Anaesthetic Clinical Fellow

Job overview

Job overview

We are a friendly department and would welcome any interested candidates to visit the Trust or to get in touch to ask any questions that you might have.  To discuss the role or arrange a visit, please contact Dr or Dr Hamish Breach on 01793 605228 or by e-mail [email protected]

The post holder will be required to work a 1:8 on call rota, in line with anaesthetists in training. They must be able to cover emergency theatre and to have obstetric anaesthetic competencies sufficient to cover labour ward out of hours, with support from a third on call. Like all hospitals, we are seeing increasing numbers of operative deliveries, both elective and emergency.

There will be time in elective theatres with senior staff to support further training and development. We have a number of skilled regional anaesthetists and TIVA is also strongly encouraged.

Main duties of the job

The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of

the service.

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Job Responsibilities

• To provide anaesthetic services for elective and emergency care according to rota

allocation.

• To support training and educational activities within the trust.
• To support audit, research and service development projects under the guidance of

departmental QI lead

• To maintain continuous professional learning and development.

Clinical Duties

• To assess patients before surgery, agree an anaesthetic plan and deliver safe

anaesthesia with an appropriate level of local or distant supervision. To provide high

quality post-operative analgesia and comprehensive handover to Recovery staff. To

follow up patients post-operatively, as dictated by clinical need.

• To provide out of hours cover in CEPOD theatre or Labour Ward, working with the rest
• f the on call team to optimise efficiency and patient safety.
• To ensure safe and effective prescribing following the Trust prescribing guidelines.
• To deliver training and education to all levels of staff, as directed by the senior clinical

staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical

• To maintain training and knowledge about safeguarding issues for vulnerable adults and

to support other staff in acting appropriately if safeguarding issues are raised.

• To complete mandatory training requirements as determined by the Trust which will

include a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Protection of Liberties

Safeguards legislation.

• To ensure all clinical activity undertaken is evidenced base, clinically safe and within the

competence of the clinician performing it.

• To maintain good contemporaneous clinical record keeping and communications

necessary to ensure effective coordination and continuity of care.

• To understand the need for and comply with the Trust governance processes and

procedures to ensure patient and colleague safety and best possible care.

• To comply with GMC guidance and to follow the principals of Good Medical Practice at

all times. To alert the Medical Director if your registration or one of the other doctors

working for the organisation is brought into question, regardless of the reason for this.

• To ensure you have sufficient medical indemnity to practice in the Trust.
• To participate in annual appraisal and all actions needed to meet the requirements for

revalidation and have a licence to practice from the GMC

• To maintain individual and team professional resilience by developing self-awareness

and valuing the importance of self-care.

Management

• To manage and prioritise time effectively, working with the team to ensure patient care

is delivered in a timely manner.

• To keep an ongoing record of all training and teaching and be prepared for revalidation

as needed.