Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Anaesthetic Speciality Doctor
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Job Summary
We are a friendly department and would welcome any interested candidates to visit the Trust or to get in touch to ask any questions that you might have. To discuss the role or arrange a visit, please contact Dr. Dr. Hamish Breach on 01793 605228 or by e-mail hamish.breach1@nhs.net.
The post holder will be required to work a 1:8 on call rota, in line with anaesthetists in training. They must be able to cover emergency theatre and to have obstetric anaesthetic competencies sufficient to cover labour ward out of hours, with support from a third on call. Like all hospitals, we are seeing increasing numbers of operative deliveries, both elective and emergency.
There will be time in elective theatres with senior staff to support further training and development. We have a number of skilled regional anaesthetists and TIVA is also strongly encouraged.
Main duties of the job
Job Responsibilities
- To provide anaesthetic services for elective and emergency care according to rota allocation.
- To support training and educational activities within the trust.
- To support audit, research and service development projects under the guidance of departmental QI lead.
- To maintain continuous professional learning and development.
Clinical Duties
- To assess patients before surgery, agree an anaesthetic plan and deliver safe anaesthesia with an appropriate level of local or distant supervision. To provide high quality post-operative analgesia and comprehensive handover to Recovery staff. To follow up patients post-operatively, as dictated by clinical need.
- To 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.
- To ensure safe and effective prescribing following the Trust prescribing guidelines.
- To deliver training and education to all levels of staff, as directed by the senior clinical staff.
About Us
We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17,600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.
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Job Description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
- To maintain training and knowledge about safeguarding issues for vulnerable adults and to support other staff in acting appropriately if safeguarding issues are raised.
- To complete mandatory training requirements as determined by the Trust which will include a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Protection of Liberties Safeguards legislation.
- To ensure all clinical activity undertaken is evidenced base, clinically safe and within the competence of the clinician performing it.
- To maintain good contemporaneous clinical record keeping and communications necessary to ensure effective coordination and continuity of care.
- To understand the need for and comply with the Trust governance processes and procedures to ensure patient and colleague safety and best possible care.
- To comply with GMC guidance and to follow the principals of Good Medical Practice at all times. To alert the Medical Director if your registration or one of the other doctors working for the organisation is brought into question, regardless of the reason for this.
- To ensure you have sufficient medical indemnity to practice in the Trust.
- To participate in annual appraisal and all actions needed to meet the requirements for revalidation and have a licence to practice from the GMC.
- To maintain individual and team professional resilience by developing self-awareness and valuing the importance of self-care.
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Management
- To manage and prioritise time effectively, working with the team to ensure patient care is delivered in a timely manner.
- To keep an ongoing record of all training and teaching and be prepared for revalidation as needed.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS, MBChB or equivalent
- Full GMC registration and license to practice
- At least 4 years post registration
- Eligibility to work in the UK
Experience
Essential
- Clinical experience equivalent to anaesthetic CT3
- Demonstrated ability to cover Labour Ward out of hours without direct supervision
- Experience of transfer of critically ill patients within the hospital and on inter-hospital transfers
Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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