Consultant Anaesthetist

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a permanent Consultant Anaesthetist. The role services elective and emergency lists at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site, in the Main Theatres, Day Surgery Unit and Sandringham Unit.

You will work with fellow Consultants to ensure high-quality anaesthetic services aligned with Trust objectives, with allocated time for professional activities by mutual agreement.

Qualifications

• To provide a consultant-level anaesthetic service for elective and emergency services
• To supervise junior staff and provide leadership within the department
• To contribute to teaching and training of junior doctors and students

Responsibilities

• Provide consultant-level anaesthetic service for elective and emergency lists
• Maintain patient safety and high-quality care in line with GMC Good Medical Practice
• Support delivery of services within budget and collaborate with other departments
• Supervise junior staff and lead multi-disciplinary teamwork
• Contribute to education and training of medical and nursing staff and students

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Consultant Anaesthetist to join our team. This role will service elective and emergency lists at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital site in the Main Theatres, the Day Surgery Unit and the Sandringham Unit.

In this role you will collaborate with Consultant Anaesthetists to ensure comprehensive and coordinated high quality anaesthetic services that meet the requirements of the Trust’s objectives.

Time is allocated for supporting professional activities and these will be scheduled by mutual agreement with the successful candidate.

Clinical

• To provide a consultant-level anaesthetic service for elective and emergency services
• To provide high quality patient care, minimising risks and maintaining patient safety in accordance with the GMC’s Good Medical Practice
• To help in the delivery of effective services within the agreed budget
• To co-operate with other departments and agencies to meet the objectives of the Anaesthetic Department
• To accept to work flexibly within a nominally fixed timetable

Organisational / Managerial

• To supervise junior staff as appropriate
• To provide leadership and health-management skills
• To maintain the Directorate principles of effective multi-disciplinary team working
• To ensure personal knowledge of, and compliance with, Trust and departmental protocol

Teaching

• To help provide training, supervision and career development to junior doctors of all grades in the Anaesthetic Department
• To contribute to the education of medical and nursing students, paramedics and trainees in other specialities as required. We have recently increased our teaching commitments to the medical schools of Cambridge University and the University of East Anglia

There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.

Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.

At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.

We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.

We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Alistair Steel / Stuart Greenhill Job title: Consultant in Anaesthetics Telephone number: 01553 613613