Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant Anaesthetist

The closing date is 06 May 2026

Job summary

Applications are invited for a full time post of Consultant Anaesthetist within our department of Anaesthesia. Candidates will require full registration with the General Medical Council and will have had at least one year of advanced general training.

You will be expected to be able to anaesthetise patients from a wide variety of surgical specialities, in particular elective and emergency vascular cases.

We are looking for a Consultant who has considerable experience. The primary role for the successful candidate will be to join the Anaesthetic Team covering elective theatres and will have on-call commitments which is currently 1 in 16. With the successful candidate there will be 23 Consultant Anaesthetists in post.You will be expected to commence as soon as possible.

Main duties of the job

You will be expected to integrate within the team of existing consultant staff in order to provide a complete Anaesthetics Service. The Trust is committed to offering a much more patient focused service and Anaesthetics have made their services available seven days a week and the successful applicant will be expected to participate in these services.

Anaesthesia services are provided for 2 day Surgery theatres at Orsett. Basildon has 7 main theatres, 3 day surgery theatres and 2 maternity theatres, and also a hybrid theatre in the Cardiothoracic Centre. The day unit also feeds patients into the main theatres.

In addition anaesthetic services are provided for A&E, X-ray, Cardiology and patients requiring ECT.

Doctors in training

The Anaesthetic Department Specialist trainees (ST's) are members of the Bart's and the London School of Anaesthesia which is based at the Royal London Hospital and St. Bartholomew's and the core trainees (CT's) are part of the East Anglia Deanery. Regular medical audit takes place within the Department with monthly meetings held on a rotating basis. We also train ACCS trainees. The trainee number is variable, trainees are encouraged to attend day release courses for relevant parts of the exam. Regular medical audit takes place within the Department with monthly meetings held on a rotating basis.

About us

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

Date posted

15 April 2026

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year Per Annum (Pro rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-MR-TAC-BA-7499

Job locations

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Job description

Job responsibilities

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job description for full list of responsibilities.

Job description

Job responsibilities

We look forward to your application. Please refer to attached Job description for full list of responsibilities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
Evidence of completion of specialist training or equivalent

Desirable

GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of interview

Experience

Essential

Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty
Experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff

Desirable

NHS experience

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent
Evidence of completion of specialist training or equivalent

Desirable

GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of training (CCT) at time of interview

Experience

Essential

Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in the specialty
Experience of supervising undergraduates, junior doctors and other staff

Desirable

NHS experience

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Basildon

Nethermayne

Basildon

SS16 5NL

Employer's website

https://www.mse.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)