Overview

Consultant Anaesthetist
The St Edmunds Hospital
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Competitive salary plus benefits

The St Edmunds Hospital in Bury St Edmunds is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country. 

Circle Health Group is proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s top 5 best big companies to work for as well as top 5 to work for in the health and social care sector.

We have an opportunity for a Consultant Anaesthetist to join their team of staff in the Theatre department.

This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• UK registered Medical Degree.
• Past record of FRCA academic achievement
• Full and Specialist GMC Registration in relevant speciality
• Higher degree
• Intensive Care accreditation
• Teaching qualification
• Experience in training medical trainees and other professionals

Duties of this role include:

• The successful applicant will be expected to comply with all relevant Circle policies relating to administration of patient care. This includes working to set timescales for the treatment of patients, completion of appropriate documentation including management of postoperative analgesia.

• Consultants are also expected to work with other partners, clinical unit managers, nurses and consultant colleagues to manage their caseload in a flexible way, to ensure clinical, national and local priorities are achieved.

• The successful appointee is expected to play a full role in the delivery of the Hospital Governance agenda. Circle believes in an open learning environment with a clear risk management strategy that allows innovation and improvement in care whilst placing patient safety at the centre of our values.

• The job plan will be adjusted to fulfil the interests of the successful candidate; however the successful candidates will be expected to deliver a minimum of 26.5hrs in theatres and pre-operative assessment with the remaining hours allocated subjected to ongoing job planning consisting of theatre lists or SPA work subject to mutual agreement.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay
• Non-contributory life insurance
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing
• Employee recognition programmes
• Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.

Circle Health Group is proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy: https://careers.circlehealthgroup.co.uk/why-circle/our-philosophy