Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in the United Kingdom is seeking a Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics to join their expanding team. You will provide anaesthetic services, participate in clinical governance, and support quality improvement projects. Applicants must hold an MBBS or equivalent and have relevant experience in critical care and anaesthesia, with opportunities for further career progression within the organization.

Qualifications

• Evidence of basic competencies in critical care and anaesthesia.
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Progress towards RCoA college exams.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate delivery of expanded Anaesthetic service.
• Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement projects.
• Support the provision of high-quality patient care.

Skills

Airway management and intubation

Resuscitation and stabilisation

Communication skills

Teaching ability

Education

MBBS or equivalent

Advanced Life Support provider certification

Full registration with the GMC

Job description

Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics

Closing date: 04 December 2025

An opportunity has arisen for enthusiastic and motivated doctors to work in the Anaesthetic and Critical Care department at Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

The role will facilitate delivery of an expanded Anaesthetic service. There will be a requirement for in and out-of-hours work in Anaesthetics and/or Critical Care, opportunity for sessions in elective and emergency anaesthesia. There is potential for flexibility within the role and option for solo and supported/CPD anaesthetic lists. This role is to enable an individual to gain competencies and support application for CESR if desired, or with potential future career progression to Specialist Doctor.

If desired, we will support exam preparation and, where possible, participation in in-house teaching. There will also be opportunities to contribute to clinical governance and quality improvement projects and successful candidates will be able to apply for SPA roles.

The over‑riding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

The successful candidate will participate in either 1st or 2nd‑on‑call for Anaesthetics, obstetric on‑calls and/or a further tier, based on experience and the requirements of the department. The current rota structure for on‑call follows a 1:8 pattern.

About us

We are an award‑winning NHS Foundation Trust providing acute and community healthcare services for 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. We work closely with partners in health and social care through the Mid Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Partnership to take collective responsibility for managing resources, delivering NHS standards and improving the health of the population we serve.

We put the patient at the centre of everything that we do, and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically‑led organisation.

In the past four years our staff engagement scores have been the best for Acute Trusts in the Midlands.

Job responsibilities

See attached job description document for a fully detailed description of the main responsibilities and duties.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent
• Evidence of achievement of basic competencies in the field of critical care medicine and anaesthesia
• Successfully completed a minimum of CT1 on an accredited UK Anaesthesia Training Scheme
• Advanced Life Support provider certification within the last 4 years
• Full registration with the General Medical Council with licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Progress towards or attainment of RCoA college exams
• APLS

Experience

• Appropriate experience and competencies in the field of critical care medicine and anaesthesia requisite to all aspects of the job description, including:
• Airway management and intubation
• Arterial and central venous access
• Resuscitation and stabilisation
• Safe transfer of level 3 patients
• Ability to independently anaesthetise ASA 1 & 2 patients and ASA 3 with local supervision
• Previous experience in a multidisciplinary setting
• Experience within the specialty in the UK
• UK experience in Critical Care / Anaesthesia or comparable healthcare system
• Experience in working in a District General Hospital or equivalent
• Experience in paediatric and obstetric anaesthesia

Management & Administrative Experience

• Ability to effectively organise and manage clinical workload

Teaching

• Ability to teach and demonstration of active role in training relevant to obstetric anaesthesia
• Qualification or courses pertinent to education

Research

• Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice
• Able to appraise research
• Understanding of the principles of audit, quality improvement and clinical governance
• Completed at least one audit cycle or quality improvement programme related to the field of critical care or anaesthesia
• Publications in peer‑reviewed journals

Other

• Communication skills – to have language competency and communication skills necessary to do the job safely & competently
• Ability to communicate effectively with team members in different specialities, patients, relatives, midwives, nurses and other agencies
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and the requirements of Clinical Governance and Audit
• Qualification or courses pertinent to education

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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust