# Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-anaesthetics/5c2c7c43-7b3e-4439-ba6b-a4e2f4ec8ed0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-anaesthetics/5c2c7c43-7b3e-4439-ba6b-a4e2f4ec8ed0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Funded 10 + 2 PA job plan - **Employment type:** Full time - 10 sessions per week (10+2PA) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-25T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-18T12:10:51.865Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Margate/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v7980438 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7980438?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Anaesthetic Department at the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital is looking to recruit a dynamic and forward-thinking individual to join our team of dedicated clinicians. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospital is a large district general hospital providing care for the diverse population across East Kent. The hospital provides surgical services for the colorectal cancer and other specialties, including gynae, ENT, trauma surgery, breast, Robotics, CEPOD/Emergency and paediatrics. We have a busy obstetric unit with 3000 deliveries a year. Chronic pain, vascular and urology services are based at the Kent and Canterbury Hospital. Most elective Orthopaedic services for the trust are also now provided at the state-of-the-art Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Canterbury and there will be an opportunity to work across more than one hospital site. There is a well-established preassessment service providing support for all surgical specialties. ### Main duties of the job Job plan of this post can be flexibly allocated to suit the needs of the department and individual. This will be a 10+2 PA position, where the successful candidate will be expected to run lists independently but will at times work with consultants or trainee doctors. Special interests of the successful candidate will be accommodated where possible. There is a 1 PA allocation for SPA to support necessary CPD appraisal and revalidation and completion of mandatory training. Further SPA time is negotiable for candidates who take on additional roles. We will work with you to shape the ideal job plan upon successful appointment, and review it with you after three months and then annually – so you can keep the perfect fit. We will also provide the essential resources to support you in your duties, including administrative support. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Full GMC Registration - NHS experience ST3+ - Completion of Initial Assessment of competence (IAC) and Initial Assessment of Competence for Obstetric Anaesthesia (IACOA) - Meets requirements of session supervisor as per RCOA - Experience of Mentoring junior trainees - Formal teaching experience **Desirable** - Formal teaching qualification - Has set up and led a teaching programme ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Ability to undertake on call commitment including night and weekend working - Ability to travel between sites ### Clinical governance **Essential** - Experience of undertaking an audit/QIP - Evidence of collaborative working across MDTs **Desirable** - Completed an audit cycle - Audit/QIP results presented at a regional/national meeting ### Skills and experience **Essential** - NHS experience ST4 - ST7 - IACOA - Broad range of specialities / QIPS / teaching / research / interview and exam practice etc. - On-call: obstetrics, theatres, PCI, ED, Trauma, inter-hospital transfer - ALS or equivalent - Inter-hospital transfer training **Desirable** - Paediatric anaesthesia - Critical care experience - EPALS/APLS - ATLS ### Personal & Professional attributes **Essential** - Adheres to GMC good medical practice - Clinically safe - Able to take initiative - Teamwork - Supportive of colleagues - Keeps up to date with current research within anaesthesia - Experience of being involved in a research project **Desirable** - Teaching experience or qualification - Research experience or qualification ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 339.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10547862) - [application pack (pdf, 986.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10263141) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.