Senior Clinical Fellow - Anaesthesia

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Bradford; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust seeks an Anaesthetic Trainee to provide anaesthetic services within the operating theatres and Intensive Care Unit. This role involves direct patient care during critical procedures and requires clear communication skills, practical expertise, and a commitment to patient wellbeing. Essential qualifications include an MBBS or equivalent medical qualification, alongside experience in anaesthesia and clinical governance.

Qualifications

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment.
• Evidence of achievement of IAC and IAOC (anaesthetic and obstetric competencies).
• Significant UK experience.

Responsibilities

• Provision of anaesthetic services in operating theatres and Intensive Care.
• Pre and post-operative service for patients.
• Cover for emergency theatre work or ICU or Obstetric Anaesthesia.

Skills

Clear communication skills

Empathy and sensitivity

Organisation and planning

Practical skills in relation to the specialty

Education

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Job description

Job summary

Closing Date due to be 10/06/2025, Shortlisting due week commencing 16/06/2025, and Interviews due week commencing 23/06/2025.

This is a local Trust appointment to a vacant training post. Whether this is counted towards training for the successful applicant would depend upon their suitability and approval from the Regional Advisor. Applicants who would like this appointment to count towards training should indicate this.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be fully involved with the provision of anaesthetic services in the operating theatres and Intensive Care unit and resuscitation. They will provide a pre and post-operative service for patients. The post holder, depending on their level of experience, provides out of hours cover for acute / emergency theatre work or ICU or Obstetric Anaesthesia. Work patterns follow a compliant full shift system. There are at least 3 resident CT1 / CT2 / ST1-4 and 1 ST5-7 Anaesthetic staff in the hospital at all times.

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

• We value people
• We are one team
• We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder will be fully involved with the provision of anaesthetic services in the operating theatres and Intensive Care unit and resuscitation. He/she will provide a pre and post-operative service for patients. The post holder, depending on their level of experience, provides out of hours cover for acute / emergency theatre work or ICU or Obstetric Anaesthesia. Work patterns follow a compliant full shift system. There are at least 3 resident CT1 / CT2 / ST1-4 and 1 ST 5-7 Anaesthetic staff in the hospital at all times.

There is an out-of-hours non-resident consultant intensivist and a non-resident consultant anaesthetist on call.

There are monthly Clinical Governance meetings which may be departmental or hospital based. Junior staff are expected to become involved in audit projects and be present at these meetings.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The post holder will be fully involved with the provision of anaesthetic services in the operating theatres and Intensive Care unit and resuscitation. He/she will provide a pre and post-operative service for patients. The post holder, depending on their level of experience, provides out of hours cover for acute / emergency theatre work or ICU or Obstetric Anaesthesia. Work patterns follow a compliant full shift system. There are at least 3 resident CT1 / CT2 / ST1-4 and 1 ST 5-7 Anaesthetic staff in the hospital at all times.

There is an out-of-hours non-resident consultant intensivist and a non-resident consultant anaesthetist on call.

There are monthly Clinical Governance meetings which may be departmental or hospital based. Junior staff are expected to become involved in audit projects and be present at these meetings.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• 18 months of general anaesthesia experience
• Significant UK experience
• Clinical governance / audit experience
• Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk

Desirable

• Post foundation programme experience that demonstrates the ability to make career progression

Skills

Essential

• Practical skills in relation to the speciality
• Proven ability to work in different clinical settings
• Clear communication skills
• Organisation and planning
• Empathy and sensitivity
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or -have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7. IELTS certificate to be presented at interview. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence

Desirable

• Interest in teaching and management
• Multilingual

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
• Acute care safe - ALS

Desirable

• ALS Instructors Certificate

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• Evidence of achievement of IAC and IAOC (anaesthetic and obstetric competencies)

Desirable

• Primary FRCA

Person Specification
Experience

Essential

• 18 months of general anaesthesia experience
• Significant UK experience
• Clinical governance / audit experience
• Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk

Desirable

• Post foundation programme experience that demonstrates the ability to make career progression

Skills

Essential

• Practical skills in relation to the speciality
• Proven ability to work in different clinical settings
• Clear communication skills
• Organisation and planning
• Empathy and sensitivity
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or -have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7. IELTS certificate to be presented at interview. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence

Desirable

• Interest in teaching and management
• Multilingual

Knowledge

Essential

• Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
• Understanding of equality and diversity issues and how this affects patients, visitors and staff
• Understanding of what the NHS Constitution means to you, and your responsibilities to the public, patients and colleagues.
• Acute care safe - ALS

Desirable

• ALS Instructors Certificate

Qualifications

Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment
• Evidence of achievement of IAC and IAOC (anaesthetic and obstetric competencies)

Desirable

• Primary FRCA

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Bradford Teaching

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ

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