Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics (secondment cover)

We are looking to appoint a 18 month fixed term Consultant Anaesthetist. This is a replacement post for one of our long standing, much respected colleagues who is on career break. The post comprises of a weekly average of 9 PA's of clinical work including admin and 1 SPA's spread primarily through elective and emergency anaesthetics The successful candidate will join a department that is friendly, engaged and provides excellent training and mentor support. The team comprises of 43 Consultants, 9 SAS Grades, up to 24 Trainees. The successful appointee will work as an integral part of the team and have equal access to junior staff. East Surrey is the principle hospital for emergencies and inpatients, with day case surgery at Crawley Hospital. Anaesthetists are expected to be available across both hospital sites dependant on operational requirements.

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate and Redhill; a community of over 780,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient, diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England: