Consultant Anaesthetist

UNLOCK YOUR BEST WORK LIFE + make a difference for every patient Are you a skilled Consultant Anaesthetist looking for a flexible role that offers the opportunity to deliver outstanding patient care while maintaining a healthy work-life balance? We are seeking a dedicated clinician to join our multidisciplinary team at Practice Plus Group Hospital Shepton Mallet on a 22-hour per week employed contract. Working within our modern elective surgical hospital, you'll support a range of specialties including Orthopaedics, General Surgery, ENT and Ophthalmology, delivering high-quality anaesthetic care and helping us achieve exceptional outcomes for every patient. As our Consultant Anaesthetist, you'll provide a broad range of general and regional anaesthetic services across our elective surgical pathways. Working closely with surgeons, theatre teams and multidisciplinary colleagues, you'll play a key role in ensuring safe, effective and patient-centred care. Alongside your clinical duties, you'll contribute to governance activities, service development, education and audit programmes, helping us continuously improve the care we provide. Participation in the consultant on-call rota will also be required.

As our Consultant Anaesthetist, you will be: Delivering general and regional anaesthesia across elective surgical services. Supporting Orthopaedic, General Surgery, ENT and Ophthalmology procedures. Participating in pre-assessment clinics and patient optimisation. Taking part in the consultant on-call rota. Providing specialist advice and support to colleagues and Resident Medical Officers. Maintaining accurate and comprehensive clinical records. Contributing to clinical governance, audit and quality improvement initiatives. Participating in departmental, governance and MDT meetings. Supporting service development and pathway enhancements. Teaching and mentoring junior doctors, anaesthetic practitioners and other healthcare professionals.