Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics

Job overview

Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics

10 sessions per week (On call rota)

Permanent

Salary: £63,696 - £102,689 per annum

Closing Date: Tuesday 9th June 2026

Interview date: TBC

**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **

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• GEH are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Trust grade Speciality doctors in Anaesthetics who wish to work in a busy District General Hospital.
• The appointment offers the opportunity to practice anaesthesia and critical care medicine in a medium sized district hospital with modern premises, a friendly atmosphere and developments in many areas relevant to anaesthesia and critical care. It is an exciting time for the Trust currently as two new elective care self-contained theatres have recently opened.

Main duties of the job

• Support for the new appointee will primarily be from within the Department.
• The Trust has a supportive environment and is still small enough for personal contact with colleagues from a wide variety of disciplines.

Department of Anaesthesia Intensive Care and Pain Medicine

• There is a current compliment of 16 substantive and 3 locum Consultants with recent investment for further posts. The Middle grade rota, of which this post will be part of, contains Doctors provided by the West Midlands Deanery and the remaining are GEH Trust Doctors
• The Anaesthetic Department forms part of the Planned Care Directorate.
• The department is located on first floor of main building and provides supportive service to Orthopaedics, Trauma, Emergencies, Colorectal, General Surgery, Urology, Gynaecology and Dental surgery. The department offers acute pain service and actively uses ultrasound guided interventions and local Anaesthetic infusions through elastomeric pump to manage pain in ward. There is a chronic pain service led by two enthusiastic pain consultants.
• In addition to weekly four session outpatient clinic, two full day theatre list for pain procedures is offered.
• The department also runs a preoperative assessment clinic and a high-risk maternity clinic.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The principal elements of the post will be:

• To undertake pre-operative assessments.
• To undertake theatre sessions.
• To participate in the Registrar grade 1:8 rota covering ITU, Obstetrics, Theatre and A&E.
• To participate in Clinical Audit, teaching and research.
• To enrich themselves from the company of a friendly department while adding value to the department.

On call

• The successful candidate will participate in the Registrar grade on call rota.

Teaching

• The Specialty Doctor will be expected to participate in the departmental teaching. At present, one half day each month is dedicated to Audit, Morbidity and Mortality reporting. The Hospital Department of Audit, Research and Evidence Based Practice allows for quarterly half-day sessions for Trust Wide and Departmental Professional Development.
• The Doctor has continuing responsibility for the care of patients under their care.
• The George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust is committed to continued support for professional development, with study leave provided within budget.

For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached.