Trust Doctor in Anaesthetics; ST

The Anaesthetic Department at William Harvey Hospital is looking to recruit a dynamic and conscientious individual to join our team of dedicated clinicians for a year.

William Harvey Hospital is a large district general hospital providing care for the diverse population across East Kent. The hospital provides surgical services for the regional head and neck cancer service, colorectal cancer and other specialties, including gynae, ENT, trauma surgery, breast, paediatrics and ophthalmology. There is also a 24-hour pPCI cardiology service. We are a leading level 2 trauma unit and have a busy obstetric unit with 4000 deliveries a year.

Vascular and urology services are based at Canterbury.

We will work with you to shape the ideal job plan upon successful appointment, and review it with you after three months and then annually – so you can keep the perfect fit. We will also provide the essential resources to support you in your duties, including administrative support. It will include pre, per and post-operative management of surgical patients, assisting with care of the patients on the ICU, and provision of assistance with resuscitation calls and acute pain queries.

Travel to other sites within the Trust will have to be anticipated to allow for full teaching experience.

• Develop and deliver high quality anaesthetic care to surgical patients.
• Assist with ICU patient care and support resuscitation calls.
• Manage acute pain queries and post‑operative follow‑up.
• Conduct teaching for doctors, medical students, nurses and other paramedical staff.
• Participate in teaching and learning activities across the network.
• Travel to other sites within the Trust to provide full teaching experience.

The post holder may be involved in teaching other doctors and medical students, nurses and other paramedical staff in the team in specialty and special interest. On‑call commitments should approximate to a 1 in 8 and will be covering paediatric, trauma and emergencies. The post is for 48 hours per week. The duties and responsibilities in this job description may need further discussion in the future to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the service, future service developments and the post holder.

Anaesthetic Specialty Trainees and Trust grade (CT2 level) cover CEPOD, labour ward (daytime) and support ICU, paediatric and trauma emergencies with rotation procedures, both on elective lists and as emergencies.

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is "great healthcare from great people". Everything we do is guided by our values: "People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference". We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals called households "We care".

It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day‑to‑day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day. We're on an exciting journey of transformation. With a new Medical School at the centre of our community, a focus on research, clinical leadership and making our trust a rewarding and friendly place to work, there's never been a better time to join us.