East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Anaesthesia & Education Fellowship

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Job summary

Applications are invited for one position of Anaesthesia & Education Fellowship.It is a fixed term appointment for a period of 12 months to cover vacant training post, commencing from August 2025 (other start dates may be considered). This post is based at Lister Hospital in Stevenage, is full time and the post holder will be expected to participate on the 1:8 on call rota.This is an excellent opportunity within the Anaesthetics department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The on-call rota will be a 1 in 8 full shift rota. Opportunities will be available for the appointee to develop their skills in all areas of Anaesthetics. Clinical duties include provision of anaesthetic services for all specialties at Trust sites as well as out of hours cover for theatres, ICU and pain services.It is envisaged that there will be an approximately 4:1 split between clinical and educational duties (i.e. 80% of day time with anaesthesia department, and 20% with education department). However, it is expected that the appointee will cover 100% of the 'on call' commitments.

Main duties of the job

Anaesthetics

o The day-time clinical hours will likely to be spent with the direct supervision of senior anaesthetists in the theatre settings for the running of regular theatre operation lists.o The post holder will have the opportunities to attend departmental FRCA teaching programme, as well as other departmental activities including Clinical Governance Rolling Half Days, Journal Clubs and other teaching ad-hoc activities.o The post holder will have the opportunities to lead on an audit/research project during the year. This can be of their choosing or the department can supply ideas. It is envisaged this will be presented at a conference.

Education

o There will be opportunities for the post holder to gain further experience in the delivery of simulation training within the trust, under the guidance of the trust lead for clinical simulation, Dr Ewe Teh. o The post holder will also be encouraged to pursue other teaching activities depending on the interests/educational requirements of the post holder. o This will include training in debriefing, designing and delivering of scenarios and the technical aspects of running a simulation mannequin. o This will include being faculty on courses already running. o This may include setting up new courses depending on the ideas and requirements of the post holder.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

  • The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
  • New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
  • Hertford County, Hertford
  • Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-R2R-2497

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Job description

Job responsibilities

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities and reporting relationships of the advertising role.

Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
  • Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent

Desirable

  • Primary FRCA or equivalent qualification
  • Postgraduate academic degree
  • College Fellowship

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Experience in Medicine outside of Anaesthesia
  • Experience in Critical Care
  • Initial assessment of competence in anaesthetics or equivalent
  • NHS experience

Fitness to Practice

Essential

  • Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation
Person Specification

Qualifications / Training

Essential

  • Hold a current licence to practice from the General Medical Council
  • Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent

Desirable

  • Primary FRCA or equivalent qualification
  • Postgraduate academic degree
  • College Fellowship

Previous Experience

Desirable

  • Experience in Medicine outside of Anaesthesia
  • Experience in Critical Care
  • Initial assessment of competence in anaesthetics or equivalent
  • NHS experience

Fitness to Practice

Essential

  • Evidence of engagement with appraisal and revalidation

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).

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Anaesthetist

Dr Henry Reynolds

henry.reynolds@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£52,656 a year pa

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

361-R2R-2497

Job locations

Lister Hospital

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB


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