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Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Clinical Fellow - Anaesthesia

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Job summary

This is a local Trust appointment to a vacant training post. Whether this counted towards training for the successful applicant would depend upon their suitability and approval by from the Regional Advisor. Applicants who would like this appointment to count towards training should indicate this.

The post-holder is managerially accountable to the Clinical Service Unit Clinical Director and professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be fully involved with the provision of anaesthetic services in the operating theatres and Intensive Care unit and resuscitation. He/she will provide a pre and post-operative service for patients. The post holder, depending on their level of experience, provides out of hours cover for acute / emergency theatre work or ICU or Obstetric Anaesthesia. Work patterns follow a compliant full shift system. There are at least 3 resident CT1 / CT2 / ST1-4 and 1 ST 5-7 Anaesthetic staff in the hospital at all times.

There is a out of hours non-resident consultant intensivist and a non-resident consultant anaesthetist on call.

There are monthly Clinical Governance meetings which may be departmental or hospital based. Junior staff are expected to become involved in audit projects and be present at these meetings.

Regular career appraisal and counselling is given during the appointment, via allocated appraisers

About us

Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:

  • We value people
  • We are one team
  • We care

We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.

Details

Date posted

06 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-25-6974326

Job locations

BRI

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The Anaesthetic Department comprises the Anaesthetic Service, the Intensive Care Unit, sleep medicine and Pain Management Service.

Theatre Work

Over 30,000 anaesthetics are administered per annum. The operating theatres (22) are distributed:

Bradford Royal Infirmary 20

Maternity Unit 2

Other departments requiring anaesthetic sessions are:

The Accident and Emergency Department - Bradford Royal Infirmary

Diagnostic Imaging Department - Bradford Royal Infirmary

Gastroenterology Department - Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Intensive Care Unit

The Adult Critical Care Unit at the Bradford Royal Infirmary has 16 beds, which are used

flexibly for a mixture of Intensive Care and High Dependency patients.

Each year the Unit admits in excess of 1000 patients who are admitted with a wide variety

of both surgical and medical conditions.

There are 16 consultants who have a regular commitment in intensive care. The on call for intensive care is shared equally between these consultants. The unit is working towards compliance with D16 specifications for intensive care units and is likely to achieve this over the next 12 months in all areas.

There have been many developments in the Intensive Care Unit these have included the

addition of haemofiltration to the Unit, recognition of the Unit for training purposes in

Intensive Care Medicine and the setting up of a Critical Care Outreach Service.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Anaesthetic Department comprises the Anaesthetic Service, the Intensive Care Unit, sleep medicine and Pain Management Service.

Theatre Work

Over 30,000 anaesthetics are administered per annum. The operating theatres (22) are distributed:

Bradford Royal Infirmary 20

Maternity Unit 2

Other departments requiring anaesthetic sessions are:

The Accident and Emergency Department - Bradford Royal Infirmary

Diagnostic Imaging Department - Bradford Royal Infirmary

Gastroenterology Department - Bradford Royal Infirmary.

Intensive Care Unit

The Adult Critical Care Unit at the Bradford Royal Infirmary has 16 beds, which are used

flexibly for a mixture of Intensive Care and High Dependency patients.

Each year the Unit admits in excess of 1000 patients who are admitted with a wide variety

of both surgical and medical conditions.

There are 16 consultants who have a regular commitment in intensive care. The on call for intensive care is shared equally between these consultants. The unit is working towards compliance with D16 specifications for intensive care units and is likely to achieve this over the next 12 months in all areas.

There have been many developments in the Intensive Care Unit these have included the

addition of haemofiltration to the Unit, recognition of the Unit for training purposes in

Intensive Care Medicine and the setting up of a Critical Care Outreach Service.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • UK experience of general anaesthesia with minimum experience:Application
  • Experience in general anaesthesia
  • Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk

Desirable

  • Obstetric experience
  • ICU experience
  • Post foundation programme experience that demonstrates the ability to make career progression

Skills

Essential

  • Practical skills in relation to the speciality
  • Proven ability to work in different clinical settings
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or -have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7. IELTS certificate to be presented at interview. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence

Desirable

  • Interest in teaching and management
  • Multilingual

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
  • Acute care safe - up to date ALS

Desirable

  • ALS Instructors Certificate
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • UK experience of general anaesthesia with minimum experience:Application
  • Experience in general anaesthesia
  • Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk

Desirable

  • Obstetric experience
  • ICU experience
  • Post foundation programme experience that demonstrates the ability to make career progression

Skills

Essential

  • Practical skills in relation to the speciality
  • Proven ability to work in different clinical settings
  • All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues demonstrated by one of the following: -that applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English; or -have achieved the following scores in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application - Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 7, Reading 7, Writing 7. IELTS certificate to be presented at interview. If applicants believe they have adequate communication skills but do not fit into one of these examples they must provide supporting evidence

Desirable

  • Interest in teaching and management
  • Multilingual

Knowledge

Essential

  • Understanding of Information Governance and Confidentiality
  • Acute care safe - up to date ALS

Desirable

  • ALS Instructors Certificate

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.

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.

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

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BRI

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

BRI

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


Employer's website

https://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Anaesthetists

Omar Jundi

omar.jundi@bthft.nhs.uk

07872984669

Details

Date posted

06 February 2025

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Doctor - other

Salary

£61,825 a year Per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

389-25-6974326

Job locations

BRI

Smith Lane

Bradford

BD9 6RJ


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