Specialty Doctor Anaesthetics

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

During normal hours there will be the opportunity to develop skills and experience across the wide range of anaesthetic subspecialties available in the Trust. This will include covering elective and emergency lists on either hospital site, with an appropriate level of consultant supervision (dependent on complexity of cases and/or post holder experience). Successful candidates should be competent to provide anaesthesia for uncomplicated lists without direct supervision. However, a consultant mentor will always be available to advise in such cases and provide ad hoc support as needed. At times there will also be a requirement to cover obstetric services and critical care during normal weekday hours (rather than a theatre list); this will be dictated by clinical need and staffing numbers within the department and will be a shared responsibility by all, in order to ensure these unpredictable areas are always safely staffed. During normal hours, both obstetrics and critical care always have a dedicated consultant to provide support and direct supervision as necessary.

Successful candidates will be entitled to weekly SPA time, to be used for non-clinical administrative duties, teaching, training, audit, research, clinical governance and reflective practice.

The post holder will join the Trauma Weekend Team at the Conquest Hospital. This is recognised as currently contributing an average of 1.1 PA based on a 1: 8 weekend rota cycle, plus one bank holiday per member per year. The weekend activity is 0800 to 1800 Saturday and Sunday. There is no night-time activity.

Person specification

Training and Experience

Essential criteria

• Completed at least four years' full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in speciality training programme in a relevant speciality or as a fixed term speciality trainee in a relevant speciality or shall have equivalent experience and competencies
• Wide experience in all aspects of anesthesia appropriate to working in a DGH setting - including critical care.

Patients come first at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

Our vision is to be:

• The healthcare provider of first choice for the people of East Sussex.

Our mission is to:

• Deliver better health outcomes and an excellent experience for everyone we provide with healthcare services.

Our strategic objectives are to:

• Improve quality and clinical outcomes by ensuring that safe patient care is our highest priority.
• Play a leading role in local partnerships to meet the needs of our local population and improve and enhance patients' experiences.
• Use our resources efficiently and effectively for the benefit of our patients and their care to ensure our services are clinically, operationally and financially sustainable.

Our aims are that all services delivered by the Trust are:

• Safe
• Effective
• Caring
• Responsive and
• Well led

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