Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Senior Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Senior Clinical Fellow)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 390-MR-TAC-BR-6155
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Broomfield
- Town
- Chelmsford
- Salary
- £44,170 - £67,610 Per annum (Pro rata) - MN37
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Senior Clinical Fellow - Anaesthesia
Senior Clinical Fellow
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.
Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.
We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.
Job overview
The Department of Anaesthetics provides anaesthetics, pain services, pre-operative preparation and emergency services to Broomfield Hospital as part of the Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust.
Our department is part of the Division of Anaesthetics and Theatres and has one Clinical Director and Trust-wide leads in Pre Assessment and Pain. Lists also occur at the Braintree Community Hospital which is a standalone elective, Orthopaedic site.
We are looking for a Senior Clinical Fellow Anaesthesia to join our team on a full time fixed term basis.
We would be nothing without our staff. So it goes without saying that when it comes to recruiting new team members, we’re looking for the best.
We encourage staff to be innovative, to challenge the “as is” and to always put patients first.
The Senior Clinical Fellow (ST3+ level) in the Department of Anaesthetics is a key part of our workforce. The post holder is required to participate in one of the department’s on call rotas (General / Obstetrics / Burns / ITU) and will rotate between these roles every 3-6 months depending on experience. Most of these rotas require a 1 in 8 on call (12-hour shifts) with 10-hour standard days, which correspond to a 1A banding.
Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Main duties of the job
- Perioperative care and Anaesthesia for elective and emergency theatre cases (various specialties), including pre-assessment of all patients prior to anaesthesia and reviewing patients post-operatively in recovery or on the wards when required.
- Care of critically ill patients (when rotating to ITU and if required when on shift at other times).
- Membership of the resuscitation / trauma team (when on call).
- Obstetric anaesthesia and analgesia
Working for our organisation
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
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Completed 4 years full time post graduate training (or equivalent if part time) at least 2 of which shall be in a specialty training programme in the specialty
- GMC Registered
Desirable criteria
- NHS experience
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty.
- Demonstrates good knowledge of the structures and culture of the NHS, roles, responsibilities and relationships across the MDT and the multi-professional team
- Knowledge and experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff
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
- Santosh Mehrotra
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03004431397
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