Specialty Doctor - Anaesthetics

NHS; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS is offering a fantastic opportunity for a Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics at the Furness General Hospital. Candidates will be expected to have minimum 2 years experience in Anaesthetics and will develop skills in Obstetric Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine. Join a supportive team in a beautiful location with access to outdoor activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in Anaesthetics.
• Full GMC with a license to practice required.

Responsibilities

• Join a team of 8 Consultants and support all hospital services.
• Involvement in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education.
• Participate in clinical audits and service development.

Skills

Experience in Anaesthetics

Team Working

Clinical Judgement

Knowledge of NHS systems

Education

Relevant Medical Qualification

Full GMC registration

Job description

Go back University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Specialty Doctor - Anaesthetics

The closing date is 01 July 2025

Applicants are welcomed from candidates with minimum 2 year experience in Anaesthetics.

We are delighted to be offering the opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated individual to join our team of developing anaesthetists at our Furness General Hospital Site. This is an excellent opportunity for an Anaesthetist to develop further skills in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Anaesthesia.

The hospital is a trust of 5 site bases with intensive care departments on 2 of its larger sites and theatres on 3 of the 5 sites. You will be based at the Furness General Hospital with an expectation to cover Westmorland General Hospital as required. All of our hospitals offer a warm, friendly environment which we pride ourselves upon.

Royal Lancaster Infirmary is based within the Historic City of Lancaster. Furness General Hospital is based in North Lancashire close to the Lake District. Westmorland General Hospital is located on the outskirts of the popular Lakeland town of Kendal.

Our hospitals are situated near an area of outstanding natural beauty, which offer superb outdoor and recreational activities close to the Lake District, an ideal base to escape large City Centre pressures. Access to good transport links allows for easy reach to many northern cities where you will find a wealth of shops, restaurants, museums and galleries.

Main duties of the job

The department runs a full shift pattern with prospective cover for annual leave and study leave. The post is 10-13PA per week depending on agreed job plans of which 1PA per week will be allocated SPA.

• You will join an established team of 8 Consultants with several Specialist and Specialty Doctors supporting all general services of the hospital including Accident and Emergency department, Theatres covering maternity, Gynaecology, Orthopaedic and trauma, ophthalmology and ENT.
• You will work with some supervision while in theatres, experience dependent.
• On-call shifts provide residential cover over a 2 tier rota for emergency work, principally in theatres, obstetrics and Intensive Care.
• Involvement in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education.
• Assessment and preparation of patients for theatre and provision of immediate post-operative care.
• Actively participate in and present clinical audit.
• Demonstrate evidence based practice where appropriate.
• Undertake and participate in the appraisal process and job planning.
• Satisfy the criteria for revalidation.
• Contribute to service development in areas of special interest and expertise.
• Actively participate in continuing medical education.
• Undertake personal appraisal and job-planning as part of revalidation.

You must hold full GMC with a license to practice.

About us

We operate from three main hospitals - Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI) Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

RLI and FGH have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our community services for adults are provided in people's homes, community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals and our main hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent, improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care, advice and support.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our websitehttps://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

Person Specification

Shortlisting criteria

• Relevant Medical Qualification
• Full registration and licence to practice with the General Medical Council
• Meets required minimum practice for the role

Essential and Desirable

• Relevant Medical Training Qualifications
• Full Registration and licence to practice with the General Medical Council
• Demonstrable amount of Experience in Anaesthesia
• Ability to use clinical judgement and demonstrate the management of risk
• Show Effective Team Working
• Knowledge of systems and processes within the NHS

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.

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust