# Consultant Anaesthetist w/ interest in Obstetrics

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** East Surrey Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Medical doctor
- **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
- **Grade:** Consultant
- **Salary:** £113565.00 to £150569.00
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (3% on-call)
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-16T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-28T08:37:28.330Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8325295
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8325295?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.surreyandsussex.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

### Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Obstetrics

We are looking to appoint a full-time Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in obstetrics. The job plan comprises of a weekly average of 7.6 PAs of clinical work spread over specialties, 1.4 PAs for on call and 1.5 SPAs. Further job plan details can be found within the job description.

Main duties includes:

- Deliver and maintain highest clinical standards in the specialty of anaesthesia and emergency obstetrics
- Play an active role in clinical governance and audit, supporting a culture of continuous improvement and learning
- Maintain high standards of continuing professional development and medical education
- Deliver quality teaching and training
- To teach and mentor trainees.
- To contribute to quality improvement; risk management initiatives and policy development so that the overall Anaesthesia Service is of the highest quality and reflective of best practice.
- To participate in work related projects.
- To adhere to Hospital Policies and Procedures.
- To comply with Health and Safety Regulations, ensuring safe working practices in a safe working environment

### Main duties of the job

We are immensely proud of the Trust’s Outstanding status and the successful candidate will join a department that is friendly, engaged and provides excellent training and mentor support. The team comprises of 40 Consultants, 16 SAS Grades, up to 16 Trainees, 3 Acute Pain Nurses and 4 administrative staff. The successful appointee will work as an integral part of the team and have equal access to junior staff.

Informal enquiries are welcomed by contacting Clinical Lead Dr Venkat Duraiswamy venkat.duraiswamy@nhs.net on 01737 768511 ext. 4187

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information, regarding the role please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.

### 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.

## Person Specification

### General

**Essential**

- - Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- - A complete and accurate application
- - Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- - Evidence of essential experience for role
- - Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- - Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
- - Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- - Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

## Documents

- [jd (rcoa approved) (pdf, 431.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10647417)
- [our organisation values (pdf, 247.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2213)
- [trust statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 334.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2214)

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