Trust Doctor (eqv to ST3+) in Anaesthetics with special interest in

Job overview

Trust Doctor (eqv to ST3+) in Anaesthetics with special interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia

This is a full-time post for doctors with a minimum of four years' experience in Anaesthesia, for an average of 48 hours per week, mostly antisocial.

Applicants should have an interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia but also wish to maintain and develop their skills in anaesthesia over a broad range of general, orthopaedic and gynaecological specialties.

The majority of the successful candidate’s rota will be on Labour Ward (including C-section lists) and Emergency Theatre, both daytime and out of hours.

The cover out of hours is provided by a team of three resident Anaesthetists, with the consultant anaesthetist on-call from home.

Regular days in elective theatres (orthopaedic, gynae or general surgery) will also be part of the rota.

During the day, a staff grade is  partnered with a consultant obstetric anaesthetist allowing for training and development. Out of hours, there are two staff grade anaesthetists allocated to Labor Ward duties together with a third anaesthetist providing cover for surgical emergencies, patient transfer and pediatric resuscitation.

Main duties of the job

• Provide safe, effective and caring anaesthetic services.
• Management of paediatric cardiac arrests and deteriorating paediatric patients requiring L2 and L3 care, and support of neonatal teams with critically ill neonates.
• Provision of anaesthetic support for the transportation of ventilated patients.
• Participate in the anaesthetic on call rota covering Labour ward and theatres at Newham Hospital, including paediatric and obstetric emergencies.
• To ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement, and evidence-based research.
• Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, undertaking learning responses, compassionate engagement, duty of candour and responding to complaints.
• To be familiar with the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ curriculum for Resident Doctor Training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and clinical supervision.

To participate in and contribute to the departmental teaching programme

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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