Specialty Doctor - Anaesthesia | Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Trust; Basildon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Speciality doctor in Anaesthetics to join their Anaesthetic Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing anaesthetic support across multiple theatres and participate in a seven-day patient-focused service. This role offers the opportunity for career development and training, ensuring you progress in your medical career with a focus on patient care and safety. Applications close on December 18, 2025.

Qualifications

• Considerable experience in Anaesthetics.
• Understanding of clinical governance.
• Passionate about patient care and safety.

Responsibilities

• Join the Anaesthetic Team covering elective theatres.
• Provide anaesthetic support across various services.
• Participate in our seven days a week patient-focused service.

Job description

The primary role for the successful candidate will be to join the Anaesthetic Team covering elective theatres, Obstetric anaesthetics, with on-call commitments.

We are looking for a Speciality doctor in Anaesthetics who has considerable experience.

You will be expected to have an understanding and awareness of clinical governance and be passionate about patient care and safety.

The successful candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of existing staff in order to provide a complete Anaesthetics Service.

The Trust is committed to offering a much more patient focussed service and Anaesthetics has made their services available seven days a week and the successful applicant will be expected to participate in these services. Anaesthesia services are provided for 2-day Surgery theatres at Orsett.

Basildon has 7 main theatres, 3-day surgery theatres, Hybrid, Van Guard and 2 maternity theatres.

The day unit also feeds patients into the main theatres. In addition, anaesthetic services are provided for A&E, X-ray, Cardiology and patients requiring ECT.

You will get a chance to work across a variety of Anaesthesia services including joining our team based at our Orsett site as well as in our main theatres in Basildon.

You will provide anaesthetic support across our seven main theatres, three day surgery theatres and two maternity theatres. The day unit also feeds patients into the main theatres. You will also get a chance to work alongside colleagues in A&E, X-ray, and Cardiology.

Your career development will be fully supported and you will be given the opportunity to learn and undertake further training so that you can progress to where you want to go. Including support for the Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR) Application process by the General Medical Council.

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

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job Description for full list of responsibilities.

This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025