Job Description

Applications are invited for the post Speciality Doctor in Anaesthesia at Warwick Hospital.

Applicants should have suitable anaesthetic experience for this grade, and should possess full registration with the GMC at the time of interview.

You will be expected to contribute to elective and emergency work, and providea high degree of input into our intensive care and obstetric services experience in ophthalmic anaesthesia would be advantageous

The post includes participation in a full shift system to provide 24 hour onsite Anaesthetic cover.

The Anaesthetic Department consists of 28 Consultants, 6 Associate Specialists, 6 Specialty Doctors, 5 SpRs and 6 CT\'s. All major surgical specialities (with the exception of plastic, neuro and cardiothoracic surgery) are represented.

The department has a regular commitment to audit and opportunities for training and development will be made available.

Main duties of the job

Research, Education, Audit and Continuing Professional Development- To take responsibility for continuing professional education in accordance with guidelines set out by the appropriate college/faculty/professional body.- To initiate and participate in research and audit programmes in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.-To work in collaboration with colleagues in developing skills to provide new ways of working across different professions, organisations i.e. community/primary care.

Clinical Governance * In conjunction with Consultant colleagues, to ensure that the requirements of clinical governance are met.

General elements: * To participate in clinical and other service activities with the object of ensuring a high standard of patient care.

• To take an active part in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training.
• To contribute to the management of the clinical service and service development.
• To contribute to the research and development of the department
• To observe the Trust\'s agreed policies and procedures
• To take responsibility for your own health and safety complying with any safe working arrangements, policies and procedures which are in place.
• To accept a duty to other staff and patients to ensure that any hazards are reported and managed appropriately.
• To ensure that there are adequate arrangements for hospital staff involved in the care of patients to be able to contact you when necessary

About us

With our central location and great transport links we\'re closer than you might think. We are in the heart of England with easy access to the motorway network and a good railway service. Warwickshire is accessible from a number of nearby cities including Birmingham, Leicester, Northampton, Oxford and Worcester.

Surrounded by a collection of picturesque towns and villages, there is always a lot to see and do across the County. Numerous sport and leisure venues, theatres, parks and great shopping facilities make Warwickshire an idyllic place to work and live.

As well as enjoying where you work, we want all our staff to lead happy and healthy lives. That\'s why we offer a number of benefits to support this, such as flexible working opportunities, and onsite subsidized restaurant at our hospitals in Warwick and Leamington Spa as well as several recognition awards.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The appointee will be responsible in immediate clinical matters to the nominated duty consultant. Professional accountability is via the Clinical Director of the Anaesthetic Department to the Associate Chief medical officer (Elective) and ultimately to the Medical Director.

Employment is offered on the basis of

• 10 sessions per week: Programmed Activity (PA) allocation for the shifts are calculated in line with the Trust Specialist Terms & Conditions, i.e. working hours weekdays 7am 7pm: 4 hours per PA, hours worked outside these hours: 3 hours per PA.
• Temporary additional sessions may be offered to applicants wishing to undertake additional regular daytime duties up to a maximum of two sessions per week.

Support will be given if required by the service for the development of a sub-specialty role.

Person Specification
Professional Experience
Essential

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise

Desirable

• Regional Anaesthesia

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Company

Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further.

We are one of the best perfoming NHS Trusts nationally and our staff think this is a great place to work and we hope you will agree.

We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the whole county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Over 4800 people work for the Trust and many of them have been here a long time. People find they don\'t need to go elsewhere to find a fulfilling career in healthcare.

The first thing you will notice about us is how we take our values seriously. We believe that our values underpin everything we do. If you are interested in a role with us you need to make sure our values match your own.

Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are \'Trusted to provide safe, effective and compassionate care\'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn\'t matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.

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