Job summary
The Anaesthetic department provides services to three sites -
Worcestershire Royal Hospital (WRH), Alexandra Hospital Redditch (AHR), and
Kidderminster Treatment Centre (KTC), encompassing all major specialities with
a strong countywide working ethos.Recent surgical reconfiguration means most elective surgery will be
delivered on the Alexandra Hospital site, while the majority of emergency,
trauma and obstetric work will be on the WRH site. KTC functions as a day-case
and short-stay surgical unit. Applicants will be required to contribute to the
Theatres, Obstetric and WRH/Alex Intensive Care rotas.
All candidates must have completed 4 years full time equivalent
postgraduate training, with at least 2 years in anaesthesia/ICM as per the
standard Specialty Doctor terms and conditions.
The Anaesthetic department is renowned for providing a highly
supportive working environment for both SAS doctors and postgraduate doctors in
training, for whom we endeavour to provide the highest quality training
opportunities. The successful applicant will be provided with a trust appraiser
and an educational supervisor from within the anaesthetic department.
Main duties of the job
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. 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.
The post-holder is strongly encouraged to participate in personal
development outside of the clinical workplace. The successful candidate will be
offered allocated non-clinical time, in accordance with the service needs of
the department, to pursue their chosen interest. Special interests on offer in
the department include Management, Clinical Governance, Teaching &
Simulation and Quality Improvement (assisting with the departments ACSA
reaccreditation process).
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
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 more than 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. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our
everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Being open and honest
Ensuring people feel cared for
Showing respect to everyone
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.
DBS Checks and Costs
Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a
DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check
(at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting
Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the Capabilities Framework
and job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director
and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that
it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post
and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will
be expected to:
- provide a service to patients of the
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners.
- provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute
Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary
meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary
team in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be
undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients
home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health
centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
- be responsible for the continuing care
and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical
duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and
training of their staff.
- provide support to the A&E department
and acute medicine to ensure timely
appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
- attend Consultant ward rounds and triage
ward referrals.
- prepare patients for planned treatment
and procedures, including post-operative care as required.
- provide consultation and advisory service
to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care, including discharge
summaries.
- attend multi-disciplinary meetings, which
may be cross county and cross site.
- collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and
to work towards meeting the Trusts and
departmental objectives.
- provide professional supervision, training and
management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and
accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD
activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
- participate in the middle grade on call
rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services
are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues
in post.
Please visit the Job Description for furher information.
Job description
Job responsibilities
This job description, together with the Capabilities Framework
and job plan, will be reviewed annually and agreed with the Clinical Director
and Divisional Director, on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer, to ensure that
it continually reflects the areas of work, clinical responsibility of the post
and purchaser requirements.
A suitably experienced post-holder will
be expected to:
- provide a service to patients of the
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners.
- provide a service to patients of the Worcestershire Acute
Hospitals NHS Trust, General Practitioners and to attend multi-disciplinary
meetings. The successful candidate will be expected to work within multi-disciplinary
team in providing high quality clinical care. It is anticipated work will be
undertaken on three sites and closer to the patients
home. The Trust is seeking to extend services to GP surgeries/health
centres etc and job plans may be revised in due course.
- be responsible for the continuing care
and treatment of patients in their charge and personal performance of clinical
duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and
training of their staff.
- provide support to the A&E department
and acute medicine to ensure timely
appropriate care and patient flow through the hospital.
- attend Consultant ward rounds and triage
ward referrals.
- prepare patients for planned treatment
and procedures, including post-operative care as required.
- provide consultation and advisory service
to clinical colleagues in the Trust and Primary Care, including discharge
summaries.
- attend multi-disciplinary meetings, which
may be cross county and cross site.
- collaborate with colleagues to deliver a high quality, timely service and
to work towards meeting the Trusts and
departmental objectives.
- provide professional supervision, training and
management of junior medical staff, carrying out teaching, assessment and
accreditation duties as required and contributing to postgraduate and CPD
activity locally and nationally as appropriate.
- participate in the middle grade on call
rota to ensure that both emergency and urgent services
are provided out of normal hours, to be shared equally with colleagues
in post.
Please visit the Job Description for furher information.
Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Professional Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Practices with professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors set out in the GMC Good Medical Practice and the Professional Capabilities Framework (set out below).
- Adheres to professional requirements of annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
- Demonstrates ability to manage patients with complex needs whilst remaining aware of their own limitations.
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment
- MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Satisfactory completion of ST1-2 training, or equivalent
- Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College
- ALS Certification
- ATLS Certification
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Attendance at recognised management courses.
- Formal qualification in teaching/education.
- Primary FRCA or equivalent
- ALS/EPALS
Other Requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when undertaking non-resident on call duties.
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least four years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on part time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies at least two of which will be in a training programme in Anaesthetics or Intensive Care Medicine.
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required at CT/ST3 level in relevant specialty. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
- Minimum 3 months training in Intensive Care Medicine
- Critical care on call experience
- 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
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective, within specialty and sufficient experience.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Desirable
- Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty of minimum of 12 months.
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
- Recent experience working in critical care
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and deliver teaching across the whole undergraduate curriculum.
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Knowledge of audit principles and evidence of participation and completion of audit projects.
Desirable
- Critical appraisal skills.
Person Specification
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Professional Values and Behaviours
Essential
- Practices with professional values and behaviours expected of all doctors set out in the GMC Good Medical Practice and the Professional Capabilities Framework (set out below).
- Adheres to professional requirements of annual appraisal, job planning and reviews of performance and progression.
- Demonstrates ability to manage patients with complex needs whilst remaining aware of their own limitations.
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems.
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives.
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Qualifications
Essential
- Eligible for full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise at the time of appointment
- MB ChB, MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
- Satisfactory completion of ST1-2 training, or equivalent
- Membership examination with the relevant UK Royal College
- ALS Certification
- ATLS Certification
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Attendance at recognised management courses.
- Formal qualification in teaching/education.
- Primary FRCA or equivalent
- ALS/EPALS
Other Requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when undertaking non-resident on call duties.
Experience
Essential
- Completed at least four years full time postgraduate training (or equivalent gained on part time basis) or have equivalent experience and competencies at least two of which will be in a training programme in Anaesthetics or Intensive Care Medicine.
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required at CT/ST3 level in relevant specialty. Equivalent years experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted.
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary teams.
- Minimum 3 months training in Intensive Care Medicine
- Critical care on call experience
- 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
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a range of problems, both emergency and elective, within specialty and sufficient experience.
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
Desirable
- Previous experience working in the NHS within the specialty of minimum of 12 months.
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making.
- Recent experience working in critical care
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and deliver teaching across the whole undergraduate curriculum.
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines.
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Knowledge of audit principles and evidence of participation and completion of audit projects.
Desirable
- Critical appraisal skills.
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
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).
