Specialty Doctor Anaesthetics

Countess of Chester Hospital; Chester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Chester invites a full-time anaesthetist to join a team delivering comprehensive anesthesia and critical care across elective and emergency theatres, with supervision and a dedicated mentor.

The post follows a 10 PA schedule (1:16 pattern), including long days and nights, and offers support for CESR and FRCA training, along with annual appraisal and regional teaching opportunities.

Qualifications

• Must be clinically competent in providing anesthesia across a wide range of specialties.
• Competent in critical care in and out of hours with supervision.
• Opportunities to pursue CESR and FRCA with mentor support.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of consultants, specialty doctors, fellows and rotational trainees delivering anaesthesia and critical care.
• Provide anesthesia for a wide range of surgical specialties with 24/7 theatre coverage.
• Participate in annual appraisals and ongoing departmental teaching.

Skills

Clinical anesthesia

Critical care

CESR pathway support

FRCA encouragement

Education

FRCA or equivalent

Job description

Working Full time: 10 Sessions per week

The candidate will be expected to be able to integrate within the team of existing anaesthetists in order to provide a comprehensive anaesthetic and critical care service. The successful candidate would be expected to be clinically competent in providing anesthesia for a wide range of specialities and be competent on critical care in and out of hours with local and distant supervision. The postholder will have a dedicated mentor and supervisor to support and facilitate their progress and development. The postholder would be expected to participate in a yearly appraisal.

The Department has recently appointed a consultant whose role includes developing a CESR pathway and supporting those who wish to gain CESR. We would aim to provide support for those interested in gaining CESR and to enhance the portfolio of those who are not in training. Support will be given to those who wish to undertake the FRCA and the successful applicant would be encouraged to attend both local and regional teaching.

Duties And Responsibilities Of The Post

The successful applicant would join a team of consultants, specialty doctors, fellows and rotational trainees who provide anaesthesia and critical care in a District General Hospital. The majority of the workload would be in theatres where elective anaesthesia is provided for orthopaedics, ENT, plastics, gynaecology, general surgery, urology, max fax, ophthalmology, cardiology, obstetrics and vascular. The emergency theatre is staffed 24/7 and a trauma theatre is staffed 08:00-18:00 every day, which also runs on Bank Holidays.

Job Plan

The job plan is based on 10 PA job plan with a 1:16 pattern with 7 long days and nights. Long Day (LD) shifts are 08:00-20:30 and nights (N) are 20:00-08:30. This is in keeping with the new SAS contract. Day (D) work would be mainly in elective theatres unless otherwise agreed in the job plan.

The Trust’s services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.

The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Iestyn Harrord Job title: Clinical Lead & Consultant Anaesthetist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01244 365461