Job summary
The post holder will join a friendly and supportive
directorate and will help to provide a wide range of both anaesthetic and
critical care services, as well as enjoying the opportunity to pursue special
interests outside of their clinical work. The directorate currently provides
anaesthetic services in Worcester, Redditch and Kidderminster. All successful candidates will be
allocated educational supervision from the department and if a CT3 (Stage 1
top up) equivalent post is required by the successful candidate, this will be
fully supported by the college tutors and training supervisors. Solo lists will
be allocated according to previous experience of the post-holder and will be
mentored by a consultant anaesthetist in the theatre complex.
Main duties of the job
Daytime work will
largely be spent working on a range of both solo and consultant-led theatre
lists as well as in other areas such as critical care, obstetrics and preoperative
assessment. Speciality lists include general surgery, vascular, urology, trauma
& orthopaedics, head & neck and gynaecology. These clinical sessions,
along with the busy maternity and critical care units, and the Trusts
extensive pain services, provide opportunities to achieve the necessary
capabilities for CT3 equivalent training, if desired, or to facilitate other
agreed personal development goals.
Out of hours
responsibilities will rotate around both Worcester and Redditch. At both the
Alexandra Hospital & Worcestershire Royal Hospital the out of hours
resident staff cover is based on a 1 in 8 frequency request rota including
prospective cover.
Duty Periods:
Normal working day: 08:00 17:30
Long day: 08:00 20:00
Night Shift: 19:30 08:30
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually (if
applicable) and agreed with the Clinical Director and Lead Consultant to ensure
that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the
post and Trust requirements. It is
expected that new appointments will carry out a diary exercise.
Please visit the Job Description under the Supporting Information section for further information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This
job description, together with the job plan, will be reviewed annually (if
applicable) and agreed with the Clinical Director and Lead Consultant to ensure
that it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the
post and Trust requirements. It is
expected that new appointments will carry out a diary exercise.
Please visit the Job Description under the Supporting Information section for further information.
Person Specification
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
Desirable
- Awareness of current speciality specific research projects.
- GCP certification.
Experience
Essential
- Four years full time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in a training programme in Anaesthetics or Intensive Care Medicine.
- Minimum 3 months training in Intensive Care Medicine.
- Initial assessment of competency (IAC) certificate in basic anaesthesia AND obstetric anaesthesia (or equivalent).
- Ability to offer clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
Desirable
- Recent experience working in critical care.
- Critical care on call experience.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of appointment.
- MB ChB or equivalent.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Primary FRCA or equivalent.
- ALS/EPALS ALS Certification.
- Postgraduate qualification
Other Post Requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
- Workplace Health Clearance by time of appointment.
- Access to transport and ability to travel across hospital sites.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as a team member.
- Enquiring, critical approach to work.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
- Diplomatic and tactful.
- Flexible approach to work duties.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work without supervision.
- Reliable and supportive to other colleagues
- Ability to work antisocial hours.
Desirable
- Interest in research in medical education.
Person Specification
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
Desirable
- Awareness of current speciality specific research projects.
- GCP certification.
Experience
Essential
- Four years full time or equivalent postgraduate training, at least two of which will be in a training programme in Anaesthetics or Intensive Care Medicine.
- Minimum 3 months training in Intensive Care Medicine.
- Initial assessment of competency (IAC) certificate in basic anaesthesia AND obstetric anaesthesia (or equivalent).
- Ability to offer clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty.
Desirable
- Recent experience working in critical care.
- Critical care on call experience.
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
Desirable
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC registration with Licence to Practise at the time of appointment.
- MB ChB or equivalent.
Desirable
- Higher degree.
- Primary FRCA or equivalent.
- ALS/EPALS ALS Certification.
- Postgraduate qualification
Other Post Requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
- Workplace Health Clearance by time of appointment.
- Access to transport and ability to travel across hospital sites.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to work effectively as a team member.
- Enquiring, critical approach to work.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education.
- Diplomatic and tactful.
- Flexible approach to work duties.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Ability to work without supervision.
- Reliable and supportive to other colleagues
- Ability to work antisocial hours.
Desirable
- Interest in research in medical 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.
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
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).