Specialty Doctor - Anaesthetics with Intensive Care

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust; Long Lee; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Long Lee, England, is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics to join their dynamic team. The role includes opportunities for training in various areas and participation in a 1:10 on-call rota. Candidates should have significant experience in anaesthesia and a range of relevant qualifications, including MBBS and full GMC registration. The successful applicant will work in an accredited department, focusing on improving patient care and contributing to quality improvement projects.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Flexible job plans

Supportive working environment

Qualifications

• Significant experience of working in anaesthesia as a specialty doctor or anaesthetic trainee.
• Understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications.
• Significant contribution to teaching/research or management.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a 1:10 on-call rota.
• Join a team of anaesthetists for expertise and training.
• Contribute to quality improvement projects.

Skills

Anaesthesia

Critical Care

Perioperative Medicine

Obstetrics

Teaching

Research

Education

MBBS

Primary FRCA

Full registration with General Medical Council

EDICM or equivalent

ATLS / ALS / APLS / PALS

Job description

Specialty Doctor - Anaesthetics with Intensive Care

Are you passionate about delivering excellent patient care and want to make a difference in people's lives? Then come join our team of enthusiastic expert anaesthetists. We offer training in quality improvement, leadership, sustainability and regional anaesthesia.We are currently advertising for a Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia. This post is for 10 programmed activities. The post holder will be expected to participate in a 1:10 on-call rota. A breakdown of the draft job plan for the post is included in the information pack.

The post offers the opportunity to work in a small, ACSA accredited department in an award winning hospital in an area of outstanding natural beauty within the heart of England in the rolling countryside near Skipton and Ilkley, close to the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

We require applicants to have a range of general experience in Anaesthetics, Obstetrics and Critical Care at specialty doctor or trainee grade. There will be opportunity to modify the draft job plan to accommodate specific commitments or skills. We encourage informal discussion of this before interviews.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will join a team of enthusiastic anaesthetists who can offer expertise and training in Critical Care, leadership and sustainability, quality improvement and regional anaesthesia. We encourage involvement in our existing quality improvement projects and as well as new ideas for improving or developing new work streams. The department has recently been awarded Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) having been commended by ACSA in many aspects including team communication, simulation training and Specialty Doctor career development.

The initial job plan is for 10 PAs with opportunity for extra PAs (up to 12 in total) to include in hours and resident out of hours working on the theatres, critical care or obstetrics 1:8 or 1:10 rotas. Time is allocated within job plans for any additional responsibilities in addition to SPA time. Professional leave is available for agreed additional responsibilities in addition to study leave.

About us

Our award winning hospital is positioned at the gateway to the beautiful Yorkshire Dales affording the opportunity to live and work in a stunning part of the country with good schools and easy access to the larger towns of Bradford, Harrogate and the City of Leeds. The hospital covers a large geographical area between Yorkshire Dales and Bradford. As a department we have a programme of social events and many outdoor activities to appreciate the natural beauty of the surrounding outdoors.

Our dynamic department encourage involvement in our existing quality improvement projects and as well as new ideas for improving or developing new work streams. The department has recently gained Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation. The department was commended by ACSA in many aspects including team communication, perioperative fasting and anticoagulant management, simulation training and Specialty Doctor career development.

We have Consultants and SAS doctors with specialist interests in sustainability and leadership, mentoring, critical care and regional anaesthesia. We have SAS doctors in many leadership roles in the department and other trust roles.

As a Department and as a Trust we have fully embraced the specialty doctor's charter. Autonomous working for specialty doctors is in place, and within anaesthesia we have specialty doctors working autonomously.

Job responsibilities

For further details of this job vacancy, please see attached the full job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS
• Full registration with General Medical Council
• Primary FRCA
• ATLS / ALS / APLS / PALS
• EDICM or equivalent

Experience

• Significant experience of working in anaesthesia as a specialty doctor or anaesthetic trainee
• Understanding of the NHS Constitution and its implications
• Previous NHS experience
• Significant contribution to teaching/research or management

CLINICAL SKILLS

• Wide general experience of anaesthesia
• Including Critical Care, Perioperative Medicine and Obstetrics
• CLINICAL SKILLSWide general experience of anaesthesia Including Critical Care, Perioperative Medicine and Obstetrics Ability to contribute to the full range of skills required for the on call rota

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.