Senior Clinical Fellow - Anaesthetics

NHS; Basildon; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics to join their dedicated team. The role involves providing anaesthetic services, supporting surgical teams, and ensuring high-quality patient care. Candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in anaesthesia, with opportunities for career development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Career development through training

Support for progression

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of anaesthesia experience.
• Good knowledge of NHS structures and team dynamics.
• Teaching qualification (e.g., Train the Trainer, Life Support Instructor) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervised anaesthetic services and continuity of care.
• Pre-assess patients prior to anaesthesia and review post-operative care.
• Join the Resuscitation Team and support governance processes.

Skills

Anaesthesia

Team Collaboration

Patient Care

Education

MBBS or MRCS

Full GMC Registration

Primary FRCA or equivalent

Job description

Go back Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow - Anaesthetics

The closing date is 25 May 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and diligent Senior Clinical Fellow to join our close-knit team in the Department of Anaesthetics.

Your role will involve participating in the department on-call rota, supporting Consultants and Specialty Doctors in theatres with elective and emergency cases across various surgical specialties including Colorectal, Upper GI, Vascular, Urology, Gynaecology, ENT, OMFS, Plastics, Burns, and Orthopaedics. You may have opportunities to request specific specialties.

You will work closely with all departments and colleagues to ensure high-quality healthcare delivery to all Trust patients.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities include providing supervised (both direct and indirect) anaesthetic services, ensuring continuity of care for patients on burns ITU or general ITU, and being guided by consultant anaesthetists to provide evidence-based standards of care.

You will pre-assess patients prior to anaesthesia, review patients post-operatively in recovery or on wards, assess ITU admissions, attend ward rounds, and ensure patients receive discharge notes from ITU.

You will join our Resuscitation Team, order and interpret tests, promote multidisciplinary collaboration, support governance processes, participate in regional audits, and provide advice, support, and training to junior staff in medical wards.

About us

We collaborate with MSE Health and Care Partnership to deliver excellent services, aiming to improve patient health and wellbeing compassionately. We foster a respectful, vibrant environment for staff development, innovation, and career building. We seek individuals who are not only skilled but also dynamic, forward-thinking, and enthusiastic.

We offer a supportive working environment with flexible opportunities, career development through training, and support for progression.

Job responsibilities

If this role aligns with your growth ambitions, we welcome your application. Please refer to the attached Job Description for a full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or MRCS
• Full GMC Registration; completion of Specialist training
• Primary FRCA or equivalent

Experience

• Minimum two years of anaesthesia experience
• Good knowledge of NHS structures, roles, responsibilities, and team dynamics
• Current UK specialty experience

Teaching Experience

• Supervising undergraduates, junior doctors, and staff
• Teaching clinical skills
• Teaching qualification (e.g., Train the Trainer, Life Support Instructor)
• Experience in course faculty roles

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to DBS checks under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £41,750 to £64,288 per annum (Pro rata), MN37 + 50% 1a banding