Consultant Anaesthetist General (with special interest in Robotics)

We are looking for a passionate and committed Consultant Anaesthetist to join the team at the West Suffolk Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds. Anaesthetics is part of the Directorate of Anaesthesia, Theatres and Critical Care in the Surgical Division. This post is in general anaesthesia with opportunity to subspecialise dependent on individual interest and training., Maintenance of the highest clinical standards of anaesthetic practice and continue to contribute and drive quality and safety.

To share with colleagues the responsibility for the delivery of anaesthetic services.

Teaching and training of junior staff, medical students and the MDT.

To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance.

To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).

The successful candidate should have gained a CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent with wide general experience in elective and emergency anaesthesia. We are keen to foster individual interests including research and quality improvement ambitions and will encourage continued development through job planning review and appraisal.

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We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children's ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.