Anaesthetic Fellowship Trust Doctor (ST3+ K&C)

Job overview

We are offering 12 to 24-month fixed term ST3+ Anaesthesia Fellowships based at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. The fellow posts are designed to support development of RCoA Stage 2 (ST4-equivalent) capabilities and strengthen applications for Higher Training pathways. These posts are development focused, not solely service roles, providing structured opportunities to build a strong portfolio alongside ongoing clinical anaesthetic practice and on-call commitments. Kent and Canterbury Hospital is a key surgical centre within the Trust, delivering all vascular surgery for the region alongside a broad urological service, including major cancer and robotic procedures, and a dedicated elective orthopaedic programme.

A wide range of day case surgical specialties are supported, including dental and maxillofacial surgery, ENT (including paediatrics), ophthalmology, interventional radiology, MRI, and endoscopy. Emergency theatre cover is provided daily. Anaesthetic services are delivered across a modern theatre complex comprising:

• 5 main operating theatres
• 2 day-surgery theatres
• 2 endovascular theatres
• 1 ophthalmic theatre
• A 4-theatre elective orthopaedic unit The surgical pathway is supported by busy specialist pre-assessment clinics. Critical care services include a 6-bedded Intensive Therapy Unit (ITU) and a 4-bedded High Dependency Unit (HDU).

Main duties of the job

The post holder will undertake ST3+ level anaesthetic duties, including elective and emergency work, with participation in a 1:8 on‑call rota covering the Intensive Care Unit, with additional responsibility for providing anaesthetic support to emergency surgical activity as required.

Alongside clinical work, the fellow completes a subspecialty fellowship in one chosen area. Duties include providing safe perioperative care, participating in subspecialty activity and MDTs, completing Stage 2 workplace‑based assessments, contributing to QIP/audit/research, supporting teaching, and engaging in governance and service development.

Fellows are supervised by a named Educational Supervisor and subspecialty leads, with all experience mapped to RCoA Stage 2 outcomes. SPA time is provided for project work. These posts suit ST3+ doctors seeking development and portfolio strengthening for Higher Training or CESR.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in ‘Documents to download’. If you have further queries please don’t hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below. Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

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.