Trust Doctor Trust Grade (Registrar) Level Anaesthetics

Job overview

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

• Main duties, responsibilities and results areas
• Assist in the provision of safe, effective and efficient Anaesthetic services.  •    Comply with the outlined work program and the rolling weekly timetable of flexible commitments  • Facilitate emergency resident out of hours cover with other SAS grade Anaesthetists  • Act to ensure that standards are maintained and developed through participation in Clinical Audit, evidence-based research and quality improvement initiatives. • To be familiar with the Royal College curriculum for Junior Doctor Training and ideally contribute to their continuing education by meeting the requirements needed to deliver clinical supervision as well as assessment.  • Participate in continuing professional development and appraisal according to current College requirements and the GMC requirements for revalidation. • This job description is not an exhaustive statement of the scope of the job and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the position.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.