Job overview
This post is central to delivering effective patient care at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post will be primarily based in Basingstoke but you may be asked to attend other sites as required.
The post holder would be on the resident Critical Care Reg on call rota. The on call duties would involve cover of the intensive care department and/or the operating theatres and obstetric anaesthesia.
Main duties of the job
Duties will include being part of the Senior Critical Care rota, when you will be covering theatres and the Critical Care Unit. Critical Care duties include handover regular ward rounds and assessment of critically unwell patients in A&E and on the wards, overseeing the emergency admissions. This is supported by a consultant in intensive care and consultant general anaesthetist, both non-resident. The majority of clinical work will be in BNHH main theatres or Day Treatment Centre, anaesthetising for a variety of surgical specialties including General Surgery, Peritoneal Malignancy, Urology, O&G, Paediatrics and Trauma & Orthopaedics.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to:
- Support the delivery of a high quality 24 hour anaesthetic service
- Work flexibly dependent on the exigencies of the department
- Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the Patients’ Charter
- Assist in our determination to be a successful provider of a range of appropriate services to the local community
The Trust is keen to attract the highest calibre of trainee doctors. It realises that to maintain that aim for the future the quality of teaching and training must be of the highest order. Consultant staff are responsible for the training and supervision of all junior medical staff and time is expected to be regularly allocated to their teaching. All College and Faculty tutors regularly meet with the Postgraduate Clinical Tutor, to discuss training and postgraduate educational matters.
Person specification
Other requirements
Essential
- Physically and mentally fit with satisfactory occupational health clearance
- Able to work evenings, nights and weekends
Clinical Skills & Ability
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to establish & maintain good professional relations with others
- Punctual & reliable
- Manual dexterity performing clinical procedures
- Independent practice for insertion of Arterial lines and Central venous access
Desirable
- Teaching Skills
- POCUS experience
Professional Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS or equivalent
- Licence to practice & full registration with GMC
- Passed Primary FRCA
Desirable
- Passed Final FRCA
- Life Support Course Instructor
- Research experience and publications in peer reviewed journals
Clinical Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- 24 months experience in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care medicine from a UK core training programme (or equivalent)
- An ability to cover Intensive Care and General Anaesthetic duties in both the elective and emergency setting
- Worked in the UK's NHS
Desirable
- Taught on life support or deteriorating patient courses (e.g. ALERT course)
- Experience in obstetric anaesthesia
- Critical Care research experience
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This advert is for LAS in Anaesthetics & Critical Care with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Basingstoke, South East, England. It is listed as a Senior Medical doctor Anaesthesia and Intensive Care role. The advertised salary is £67,325 - £76,582 Per annum. The contract type is Fixed term: 6 months (possibility to extend). The application deadline is 12 Jul 2026.
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