# Anaesthetic Clinical Fellow > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/anaesthetic-clinical-fellow/3bfed812-cb94-485b-848d-da3ccf4240c7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/anaesthetic-clinical-fellow/3bfed812-cb94-485b-848d-da3ccf4240c7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Swindon - **Region:** South West - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Medical doctor - **Speciality:** Anaesthesia and Intensive Care - **Grade:** Senior - **Salary:** £67,325 - £76,582 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Fixed) - **Employment type:** Full time - 40 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-06T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-22T09:33:19.646Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Wiltshire/Swindon/Great_Western_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Anaesthetics/Anaesthetics-v7986668 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/7986668?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.gwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. . 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. ## Job Details 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. ## Job Description The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of the service. . 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. ## 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - - Clinical experience at least equivalent to anaesthetic CT3 - - Demonstrated ability to cover Labour Ward out of hours without direct supervision - - Experience of transfer of critically ill patients within the hospital and on inter-hospital transfers - - Paediatric experience, such as SAFE anaesthesia training and APLS/EPALS - - At least 1 year NHS clinical experience in anaesthetics/critical care ### Qualifications **Essential** - - MBBS, MBChB or equivalent - - Full GMC registration and license to practice - - At least 4 years post registration Eligibility to work in the UK - - Primary FRCA or equivalent completed ## Documents - [clinical fellow jd anaesthetics (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10394278) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.