About this role
Job summary
Join us for a career and portfolio boosting opportunity
We are offering one Anaesthetic Senior Trust Grade job at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This is a fixed term post for 12 months to cover Resident gaps and includes participation in the 2nd on-call Resident rota at one or other campus. Applicants should have full GMC registration with a licence to practise, at least 5 years of anaesthetic experience with significant and recent experience in a UK anaesthetic department, and have passed the Royal College of Anaesthetists Final FRCA examination or other Test of Knowledge accepted by the RCoA
Successful applicants will join a busy, supportive department, providing anaesthesia for a broad range of specialties, and will participate in 2nd on anaesthetic rotas covering Anaesthesia, Enhanced Perioperative Care (EPOC), Obstetrics, and Critical Care as required
Main duties of the job
The successful applicants will be expected to
Support the delivery of a high quality 24-hour Anaesthetic service, including participation in out of hours rotas, covering EPOC (Enhanced Perioperative Care unit), Obstetrics, and Critical Care, in addition to General (Anaesthesia) duties
To work flexibly when required and depending upon demand
To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.
About us
We offer:
A named GMC-accredited Educational Supervisor
Annual Medical Appraisal
Exam support, interview and viva practice
Access to undergraduate teaching roles with further opportunities to contribute to localeducation and audit/QI projects
The benefit of the department's strong training, University, Trent Simulation Centre and
Royal College links
Pay and leave in line with trainee peers
Flexible working
Access to pastoral support - buddying, mentoring, nationally recognised Junior Doctor Liaison Group and Staff Wellbeing Programme
There are two campuses, situated 5 miles apart in the heart of Nottingham, with 47 theatres covering all surgical specialties.
o Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) is the acute setting and supports a substantial surgical workloadincluding neurosurgery, spinal surgery, head and neck, hepatobiliary and colorectal surgery. Italso houses the region's only Major Trauma Centre, Emergency Department, Children'sHospital, Treatment Centre, Trent Simulation Centre and Medical School
o Nottingham City Hospital (NCH) delivers planned care and is where cardiac, thoracic, urology, the majority of cancer surgery and renal transplants are undertaken.
Job description Job responsibilities
Clinical duties will include those normally expected of an Anaesthetic ST6+. During the daytime, this will involve theatre work; out of hours, duties will include 2nd on rota sessions at city or QMC.
Consultant cover is provided at all times, being non-resident overnight. At QMC, Consultant Anaesthetists are resident throughout all daytime and twilight sessions, 7 days a week, supporting the emergency workload.
The successful candidates will be responsible to a named Consultant within the senior management team, and have a named Educational Supervisor. They will be required to:
Participate in the delivery of a high quality 24-hour service including participation in the resident Out of Hours rota, covering a mixture of Anaesthetics, EPOC, Critical Care, and Obstetric Anaesthesia. Daytime sessions will be within Anaesthetics
Provide internal cover for colleagues on leave, which is included in the current banding allocation of this post. In exceptional circumstances and for short periods only, Clinical Fellows may be requested to provide additional cover, for example, to cover sickness. Locums may also be employed in this instance. The rota is EWTD compliant with appropriate level of banding for anti-social hours
Work flexibly, maintain a logbook and portfolio, engage with supervision, undergo medical appraisal and to develop a learning plan/PDP
Comply with management arrangements in place, to follow the guidelines on practice laid down by the General Medical Councils Maintaining Good Medical Practice, and to be accountable to the Trust for their actions and the quality of their work
Comply with Trust Health and Safety policies, fulfil mandatory training requirements and maintain a safe and healthy environment for patients, visitors and staff
Have knowledge of and employ the basic principles of infection control practice
Maintain effective working relationships with anaesthetic, nursing, operating department, critical care, midwifery, and surgical colleagues
Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.
Person Specification
Training & Qualifications Essential
MBBS or equivalent medical qualification Full GMC registration and Licence to Practice Full Final FRCA or other Test of Knowledge accepted by the RCoA ALS provider
Experience Essential
Significant and recent experience of anaesthetic practice in the UK A minimum of 5 years anaesthetics experience
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address QMC Campus, Derby Road, Nottingham
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nuh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)