Consultant General Anaesthetist

Applications are invited for a substantive Consultant General Anaesthetist to join our friendly, forward-thinking and ambitious Department of Anaesthesia at the James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The James Paget University Hospital is a modern district general hospital serving a population of approximately 250,000 across Norfolk and Suffolk, with additional seasonal demand from our coastal location. We are proud to be a University Hospital with a strong reputation for high-quality patient care, education, training and innovation. This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and dynamic department that provides anaesthetic services across a broad range of surgical specialties. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop a specialist interest and contribute to service development, education, quality improvement and research. Our department continues to evolve and innovate. We have recently opened a dedicated Elective Orthopaedic Hub, expanded our elective capacity and established a robotic surgery programme. We are also actively engaged in planning for the future development of healthcare services through the national New Hospital Programme.,

• The department provides anaesthetic services to:
+ General Surgery + Colorectal Surgery + Orthopaedics and Trauma + Obstetrics + Gynaecology + Urology + ENT + Ophthalmology + Community Dental Services + Emergency Surgery Facilities include: + 10 operating theatres + Dedicated Day Surgery Unit with 3 theatres + Separate maternity theatre and recovery facilities + Integrated 12-bedded ICU/HDU + Dedicated Elective Orthopaedic Hub with 2 operating theatres, 4 recovery bays and 8 day-care pods + Established robotic surgery service + Active regional anaesthesia, peri-operative medicine and quality improvement programmes The successful candidate will join a supportive consultant body committed to delivering high-quality patient care, innovation, education and service improvement.About us The successful applicant will:
• Share responsibility for the provision of general anaesthetic services across the Trust.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota, including obstetric anaesthesia cover.
• Deliver anaesthesia across a wide range of surgical specialties.
• Contribute to the teaching and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate trainees.
• Participate in clinical governance, quality improvement, audit and patient safety initiatives.
• Support the development and delivery of departmental services.
• Participate in continuing professional development and revalidation activities.
• Develop and promote interests in research, innovation and service improvement.