Specialist in Anaesthetics

Isle of Wight NHS Trust; Newport; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite day nursery

Cycle-to-work scheme

Discounts at local businesses and gyms

Beach hut rental

Job summary

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust invites applications for a Specialist in Anaesthetics to join the team on the Isle of Wight. The role includes consultant and middle grade responsibilities, with on-call and out-of-hours arrangements to support clinical safety and efficiency.

The successful candidate will supervise less experienced anaesthetists and participate in decision-making. An interest in obstetric anaesthesia, pre‑assessment or ICU is desirable.

Qualifications

• Specialist in Anaesthetics required.
• Willingness to work on consultant and middle grade rosters.
• Ability to supervise less experienced anaesthetists and participate in decision-making for clinical safety.

Responsibilities

• Work on consultant on-call rota during daytime hours and resident middle grade rota out of hours.
• Support colleagues with emergencies or difficult cases.
• Supervise junior staff and contribute to operational decisions to ensure safety and efficiency.
• Interest in obstetric anaesthesia, pre-assessment or ICU is desirable.

Job description

We are recruiting a Specialist in Anaesthetics who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. We are a friendly, genuinely supportive and active department looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual who will take part in the high-quality delivery of anaesthetic services on the Isle of Wight.

You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care. We have excellent links both with our partner hospital Portsmouth University Hospital NHS Trust and the regional tertiary centres.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout our services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

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This Specialist Grade level post within the Anaesthetic Department includes Consultant and middle grade level responsibilities. The post holder must be able to work to a high level of performance, autonomy and independence.

The successful candidate will be on the consultant on call rota in hours and the resident middle grade rota out of hours. As the specialist on call, the post holder will be expected to support colleagues with any emergency or difficult cases that arise, supervise less experienced anaesthetists, and be part of decision making when operational issues arise, to ensure clinical safety & efficiency. It is desirable the post holder has key interest in one of the areas of obstetric anaesthesia, pre-assessment or ICU.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the Job Description and Main Responsibilities section below. To understand the day to day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Morrison Job title: Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01983822099

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