Specialist Doctor Anaesthetics

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Swindon; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT is seeking to provide anaesthetic services for elective and emergency care, with rota allocation, and to support training and educational activities within the trust. You will assess patients before surgery, agree an anaesthetic plan and deliver safe anaesthesia with supervision, plus high quality post-operative analgesia and thorough handover.

The role also includes out of hours cover in CEPOD theatre, Labour Ward and Critical Care Unit, safe prescribing, and

Job description

The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of, 1. To provide anaesthetic services for elective and emergency care according to rota allocation. 2. To support training and educational activities within the trust. 3. To support audit, research and service development projects under the guidance of departmental QI lead. 4. To maintain continuous professional learning and development.

Clinical Duties

1. To assess patients before surgery, agree an anaesthetic plan and deliver safe anaesthesia with an appropriate level of local or distant supervision. To provide high quality post-operative analgesia and comprehensive handover to Recovery staff. To follow up patients post-operatively, as dictated by clinical need.
2. To provide out of hours cover in CEPOD theatre, Labour Ward and the Critical Care Unit, working with the rest of the on call team to optimise efficiency and patient safety.
3. To ensure safe and effective prescribing following the Trust prescribing guidelines.
4. To deliver training and education to all levels of staff, as directed by the senior clinical

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.