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We are recruiting on behalf of a leading NHS teaching organisation in the East of England for a Substantive Consultant in Anaesthesia with a special interest in Pain Medicine.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a highly regarded Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine department delivering specialist chronic pain services alongside a broad range of adult anaesthetic practice. The successful applicant will become part of an experienced multidisciplinary team providing consultant-led pain management, peri-operative care and anaesthetic services across multiple surgical specialities.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver consultant-led anaesthetic care across a wide range of adult surgical specialities.
• Provide specialist assessment and management of patients within the Pain Medicine service.
• Participate in regular Pain Medicine clinics, multidisciplinary meetings and intervention sessions.
• Undertake peri-operative assessment and optimisation of surgical patients.
• Participate in the general consultant on-call rota.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams including specialist nurses, physiotherapists, psychologists and occupational therapists.
• Contribute to the development and expansion of Pain Medicine services.
• Participate in clinical governance, audit, appraisal, risk management and quality improvement programmes.
• Support undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, education and supervision.
• Participate in research, innovation and continuing professional development.
• Serve as a member of the Consultant Staff Committee and contribute to departmental leadership and service development.

Person Specification

Essential

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration with a licence to practise.
• FRCA or equivalent qualification.
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register in Anaesthesia, or eligible for entry within six months of interview.
• Appropriate training and experience in Pain Medicine.
• FFPMRCA or equivalent qualification.

Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to UK CCT in Anaesthesia.
• Experience providing consultant-level anaesthetic care across adult surgical specialities.
• Experience in the assessment and management of patients with chronic pain.
• Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Evidence of engagement in research, audit and quality improvement.

Skills & Attributes

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Enthusiasm for service development and teaching.
• Commitment to developing a specialist interest in Pain Medicine.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Willingness to work within shared clinical office environments.
• Flexible approach to working patterns and departmental commitments.

Desirable

Qualifications

• MD, PhD or other postgraduate qualification (PGCert, PGDip, MSc).
• ALS, EPLS or ATLS Instructor status (or equivalent).

Experience

• Post-CCT experience in Major General Anaesthesia.
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals.
• Experience contributing to research projects and innovation.

Professional Interests

• PGCert in Medical Education or equivalent.
• Up-to-date Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training.
• Strong interest in education, teaching and continued professional development.