Anaesthetics and Critical Care

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; High Wycombe, Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an Anaesthetic and ICU Specialty Doctor to join their department. Candidates must have a minimum of 3 years anaesthetic experience and GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK. The role involves responsibilities under a named Consultant and offers development opportunities. It includes a split site across High Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville Hospitals, with a 1:10 rota pattern and opportunities to grow your skills in anaesthesia and critical care.

Benefits

Learning and development opportunities

Generous annual leave entitlement

Pension scheme

NHS discount schemes

Health and wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of anaesthetic experience.
• Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK.
• ICU and Obstetric anaesthetic competencies at level of middle-tier.

Responsibilities

• Responsible to a named Consultant.
• Maintain Continuing Professional Development portfolios.
• Encouraged to develop and expand existing skills.

Skills

Good organisational and time management skills

Good personal and interpersonal skills

Good Computing skills

Able to work in a multidisciplinary team

Good spoken and written English

Communication skills should be highly developed

Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees

Education

MB,BS or equivalent

Primary FRCA (or equivalent)

Current ALS certification

Diploma in anaesthesia (or equivalent)

Final FRCA (or equivalent)

APLS (or equivalent)

ATLS (or equivalent)

Job description

Job overview

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust are seeking an Anaesthetic and ICU Specialty Doctor to join our Anaesthetic and Critical Care department. It is anticipated that the postholder will have a minimum of 3 years anaesthetic experience.

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a split site NHS Trust which provides anaesthetic and critical care services at High Wycombe and Stoke Mandeville Hospitals. The successful applicants will be expected to work across both sites for daytime activity, although out-of-hours work will be based at either SMH or WH.

These are replacement posts to accommodate a 1:10 rota pattern.

Please note applicants MUST have a GMC Registration with Licence to Practice in the UK, and have worked in the United Kingdom in the last 3 years.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be responsible to a named Consultant, i.e. the Consultant Head of the Clinical Delivery Unit for Anaesthetics and Critical Care, as per nationally agreed Terms and Conditions of Specialty Grade Doctors. They will be expected to maintain Continuing Professional Development portfolios and will be encouraged to develop and expand their existing skills and knowledge.

please contact the department Rota Coordinator Laura Schofield on 01494 426523 or Dr

Luis Lee, SDU Lead for Anaesthetics and Critical Care via the hospital switchboard.

Working for our organisation

Why colleagues think we are

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

Alongside NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and pension scheme, you'll have access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

We are working hard to increase diversity at all levels within the trust. We believe a diverse workforce can have a positive effect on both staff wellbeing and patient outcomes.

We welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, candidates with disabilities and care-experienced candidates.

We make employment decisions by matching our service needs with the skills and experience of candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria

• MB,BS or equivalent Appointee would normally be expected to possess a postgraduate qualification, (or have completed a programme of training and gained sufficient relevant experience to fulfil the requirements of the job plan).
• Primary FRCA (or equivalent)
• Completed at least 3 years’ full time hospital service in the Core Trainee or higher grade since first obtaining full or limited registration. (Mandatory to have some UK experience)
• Current ALS certification
• Diploma in anaesthesia (or equivalent)
• Final FRCA (or equivalent)
• APLS (or equivalent)
• ATLS (or equivalent)

Desirable criteria

• Any other higher training preferable.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Minimum of 3 years at Core Trainee level in UK or equivalent experience in anaesthetics
• ICU and Obstetric anaesthetic competencies at level of middle-tier. Must have some experience in the UK
• Able to work independently at SAS level

Other Requirements

Essential criteria

• Full GMC registration with a Licence to Practice in the UK

Desirable criteria

• Full driving licence with access to a car

Skills, knowledge and personal attributes

Essential criteria

• Good organisational and time management skills
• Able to use initiative
• Good personal and interpersonal skills
• Good Computing skills
• Able to work in a multidisciplinary team
• Good spoken and written English
• Communication skills should be highly developed e.g. competent in dictating concise informative letters
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
• Management training and experience
• Experience of routine clinical audit

PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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