Consultant in General Anaesthesia | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Norwich; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in the UK is seeking a General Consultant Anaesthetist to provide anaesthesia across various specialties and participate in clinical governance. The appointee will share clinical responsibilities in the anaesthesia department, with an on-call commitment of approximately 1:20. Candidates must possess a Full GMC with a licence to practise. This role offers flexible working hours and excellent benefits including discounted gym memberships and a strong support system for professional development.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Discounted gym memberships

Excellent pension scheme

Free 24-hours confidential counselling support

On-site Nursery

Support in career development

Qualifications

• Full GMC with licence to practise required.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia for adult patients in all specialties.
• Take share of clinical responsibilities within the Department of anaesthesia.
• Participate in clinical audit, quality, clinical guidelines/pathways.

Job description

Overview

These are a mixture of replacement appointments following expansion of our services and the retirement of existing consultants. The post is for a General Consultant Anaesthetist where special interests in most major sub interests of anaesthesia can usually be accommodated.

The James Paget University Hospital, The Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kings Lynn are now working in partnership as the Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.

All future senior medical and dental appointments will be expected to work in collaboration across the Group and, irrespective of initial job description and job plan, be willing to work on more then one hospital site, dependent on service needs. Service location may change as our future models of care are developed by our clinically led networks through our acute clinical strategy. Some of the clinical procedures or services the appointee will be expected to deliver may be based at sites other than their primary site of employment.

Responsibilities

The appointment is to the Trust, not to specific hospitals. The appointee will take his/her share of clinical responsibilities within the Department of anaesthesia. This will include provision for peri-operative assessment clinics where required. In addition to duties within subspeciality, the appointee will be required to provide anaesthesia for adult patients in all specialties as appropriate to his/her training and experience. There is an on-call commitment of approximately 1:20, providing cover for the emergency on call work. A separate consultant on-call rota exists for paediatric anaesthesia, weekend and bank holiday day trauma theatres, intensive care medicine and obstetric anaesthesia.

Governance and Development

All postholders, including the appointee, will be expected to be involved in implementing the Trust’s Clinical Governance program. This includes active participation in clinical audit, quality, clinical guidelines/pathways, professional development, appraisal and risk management.

Join us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!

The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

Please see the attached Job Description for the full details of the post and the person specification.

Full GMC with licence to practise required on application.

This advert closes on Tuesday 7 Oct 2025