Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics

A rare opportunity to join an anaesthetic team with a brand-new elective orthopaedic centre with eight state-of-the-art theatres, a modern block room, and one of the most genuinely friendly, supportive anaesthetic teams in the region.

This post is ideal for motivated, broad-skilled anaesthetists who enjoy variety, pace, and working within a high-functioning DGH environment. It is not suited to those looking to wind down - the department wants fellows who bring energy, team spirit, and the drive to help push the service forward.

With protected non-clinical time, superb consultant support, and exposure to high-volume elective orthopaedics, this role is ideal for anyone building towards ST4 applications or developing a strong senior fellow portfolio.

Main Duties: 

Theatre Work

• Provide anaesthesia for a wide range of elective orthopaedic surgery (primary and revision arthroplasty, upper limb, foot & ankle, ambulatory trauma).
• Work within enhanced recovery pathways and local protocols.

On-Call (1:8)

• Cover extended recovery and deteriorating patients.
• Manage vascular emergencies, major obstetrics, and paediatric patients from 1 year upwards.
• Support the Foundation Doctor across three elective surgical wards.

Additional Duties

• Teaching and supervising junior trainees and MDT members.
• Participate in simulation, departmental teaching, QI and governance.
• Undertake protected portfolio-building activity (Regional Anaesthesia, Education, Perioperative Medicine, or QI/Research).

The Hospital:

You’ll be based in a purpose-built, ultra-modern Elective Orthopaedic Centre with:

• Eight large, uncluttered 55m² theatres
• Dedicated anaesthetic rooms
• Ultra-clean lay-up rooms for rapid turnover
• A brand-new block room
• Three new SonoSite ultrasound machines
• A pre-assessment and enhanced recovery service
• Up to 10,000 elective procedures annually, providing rich training opportunities

The Wider Anaesthetic Department

Although your primary base is the orthopaedic centre, you’ll be part of a large, dynamic anaesthetic department covering:

• General surgery
• Obstetrics
• Vascular
• Trauma & orthopaedics
• Critical Care
• Emergency work
• Ambulatory surgery
• Regional anaesthesia programmes
• Simulation and medical education

The department is known for being:

• Genuinely friendly and welcoming
• Supportive of training and development
• Well staffed, with approachable consultants

ICU Services

The trust provides:

• A well-established Critical Care Unit offering Level 2 and Level 3 care
• Strong outreach services
• Close collaboration between anaesthesia, ICU, surgery and ED teams
• Consultant intensivist presence and a culture of safety, communication and team-based care
• You will interact closely with ICU teams when escalating deteriorating patients from the elective site.

The Hospital Trust

You’ll be joining one of the largest and busiest trusts in the East of England, offering:

• A full range of acute services
• Modern theatre suites
• A strong focus on innovation, surgical excellence, and research
• A track record of investing in facilities and staff development
• A culture that values kindness, collaboration, and clinical progression
   
   

The location:

This region offers an outstanding lifestyle with something for everyone:

• Fast, direct links to London
• Lower cost of living than London and the home counties
• Choice of coastal living, countryside villages, or lively towns
• Excellent primary and secondary schools
• Close to international airports
• Beautiful outdoor spaces, parks, cycling routes and heritage areas
• A strong café, food and cultural scene
• Ideal for families, commuters, or anyone looking for high quality of life without the capital-city price tag

Requirements:

To apply for this position, you will need the following:

• Full GMC registration with licence to practise
• Some NHS Anaesthetics experience
• Solo anaesthetic capability for ASA 1-2 patients
• Competence managing PACU patients with distant supervision
• Confidence with paediatrics (1 year+), vascular emergencies and major obstetrics
• A proactive, friendly, team-focused mindset
• Primary FRCA desirable but not essential

This post suits those who enjoy a wide-ranging DGH-style practice and bring energy, enthusiasm and kindness to their team.
 

How BDI Resourcing can support

When choosing to apply for your next role with BDI Resourcing, you’ll have the full support of an expert recruitment team who will assist, as standard, with:

• CV Preparation using our recognised bespoke guidance
• Application support with expert knowledge of specialisms, NHS and local support
• Video based Interview Preparation using specific example questions according to job role
• Contract and offer negotiations for salary, relocation packages, tenure and more

Once you have accepted your new role, you’ll then be met by one of our dedicated relocation executives who will guide you through all the way to starting to your new role including:

• Document gathering and checking 
• COS and Visa Application support if applicable
• Short- and long-term accommodation sourcing
• Travel Arrangements
• Family support for finding schools and any other aspects of pastoral care

How to Apply

To apply for this role, simply send your CV through to harry@bdiresourcing.com and one of our specialist medicine team can pick it up. If you have any questions or would like to know more, please email your queries through to the same address and one of our team will be in touch.