Senior Clinical Education Fellow Anaesthetics

Senior Clinical Education Fellow Anaesthetics

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow within the department of Anaesthesia. We are seeking an experienced anaesthetist who is highly motivated and a strong desire to work with excellence.

Our department has a diverse blend of 25 consultants with a wealth of experience that lends itself to providing first class care and a unique training experience. We pride ourselves on being a very approachable, flexible and proactive.

Feedback from trainees is always excellent and many are drawn back by the lure of the healthy work - life balance that Hereford offers.

Please note this vacancy may close early as we often receive high volumes of applications.

Please do get in touch for more information.

• You will contribute to regular day time activity across specialties and to resident on call duties.
• Duties and opportunities are dependant on experience
• Resident on-call duties are on a 1:8 rota with prospective cover and will cover either general or obstetric anaesthesia services, or ICU. These hours are 08:00-18:00, 08:00-20:30 and 20:00-08:30. There are three tiers of resident anaesthetic and intensive care cover within the hospital who work as a team to provide out of hour cover with non-resident consultant support.
• Elective activity may include supervised/mentored elective lists and/or Obstetrics /ICU.
• You will be an active member of the hospital medical emergencies team.
• You will undertake intra- and inter-hospital critical care transfers.
• It is expected that you will engage with clinical governance by taking part in regular departmental meetings, and proactively undertaking audit and quality improvement projects.
• It is expected that you will familiarise yourself with and adhere to the Trust's policies on Clinical Governance, Confidentiality and Infection Control.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoiled county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time... the time.

Please see attached job description and personal specification for further information on this post.

• MBChB or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration with Licence to practise
• Primary FRCA or equivalent

• 12 months anaesthesia experience
• Have evidence of achievement of the Initial Assessment of Competence in Anaesthesia
• ALS provider
• At least 18 months previous anaesthesia experience.
• Have evidence of achievement of the Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia or equivalent
• Have evidence of achievement of the Core competences in Intensive Care Medicine
• On call experience in ICU or Obstetrics
• Experience in or exposure to general paediatrics, obstetrics, surgery (any level)
• ATLS/ EPLS/ APLS Provider

• Demonstrate commitment to Anaesthesia
• Widespread broad based knowledge in all aspects of general medicine and surgery.
• Widespread broad based knowledge in all aspects of Anaesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine

• Clearly demonstrate evidence-based practice.
• Proactive Quality Improvement involvement and implementation
• Evidence of clinical audit practice and clinical governance.

• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written, including the ability to communicate and interact effectively with colleagues and patients
• Second language

• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience.

• Demonstrate a personal drive for development and growth.
• Demonstrate an excellent work ethic.
• Evidence of ability to work within a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrate ability to take…