, theatre lists (including pre and post-operative care time),
out of hours shifts with prospective cover and 1 SPA for CPD activities.

Main duties of the jobThe
job plan is comprised of a 1:8 resident on call cover (days and nights) and 12
theatre/obstetric or ITU sessions (5.25hrs) per 8 weeks. On-call may be
undertaken in any of the 3 resident on call roles (Theatres, ITU and
Obstetrics), teamwork is embedded in these roles and therefore there is an
expectation to help out where it is required and when you are available during
these shifts. All shifts for emergency work are a maximum of 13 hours in
length.

About us If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager.

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks.

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented.

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Details Date posted
15 October 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor Salary
63,696 to 102,689 a year

MC75 Payscale per annum pro rata

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference numberC-RP-N480

Job locations

University Hospital Of North Durham North RoadDURHAMDH1 5TW
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will have responsibility for the care of
patients in their charge (with a consultant having overall responsibility) and
will contribute to the functioning of the anaesthetic department. The post
holder will be required to undertake administrative duties directly associated
with the care of patients. The post holder may be required to supervise junior
medical staff, within their abilities. For management purposes the post holder
will be accountable to the Lead Clinician.

The post holder will be expected to anaesthetise for
patients having elective surgery admitted under the consultant surgeons within the trust (within their
abilities). Pre-operative assessment and post-operative care will be performed
as appropriate. The post holder will assist with resuscitation, and
anaesthetise patients in emergency situations as appropriate, and as part of a
team.

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