Consultant Anaesthetist

Esneft; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A major NHS organization in the UK is seeking a full-time Consultant in Anaesthetics based at Ipswich Hospital. This role involves a variety of specialties, particularly in general and orthopaedics. Dynamic, collaborative colleagues with significant experience in regional and obstetric anaesthesia are specifically sought. The organization offers a supportive environment, generous pension, and extensive training opportunities. Passion for patient care and commitment to quality improvement are essential.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

27 days annual leave

NHS discounts

Health and Wellbeing programme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Significant interest and experience in regional anaesthesia and anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery.
• Broad based clinical experience relevant to a busy DGH.
• Interests in quality improvement and education.

Responsibilities

• Oversee general responsibilities as part of the clinical team.
• Conduct specialist and outpatient clinics.
• Perform surgery in specialty areas.
• Teach junior staff and undergraduates.
• Engage in clinical governance activities.

Skills

Regional anaesthesia

Anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery

Obstetric anaesthesia

Clinical governance

Teaching

Job description

We are inviting applications for a full time Consultant in Anaesthetics based at Ipswich Hospital, part of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).

This post has been developed as we expand our permanent workforce as well as bring new colleagues into our team following retirements. We are a strong and supportive department and are looking for colleagues who can bring their own skills and attributes to the department. The initial job plan will involve a variety of specialties, particularly major general/urology, orthopaedics/trauma surgery.

We are particularly interested in recruiting colleagues with significant interest and experience in 1) regional anaesthesia and anaesthesia for orthopaedic surgery, and 2) obstetric anaesthesia. Most importantly we are seeking dynamic and collaborative colleagues who have a broad based clinical experience relevant to a busy DGH and interests in both quality improvement and education.

Clinical Responsibilities

• General responsibilities
• Specialist clinics
• Outpatient clinics
• Operating as per specialty
• Teaching
• Other care of inpatients or outpatients
• Clinical and other administration as required by agreement
• Teaching and training of junior staff and undergraduates
• Participation in clinical governance

We are ESNEFT and 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, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in**********************************************************************our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital 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.

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For further details / informal visits contact:

• Dr Ben Scoones – Clinical Lead for Anaesthetics – [e-mail] – 01473 712233
• Dr Aaron Pennell – Divisional Clinical Director – [e-mail]
• Dr Neil Berry – Anaesthetic Services Coordinator – Neil.B); /[e-mail]