Job overview

We are looking for two anaesthetists to join our friendly team, working in a fantastic area of the country between the South Downs & the Sea.
Our anaesthetic department is dynamic & has an excellent reputation for teaching, research and innovation as well as an excellent exam success rate. We have a flourishing & well-respected MTI programme. The successful applicants will have the opportunity to hone & expand their clinical skills across a broad range of specialties in addition to developing services within University Hospitals Sussex & our partner organisations.

These are new posts, arising due to an increase in cross-site workload. These posts will be firmly based at Worthing including on-call, with the potential requirement to perform elective work at any of our other sites to a maximum of 1 day per week.

Consultant Post 1 – Primary Obstetric interest. Join our team of seven enthusiastic consultants providing obstetric services to 3000 patients per annum. We provide high risk clinics for bespoke delivery planning as well as Trust wide training.

Consultant Post 2 – Primary Perioperative interest Worthing hospital has a highly functioning, motivated & progressive preoperative assessment department at the forefront of service development. We provide a busy CPET service to a wide range of specialties. The successful candidate would have the opportunity to help shape the future service incl. the introduction of an electronic preoperative assessment platform.

Main duties of the job

Sub- speciality interests are encouraged & will be accommodated as possible, on discussion with the Department lead.

The clinical duties of the post include the following: 

Provision of elective clinical anaesthesia for a wide range of specialties (sub-specialty interests encouraged) incl.: 
Major colorectal
General surgery – incl. non-tertiary upper GI 
Gynaecology
Breast 
ENT (incl. cancer diagnostic work and routine paediatrics)
Urology (incl. nephrectomy)
Maxillofacial 
Ophthalmology ECT
General Day Surgery Procedures
Preoperative assessment 
Provision of emergency workload (1:12; see below)
Non –resident on-call supporting General theatre and Obstetrics residents/SAS grade doctors. There is a separate Critical Care Consultant cover out of hours with whom you will liaise closely to provide a comprehensive on-call service.

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme  for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it, including where possible, flexible working to support work life balance - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves. 

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.