Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthesia
- Contract
- 3 years (fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 432-MC2832
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Hospital / Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Town
- Colchester/Harlow
- Salary
- £65,048 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 01/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Portfolio Pathway Fellow in Anaesthesia
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
We are looking for applicants who are highly motivated and appreciate the dedication and commitment required to apply through the portfolio pathway. The applicant should demonstrate both understanding of Portfolio Pathway and have knowledge of the application process and evidence required.
The aim of the programme is to provide a structured pathway that mirrors the RCoA curriculum and support the applicant to gather knowledge, skills and evidence in both clinical and non-clinical elements including subspecialty areas, to support the Portfolio Pathway application to gain entry onto the specialist register.
For more information please see the below link. If your viewing this role on NHS jobs please see the additional attachment.
Fellowship Programme - Anaesthesia - 1
Proposed interview date 30th April 2026.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will:
- Work with colleagues to provide a service with the highest standard of care
- Work with the multi-professional team following care pathways and clinical guidelines
- Follow and maintain good working practices
- Offer educational, clinical support and leadership to junior medical colleagues, nursing colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary
- Ensure appropriate information is made available to staff to measure clinical performance and enable meaningful benchmarks to be established and evaluated within your area of responsibility
- Ensure there is a robust process for reviewing the quality of services provided, explaining the causes of success and failure and ensure the highest standards are maintained
- Provide a role model of professional leadership, which underpins the corporate values and behaviours agreed by the organisation, ensuring these are understood and demonstrated by the medical workforce within your area and take remedial action where poor behaviour are demonstrated
- Participate in the appraisal of medical staff within the department in line with the Trust’s agree policy
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We have invested in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation has brought what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all surgical specialties concerned with the Anaesthetic Directorate. Personal arrangements will be required to maintain a logbook and evidence of continuing professional development through an established appraisal system. The post holder should maintain a logbook in accordance with RCoA.
- Provide safe anaesthesia to a wide range of surgical specialties, under the direct or more distant supervision of a consultant. Two consultants are present on site until 2200 hrs Monday to Friday for critical care and general/maternity emergencies and during the day at the weekend.
- There are 5 tiers of on-call junior doctors for anaesthetics with a primary responsibility to the Critical Care Unit, Obstetric Unit or Emergency Theatre and the on-call frequency is currently 1:8.
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Responsibilities will include the supervision of junior staff, teaching, training and participation in departmental governance and quality improvement meetings.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Full GMC registration with license to practice at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
- Recognised primary medical qualification (MBBS, MBChB or equivalent)
- Post graduate qualification in anaesthesia such as Primary FRCA or equivalent (Appendix A)
- Minimum of 5 years post-graduate experience in anaesthesia
- 2 year experience of working in the UK in clinical anaesthesia
- Completion of Stage 1 training or equivalent in the UK (with supporting evidence at Portfolio Pathway application standard)
- Valid ALS
- Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice)
- A confident person who has the ability to manage, motivate and teach the junior medical staff
- Capacity to manage time and prioritise workload, balance urgent & important demands, follow instructions
- Understands the principles of Quality Improvement in Healthcare
Desirable criteria
- Final FRCA
- Higher degree, e.g.MD/PhD CCT from the training authority if completed training overseas
- EPALS or equivalent
- ATLS or equivalent
- Exposure to a wide variety of complex surgical cases
- Experience in sub-specialty areas of Anaesthesia
- UK obstetric anaesthesia on-call duties
- RCoA 2021 curriculum Stage 2 and Stage 3 HALO evidence
- Other subspecialist interests (with supporting evidence at Portfolio Pathway level)
- Clear plan for continued professional development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Dr Dushyanthi Jayasekera
- Job title
- Consultant Anaesthetist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 747474
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