Bank - Speciality Doctor - Anaesthetics | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Great Notley; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional NHS Trust is looking for suitably qualified doctors for Bank work across various specialties. This role offers flexible shifts, including evenings and weekends, with no guaranteed hours. Key responsibilities include liaising with healthcare teams, attending rounds, providing staff supervision, and ensuring professionalism. Applicants must be committed to upholding Trust policies and working to high standards. The closing date for applications is September 23, 2025.

Qualifications

• Suitably qualified doctors with a medical degree.
• Ability to liaise effectively with nurses and other clinicians.
• Commitment to high standards of professionalism.

Responsibilities

• Liaise between nurses, clinicians, patients, and relatives.
• Attend and participate in board and ward rounds.
• Provide supervision to other staff as needed.
• Ensure punctuality for booked shifts.
• Comply with Trust policies and uphold values.

Job description

Overview

We are looking to recruit suitably qualified doctors to work across specialties, ranging from a single shift to an extended post; with evening, weekend and on-call shifts available (depending on shift availability). As this is Bank work, it is on an ‘as and when’ basis with no guaranteed hours.

• To liaise between nurses, other clinicians, patients, relatives in order to support safe care
• To attend and participate in board rounds, ward rounds and other related daily activities
• To provide appropriate workplace supervision to other staff as and when needed as requested
• To maintain high standards of professionalism, especially in relation to documentation
• To arrive on time for the booked shift and be available for work from the arranged start time
• Attend local induction as appropriate when working in new areas
• Comply with Trust policies, including upholding the trust’s values and behaviours
• Other duties commensurate with the post/grade as advised by the speciality clinical

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.

With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

Once we have reached the required number of applicants for this post, we have the right to close or withdraw this vacancy.

We are looking to recruit suitably qualified doctors to work across specialties, ranging from a single shift to an extended post; with evening, weekend and on-call shifts available (depending on shift availability).

As this is Bank work, it is on an ‘as and when’ basis with no guaranteed hours.

• To liaise between nurses, other clinicians, patients, relatives in order to support safe care
• To attend and participate in board rounds, ward rounds and other related daily activities
• To provide appropriate workplace supervision to other staff as and when needed as requested
• To maintain high standards of professionalism, especially in relation to documentation
• To arrive on time for the booked shift and be available for work from the arranged start time
• Attend local induction as appropriate when working in new areas
• Comply with Trust policies, including upholding the trust’s values and behaviours
• Other duties commensurate with the post/grade as advised by the speciality clinical

Designated Body:

For Bank doctors to be connected to Mid and South Essex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as a GMC approved designated body they must work a minimum of 12 shifts per month. If the applicant is already registered with an Agency then they remain the Designated Body and Responsible Officer.

This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Sep 2025