Bank - Consultant - Anaesthetics

The Methodist Church in Britain; Colchester; On-site; GBP 96,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working opportunities

Access to training relevant to the job

Support to develop and progress a care

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a consultant anaesthetics for a flexible bank role. The post involves coordinating care across teams, joining ward rounds, and supervising staff as required. Shifts vary and may include evenings, weekends, or on-call duties, with no guaranteed hours.

Applicants must hold GMC registration and be able to maintain a bank role by meeting the monthly shifts target. A Specialist Register and locum consultant experience are desirable.

Qualifications

• GMC registration in good standing.
• Experience at consultant grade.
• Bank doctors must work at least 12 shifts a month to maintain eligibility.
• Nice to have: Specialist Register; experience at locum consultant grade.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care between nurses, clinicians, patients and relatives to support safe care.
• Attend board rounds, ward rounds and related daily activities.
• Provide workplace supervision to other staff when requested.
• Maintain high professional standards, especially in documentation.
• Arrive on time for booked shifts and be available from the set start time.

Skills

Communication

Liaison

Leadership

Education

GMC registration

Job description

This consultant anaesthetics post is a bank role with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust, covering single shifts up to extended placements with no guaranteed hours. The work centres on coordinating care between nurses, clinicians, patients and relatives, joining ward rounds and supervising other staff where needed. Shifts can be evening, weekend or on-call, subject to availability. Applicants need an existing GMC designated body, and bank doctors must work at least 12 shifts a month to keep it.

What the job involves

• Liaise between nurses, clinicians, patients and relatives to support safe care
• Attend and take part in board rounds, ward rounds and related daily activities
• Provide workplace supervision to other staff when requested
• Maintain high professional standards, especially in documentation
• Arrive on time for booked shifts and be available from the set start time
• Attend local induction when working in new areas
• Comply with Trust policies, including its values and behaviours
• Carry out other duties suited to the post and grade, as the specialty clinical lead advises

What’s required

Registration & licences

• GMC registration
• Existing GMC designated body for the Trust bank, maintained by at least 12 shifts a month

Experience

• Experience at consultant grade

Nice to have

• Specialist Register
• Experience at locum consultant grade

What’s offered

• Flexible working opportunities
• Access to training relevant to the job
• Support to develop and progress a career