Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia

Job overview

The RVI team is seeking to appoint two specialty doctors in anaesthesia. We seek dynamic individuals with a broad range of specialist skills in anaesthesia for major surgery to join our team. The Peri-operative and Critical Care directorate at the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) comprises 100 consultants, 5 specialty doctors and 38 trainees and delivers a hugely diverse range of clinical activity across adult and paediatric theatres, peri-operative medicine, critical care, acute and chronic pain management and home ventilation services.

You must be a fully registered medical practitioner with GMC registration. You will have a minimum of four years’ postgraduate training, at least two years of which is in anaesthesia.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Please read attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

These posts are aimed at predominantly adult anaesthetists with a very broad range of specialist skills, with potentially some scope for maintaining a minor proportion of paediatric practice. We anticipate sessions will be available within a flexible job plan in upper GI, colorectal, gynaecology, plastics, orthopaedic spinal surgery, major trauma, neurosurgery, day surgery and pre-assessment clinic. Higher competency in Regional Anaesthesia for trauma patients is desirable.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact the Clinical Directors: Dr Ian Clement or Dr Barry Paul on 01912824619 or via email [email protected] or [email protected]. Alternatively please contact Dr. Sarah Metcalfe, Lead for Adult Anaesthesia, via email [email protected].

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical: •    Theatre anaesthesia – elective +/- emergency in agreed specialties •    RVI Surgical specialties include, upper and lower GI, gynaecology, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, neuroradiology, orthopaedic trauma, major trauma, day case upper limb trauma unit, ophthalmology and maxillo-facial surgery. •    There is an active regional anaesthesia group and skills in this area would be welcome. •    Maternity services - >6000 deliveries per annum. Obstetric sessions may be available if a candidate wished by negotiation.

Administrative: •    To be an active member of the department, participating in our wider work of quality improvement, safety, education and specialty development. •    To fulfil requirements for annual appraisal and revalidation, to maintain mandatory training and appropriate CPD.

Research: •    To participate in recruitment to our NIHR Portfolio trial work, to participate in our national and local data collection (eg NELA, PQIP).

Teaching: •     There is an expectation of participation in trainee teaching and education.