Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia

Job Overview

This post is based at Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals. We are keen to foster individual interests within Anaesthesia, including research and quality improvement ambitions and will encourage continued development within a job planning review and appraisal.

This post will initially be for 1 year with opportunities to become permanent.

The successful candidate will join the bleep holder anaesthetist rota based at the Heatherwood Hospital. The BHA shift commences  hrs and finishes  hrs when all patients have been discharged from PACU. The BHA is contactable over the bleep phone till 22.00. This rota is only for the weekday daytime. There is no service over the weekends, nights and bank holidays.

The successful candidate will also be involved in preoperative assessment of patients, pain ward rounds and trouble shooting in PACU and DSU in addition to providing support to theatres. The role would also entail facilitating the flow in theatres, supporting emergencies in theatre and assist with transfer of patients to the acute site.

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Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full role requirements.

The job plan will be for 12 PAs with 10.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA. A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and the Clinical Lead on behalf of the Clinical Director and Medical Director within three months of appointment. With Heatherwood hospital being an elective hub, there is great impetus on day case procedures.

• Full GMC registration
• Post graduate Qualification in Anaesthesia
• Clear evidence of commitment to relevant subspecialty

• Part 1 FRCA or equivalent
• EDRA
• ALS/ APLS

• Experience in the UK and NHS is mandatory.
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