We are inviting applications for 1 Consultant Anaesthetist to join our team at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust on a fixed term basis for 12 months.
The successful applicants will be fully engaged in the diverse workload of our anaesthetic department, collaborating across various surgical specialties. This position primarily involves general anaesthesia, with opportunities for subspecialisation based on individual interests and training.
The ideal candidate should have clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Anaesthesia or an equivalent qualification and possess a relevant higher medical qualification. A broad range of experience in both elective and emergency anaesthesia is essential. We actively encourage and support individual interests, including research and quality improvement initiatives, and facilitate ongoing professional development.
Maintenance of the highest clinical standards of anaesthetic practice and continue to contribute and drive quality and safety.
* To share with colleagues the responsibility for the delivery of anaesthetic services.
* Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students, and the MDT.
* To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance.
* To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education.
We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.
The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.
Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.
We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and teamwork guide how we work and behave as a team.
With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.
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West Suffolk Hospital has nine theatres within the main theatre complex with one dedicated to obstetrics, one to emergency work and one to trauma. The remaining theatres are shared by other surgical specialties. A Day Surgery Unit is situated within the hospital grounds accommodating 4 theatres open to all specialties with one further theatre for the Ophthalmic Treatment Centre.
The Anaesthetic Department at West Suffolk Hospital comprises a team of 32 substantive consultants, 7 specialty doctors, and an additional 28 trust, MTI (Medical Training Initiative), and trainee doctors.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached for full details.
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