Overview
The Anaesthetic Department at the Kent & Canterbury Hospital is looking to recruit dynamic and forward‑thinking individuals to join our team of dedicated clinicians. Our hospital undertakes all vascular surgery for East Kent, urological (including major cancer and robotic surgery) and elective orthopaedic surgery. A range of day‑surgical specialties are also represented, including dental and maxillofacial surgery, ENT, general surgery (including paediatrics), ophthalmology, interventional radiology, MRI and endoscopy. Emergency theatre cover is provided daily. Regional anaesthesia plays a major part in our service and we support sustainable anaesthetic principles.
Critical Care Services
Kent & Canterbury Hospital provides critical care services in a six‑bed ITU and a four‑bed, mainly post‑surgical, HDU supported by dedicated Intensive Care Clinicians and Anaesthetists.
Education, Audit & Research
The Anaesthetic department and the Intensive Care Unit are active in education, audit and research projects if so wished.
Responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to provide safe anaesthetic care for a variety of surgical lists at Kent & Canterbury Hospital with an opportunity to work on other Trust sites, based on personal experience, preference and the clinical needs of the department. Anaesthetic services are provided for elective and emergency surgery in the main operating theatre complex of five theatres. In addition there are two day‑surgery theatres, two endovascular theatres, one ophthalmic theatre and a four‑theatre elective orthopaedic unit. Anaesthetic services also support the MRI suite, endoscopy unit and intravenous line insertions.
As a consultant it will be an opportunity to practice both upper and lower limb ultrasound‑guided regional anaesthesia and to help deliver day‑case major arthroplasty with newer regional block techniques. There is an opportunity to be involved in the pre‑assessment service and to be involved in the education of medical students, junior doctors and other clinical staff within theatres.
Hospital Information
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 700,000 people. Our vision is ‘great healthcare from great people’. Everything we do is guided by our values: ‘People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called ‘We care’ – it is about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day‑to‑day. We’re looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
We’re on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there’s never been a better time to join us.
Benefits & Support
Through our Family First scheme we pledge to find roles for partners of consultants offered a substantive post – for more information please visit https://www.ekhuft.nhs.uk/careers/family-first-scheme/. We also offer removal expenses (for substantive positions), up to 32 days’ annual leave and active support for study, quality improvement and patient safety work as part of our ‘We care’ improvement journey, and medical education and research.
Application Information
Please review the Supporting Documents section to access the full Job Description and Person Specification. If you have further queries please do not hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details at the top of the page.
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
This advert closes on Sunday 16 Nov 2025.
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