Medical Training Initiative Fellow in Anaesthesia (ST3+ or equiv.)

Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Colney; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Applications are invited for this full time Medical International Training Fellow (STR3+ Equivalent). This will be part of the MTI Scheme via the RCoA and AoMRC.

A candidate who is unable for personal reasons to undertake the duties of a whole-time post will receive equal consideration. If such a candidate is appointed, the job content will be modified as appropriate in consultation with consultant colleagues and local management.

We welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post. The Trust operates job share and flexible working.

Responsibilities

The duties of the post will be to provide anaesthetic services as timetabled by the Anaesthetic Department. This includes both pre-operative assessment of patients and ongoing post-operative anaesthetic support of patients in Recovery Ward and beyond. At least one third of the theatre allocation will be in designated subspecialty training and supervised by a Consultant to an appropriate level. There are four separate on call rotas for trainees who work a full shift system with internal cover. Thus at any one time there are trainees allocated to emergency theatre work, obstetric anaesthesia, and intensive care with a more senior ST-Trainee to supervise and augment the above three. Consultant advice and/or presence are available at all times.

The theatre times and shift times are as follows:

1. Normal working day – 7.00 am – 18:30 hrs
2. Emergency theatre twilight duty
3. Obstetric night duty
4. ICU duties

Out of hours cover will usually include holding an emergency bleep. Anaesthetists are called for Cardiac, Obstetric and Trauma Emergencies for all ages of patients and they are expected to respond in an appropriate manner.

The daytime clinical work will comprise of sessions consisting of routine or emergency surgical lists, maternity cover and intensive care work (according to rota experience).

About Us

Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff! The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.

We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity.

Benefits

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Manasi Bhagwat Job title: Consultant Anaesthetist (MTI/CESR Lead) Email address: [e-mail]