Dr Simon Trundle Msci, MBBCh, FRCA
GMC 7082087
Dr Trundle gained his degree in Medicine from the University of Wales in 2010 after studying at both Swansea and Cardiff Medical Schools. He completed his medical degree as a postgraduate after studying for a Master’s degree in Chemistry at Bristol University.
He underwent his anaesthetic training in the North East Thames School of Anaesthesia which included various London teaching hospitals including The Royal London, Bart’s Hospital and the Royal Marsden Hospital. He obtained his FRCA in 2016 after which he undertook a perioperative medicine fellowship at the highly regarded Royal London and Royal Marsden hospitals. This included advanced training in Pre-Assessment, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing, Trauma, Oncological, Vascular and Robotic surgery. During his time at the Royal Marsden he was also involved in the recruitment of patients for a number of large multicentre national research trials.
Dr Trundle was appointed as a Consultant Anaesthetist at Broomfield Hospital part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in 2020. He was awarded practising privileges at Springfield Hospital in 2021.
Dr Trundle has keen interest in medical education and simulation training. He is a European Paediatric Advanced Life Support Instructor and is also part of the faculty providing regional simulation training for anaesthetic trainees at Anglia Ruskin University. This includes the simulation of critical incidents and human factors training to help improve their management in real life clinical situations.
He is also the chair of the clinical governance committee at Springfield Hospital and has a keen interest in the delivery of the highest standards of clinical care. Dr Trundle was also a contributing author to the published textbook Applied Anatomy for the FRCA, an exam revision book for Anaesthetic Training (ISBN-10:0367076209).
He particularly prides himself in helping patients through hip or knee surgery as safely and comfortably as possible. This includes undertaking regular pre-assessment clinics for the preparation and optimisation of orthopaedic patients before surgery and regular orthopaedic theatre sessions.
He also has a special interest in day case surgery, understanding the need for the meticulous attention to detail of a patient’s care and analgesia to facilitate a swift recovery and a timely discharge home. He is currently the clinical lead for Day Stay Surgery at Broomfield Hospital.
Dr Trundle regularly anaesthetises for a variety of General Surgical, Orthopaedic, Gynaecological, Colorectal, Urological and Plastic Surgical procedures at both Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust and Springfield Hospitals.
