Consultant Anaesthetist

Job overview

We are delighted to offer an opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative and highly motivated individual to join our department of anaesthesia and intensive. As a department we are dedicated to developing and delivering a high quality consultant-led perioperative care service. This comes at an exciting time for our department as we embark on significant redevelopment and expansion of our critical care environment to future-proof our service provision.

INTERVIEW DATE - 14th of July 2025

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join an established, successful, enthusiastic and ACSA accredited team in delivering quality anaesthetic, peri-operative and critical care services to the local West Dorset population and adjoining areas. This includes anaesthetic support for the hospital’s surgical teams including Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Maxillo-facial, ENT (adult and paediatric), Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Urology, Paediatric Dental, Colorectal, Renal Access and General Surgery. Anaesthetic support is also provided in the radiology suite, endoscopy unit and for dental sedation.

Applicants should have obtained their CCT and be on the Specialist Register. They will ideally have had previous experience at a consultant level in the UK.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful applicant will join an established, successful and enthusiastic team in delivering quality anaesthetic, peri-operative and critical care services to the population of West Dorset and the Purbecks. This includes anaesthetic support for the hospital’s surgical teams including Orthopaedics (adult and paediatric), Ophthalmology, Maxillo-facial, ENT (adult and paediatric), Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Urology, Paediatric Dental, Colorectal, Renal Access and General Surgery. Anaesthetic support is also provided in the radiology suite, endoscopy unit and for dental sedation.

There will be some commitment to teaching within normal clinical work.  It is hoped that it will be possible to accommodate a specialist interest to complement the skills of the successful appointee.

Applicants should have obtained their CCT.