Senior Clinical Fellow Anaesthetics

Wye Valley NHS Trust; Hereford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking NHS Trust as a Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics, where you'll work alongside a diverse team of experienced consultants. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in a variety of clinical activities, including elective procedures and critical care transfers. With a strong commitment to quality improvement and clinical governance, you'll be part of a supportive environment that prioritizes work-life balance and professional development. Experience the beauty of Herefordshire while making a meaningful impact in patient care.

Qualifications

• 6 months anaesthesia experience required.
• Evidence of clinical audit practice and governance is essential.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to regular day time activity and resident on-call duties.
• Engage with clinical governance and undertake audit projects.

Skills

Anaesthesia

Clinical Governance

Communication Skills

Leadership

Education

MBChB or equivalent

Full GMC Registration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow in the department of Anaesthetics. Our department has a diverse blend of 25 consultants with a wealth of experience that lends itself to providing first class care and a unique training experience. We pride ourselves on being a very approachable, flexible and proactive.

Feedback from trainees is always excellent and many are drawn back by the lure of the healthy work - life balance that Hereford offers.

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Main duties of the job

• You will contribute to regular day time activity across specialties and to resident on call duties.
• Resident on-call duties are on a 1:8 rota with prospective cover and will cover either general or obstetric anaesthesia services, or ICU. These hours are 08:00-18:00, 08:00-20:30 and 20:00-08:30. There are three tiers of resident anaesthetic and intensive care cover within the hospital who work as a team to provide out of hour cover with non-resident consultant support.
• Elective activity will include supervised elective lists and/or ICU.
• You will be an active member of the hospital medical emergencies team.
• You will undertake intra- and inter-hospital critical care transfers.
• It is expected that you will engage with clinical governance by taking part in regular departmental meetings, and proactively undertaking audit and quality improvement projects.
• It is expected that you will familiarise yourself with and adhere to the Trust's policies on Clinical Governance, Confidentiality and Infection Control.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description and personal specification for further information on this post.

Person Specification
Training
Essential

• FY 1 & 2 (or equivalent)
• Have evidence of achievement of the Initial Assessment of Competence in Anaesthesia
• 6 months anaesthesia experience

Desirable

• At least 18 months previous anaesthesia experience.
• At least 6 months UK/ NHS experience in anaesthesia.
• Have evidence of achievement of the Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia or equivalent
• Have evidence of achievement of the Core competences in Intensive Care Medicine
• Experience in or exposure to general paediatrics, obstetrics, surgery (any level)
• ALS/ATLS/ EPLS/ APLS Provider

Education & Qualifications
Essential

• MBChB or equivalent
• Full doctors GMC Registration with Licence to practise
• Minimum of 12 months doctors experience of working in the NHS

Desirable

• Primary FRCA or equivalent

Experience & Knowledge
Essential

• Demonstrate commitment to Anaesthesia
• Widespread broad based knowledge in all aspects of general medicine and surgery.

Desirable

• Widespread broad based knowledge in all aspects of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine

Clinical Governance
Essential

• Evidence of clinical audit practice and clinical governance.
• Clearly demonstrate evidence based practice.

Desirable

• Proactive Quality Improvement involvement and implementation

Communication & Language Skills
Essential

• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written, including the ability to communicate and interact effectively with colleagues and patients

Desirable

• Second language

Management & Administrative Experience
Essential

• Demonstrated leadership ability. Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience.

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Demonstrate a personal drive for development and growth.
• Demonstrate an excellent work ethic.
• Evidence of ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
• Demonstrate good time management skills.
• Ability to adapt and work in differing environments and across cultural boundaries.
• Demonstrates embracing flexible working.

Standards
Essential

• Understands, respects and demonstrates the values of the NHS and Trust.
• Committed to working with excellence.

Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours
Essential

• Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's Values and Behaviours

Other Requirements Specific to the Role
Desirable

• Access to transport

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