This is an excellent opportunity within the Anaesthetics department at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust. The on-call rota will be a 1 in 8 full shift rota. Although not a training post, opportunities will be available for the appointee to develop their skills in all areas of Anaesthetics. Clinical Fellows are encouraged to take an active part in all teaching and training undertaken by the department and undertake further professional development. We have a dedicated educational adviser/mentor to support this.
Main duties of the job
Duties include provision of anaesthetic services for all specialties at Trust sites as well as out of hours cover for theatres, ICU, and Obstetrics at a middle tier level. The duties include doing a 1:8 on-call rota covering any of the 5 tier on-call rotas.
About us
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City Hertford County, Hertford Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda. We are committed to a positive work-life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Job description Job responsibilities
In the paragraphs above you have read an overview about the role we would like to offer and general information about main duties of the post holder. Please see attached job description which describes in full details the duties, responsibilities, and reporting relationships of the advertising role.
Person Specification Eligibility Essential Hold full registration and a current licence to practice with the GMC Be eligible to work in the UK Minimum of 6 months experience in a UK anaesthetic post including having achieved the anaesthetic initial assessment of competence (IAC). Qualifications Essential MBBS or equivalent Advanced Life Support Certificate or equivalent Desirable Primary or final FRCA or equivalent qualification Clinical Expertise in Speciality/Sub-speciality Essential Recognition of and ability to undertake the initial management of, an acutely ill patient Ability to apply sound clinical knowledge and judgement to problems Possess up-to-date knowledge of principles and practices of anaesthesia Demonstrate aptitude for practical skills e.g. hand-eye coordination, dexterity, visuospatial awareness Familiar with contemporary post-operative pain control Desirable Experience in use of regional techniques Experience in Medicine outside of anaesthesia Experience in Critical Care and obstetric anaesthesia Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.
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