Specialty Doctors in Anaesthetics

The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT; Swindon; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Swindon is seeking an experienced anaesthetist to provide anaesthetic services for elective and emergency care. The role requires a minimum of two years of anaesthetic experience, particularly in obstetrics. Responsibilities include assessing patients, delivering anaesthesia, and providing out of hours cover. The post holder will also support training for staff, ensuring high-quality care and adherence to Trust guidelines. This position offers a commitment to staff wellbeing and professional development.

Qualifications

• At least two years of anaesthetic experience, ideally in the NHS.
• Obstetric anaesthetic competencies are necessary.
• The ability to cover the labour ward out of hours, without direct supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthetic services for elective and emergency care according to rota allocation.
• Support training and educational activities within the trust.
• Support audit, research and service development projects.
• Assess patients before surgery and agree an anaesthetic plan.
• Provide out of hours cover in CEPOD theatre or Labour Ward.
• Ensure safe and effective prescribing following Trust guidelines.
• Deliver training and education to all levels of staff.

Skills

Anaesthetic experience

Obstetric anaesthetic competencies

Continuous professional development

Effective prescribing

Training and education delivery

Job description

About the Trust

As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trusts Health and Wellbeing team has won a National Award during 2020 for the work they have done locally.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthetic services for elective and emergency care according to rota allocation.
• Support training and educational activities within the trust.
• Support audit, research and service development projects under the guidance of departmental QI lead.
• Maintain continuous professional learning and development.
• Assess patients before surgery, agree an anaesthetic plan and deliver safe anaesthesia with an appropriate level of local or distant supervision. Provide high quality post-operative analgesia and comprehensive handover to Recovery staff. Follow up patients post-operatively, as dictated by clinical need.
• Provide out of hours cover in CEPOD theatre or Labour Ward, working with the rest of the on call team to optimise efficiency and patient safety.
• Ensure safe and effective prescribing following the Trust prescribing guidelines.
• Deliver training and education to all levels of staff, as directed by the senior clinical staff.

Qualifications

We are looking for someone with at least two years of anaesthetic experience, ideally in the NHS. You must have obstetric anaesthetic competencies.

The job plan will comprise two days of elective theatres per week and a 1:12 on call commitment. The post-holder is expected to be able to cover the labour ward out of hours, without direct supervision.

Facilities and Team

We are a medium sized DGH with a range of surgical specialties: orthopaedics and trauma, general surgery, urology, obstetrics and gynaecology, ENT, oral surgery, ophthalmic surgery and breast surgery. We have 15 theatres in our Main Theatres suite, a separate theatre in oral surgery and two maternity theatres. The anaesthetic offices are located at one end of the theatre suite, adjacent to the Critical Care Unit. There is a large comfortable room for the use of trainees and SAS doctors.

Values

Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are. We will expect your values and behaviours to reflect the STAR Values of the organisation.