Specialty Doctor in Critical Care and Anaesthesia

Job responsibilities

The base timetable is based around a Specialty grade 10 PA contract.

The successful candidate will provide some daytime and out of hours anaesthetic and critical care services. In addition, they will provide anaesthesia within theatres such that the total hours worked falls within their contract.

The exact nature of the duties will be formalised after discussion with the successful applicant.

All non-trainee staff are required to have a job plan setting out their main duties and responsibilities, including a work programme specifying their weekly timetable.

Specialties covered at RBH include: elective orthopaedics, colorectal, urology, upper GI, vascular, breast, endocrine, gynaecology, interventional cardiology, interventional radiology and endoscopy. Obstetrics, head and neck, trauma and paediatrics are all based at Poole Hospital.

The actual job plan of the successful candidate(s) will be based on the needs of the directorate and the skills/experience/clinical interests of the applicants.

The post holder is expected to participate in the Directorate's half day Clinical Governance meetings (6 per annum) maintain their own skills and competencies through Continual Professional Development (CPD), participate in Clinical Audit and Effectiveness work and Research and Development, as appropriate.

Qualifications

Essential

• Recognised basic Medical Degree
• Full GMC registration
• 3 years' experience in the speciality at Senior House Officer/Core Training level or higher or its equivalence
• Successful completion of ALS (or equivalent) in last 4 years.

Desirable

• Postgraduate qualification in Anaesthesia or equivalent
• FRCA examination or equivalent
• Three years minimum in a recognised Anaesthesia postgraduate training programme
• APLS or similar paediatric life support qualification

Knowledge

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to enter UK Anaesthesia Speciality Training.
• Ability to deliver anaesthesia care for (with distance supervision) of ASA 1-3 cases.
• Clinical training and experience to act as Critical Care Unit resident doctor with non-resident Consultant Supervision.
• Sound general medical knowledge.
• Ability to perform within a multidisciplinary team.
• All round general experience in anaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia and intensive care
• An understanding of the NHS management structure and clinical governance
• Willing to work as part of a team and share management and administrative responsibility.

Desirable

• Completion of equivalent of SHO/CT2 level competency based programme.
• Evidence of involvement in research projects
• Completion of equivalent of stage 1 competency based programme in critical care
• Presentation at professional meetings

Skills

Essential

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required to enter UK Anaesthesia Speciality Training.
• Ability to deliver anaesthesia care for (with distance supervision) of ASA 1-3 cases.
• Clinical training and experience to act as Critical Care Unit resident doctor with non-resident Consultant Supervision
• Sound general medical knowledge.
• Ability to perform within a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of ability to place a central venous line with distant supervision equivalent to entrustment scale 3 (supervisor on-call from home)
• Evidence of ability to intubate a critically unwell adult patient with distant supervision equivalent to entrustment scale 3 (supervisor on-call from home)

Other requirements specific to the role

Essential

• Demonstrable interest in risk management and patient safety
• Evidence of interest in preoperative care with aim of optimising patient pathway.
• Evidence of interest in quality assurance and improvement.
• Understands the principles of medical audit and research
• An understanding of CPD and evidence of its existence
• An understanding of the process of medical education and current approaches to this. An understanding of the needs of trainees

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Honesty and reliability
• Good organisational skills and time management
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Resilience and remain calm under pressure
• Caring attitude to patients
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
• Willingness to work in partnership with management
• Willingness to accept the need to implement trust, directorate and departmental priorities

Language Requirement

Essential

• Able to speak English as necessary to undertake the role

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).