# 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/c0097a7e-8da9-4ce9-85de-ceea47eb6f0b - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialty-doctor-in-anaesthetics/c0097a7e-8da9-4ce9-85de-ceea47eb6f0b.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** William Harvey Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £63,696 - £102,689 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 12 sessions per week (+ 1:8 Resident On-call Rota) - **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-15T10:27:38.090Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Kent/Ashford/East_Kent_Hospitals_University_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthetic_Specialty_Doctor/Anaesthetic_Specialty_Doctor-v8269619 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8269619?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Anaesthetic Department at the William Harvey Hospital is looking to recruit a dynamic and conscientious individual to join our team of dedicated clinicians. William Harvey Hospital is a large district general hospital providing care for the diverse population across East Kent. The hospital provides surgical services for the regional head and neck cancer service, colorectal cancer and other specialties, including gynae, ENT, trauma surgery, breast, paediatric and ophthalmology. There is also a 24-hour pPCI cardiology service. We are a leading level 2 trauma unit and have a busy obstetric unit with 4000 deliveries a year. Vascular and urology services are based at Canterbury. Most elective Orthopaedic services for the trust are now provided at the state-of-the-art Elective Orthopaedic Centre in Canterbury. There is a well-established preassessment service providing support for all surgical specialties. ### Main duties of the job The successful applicant will be expected to provide safe, anaesthetic care for a variety of surgical lists at William Harvey Hospital with an opportunity to work on other Trust sites, based on personal experience, preference and the clinical needs of the William Harvey department. Anaesthetic services are provided for elective and emergency surgery in the main operating theatre complex of 8 theatres. In addition, there are 4 day-surgery theatres. 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 ### Clinical Governance **Essential** - Evidence of involvement in Audit/QI/Governance processes. - Understanding of clinical governance system - Ability to lead diverse teams within all areas of the hospital - Understands their own leadership style and its impact on others - Demonstrated ability to develop effective relationships across teams - Demonstrates the ability to challenge others, escalating concerns where necessary - Critically reflects on decision making, explaining them clearly to others ### Skills and Experience **Essential** - Experience of working within the NHS. - Wide experience of adult and paediatric anaesthesia. ### Education and Training **Essential** - Meets the requirements of sessional supervisor as defined by the RCoA - Critically assess the learning requirements of self and others - Evaluates and reflects on the effectiveness of education and learning. - Creates effective learning opportunities for colleagues ### Research and scholarship **Essential** - Keeps up to date with current research and best practice - Locates and uses clinical guidelines appropriately - Critically appraises and understands the relevance of research and evidence in Anaesthesia - Supported any research opportunities being undertaken in the Trust ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Medical degree Full registration and licence to practice with GMC. - At least 4 years full time (or part time equivalent) post graduate training with at least 2 years in anaesthetics. **Desirable** - FRCA or equivalent overseas degree/diploma ### Personal/Professional Attributes **Essential** - Professional attitude. - Clinically safe and vigilant. - Clear communication. - Strong teamwork - Supportive of colleagues. - Caring and holistic approach to patient care. ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 296.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697176) - [application pack (pdf, 986.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10584532) ## 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.