Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Contract
- 2 years (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-MI2728
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ipswich Hospital
- Town
- Ipswich
- Salary
- £61,825 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are pleased to invite applications from motivated anaesthetists to join our supportive and forward-thinking team at Ipswich Hospital, part of the East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT).
This is an excellent opportunity for anaesthetists with at least three years of anaesthetic experience, who have demonstrable competencies in theatre anaesthesia, obstetrics, and intensive care medicine. The post is ideally suited to those at the transitional stage between Stage 1 and Stage 2 of anaesthetic training.
Main duties of the job
You will join a full-shift rota alongside deanery trainees and specialty doctors, covering a range of shifts including days, nights, long days, and weekends. Out-of-hours responsibilities include cover for theatres, obstetrics, and intensive care, depending on your skills and experience.
Full induction and competency assessment will take place before any unsupervised on-call duties.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This role provides an outstanding platform to further develop your clinical skills, with access to:
- Independent and supervised anaesthetic lists
- Dedicated teaching opportunities
- Time protected for a significant quality improvement project
You’ll have flexibility to pursue a clinical or non-clinical specialist interest, with support from experienced consultants and mentors, a dedicated educational supervisor will be appointed to guide you.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
- Minimum of 3 years anaesthetic experience
- Competence in theatre anaesthesia, Obstetric anaesthesia and ICM
- Team worker
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Completed Resuscitation Council
Desirable criteria
- Primary FRCA
- ATLS
- Paediatric Advanced Life Support
- NHS Experience
- Evidence of delivering teaching to junior trainees or multidisciplinary team
- Evidence of career planning with regard to future training in Anaesthesia
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ben Scoones
- Job title
- Clinical Lead for Anaesthetics Ipswich
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01473 712233
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