Employer: Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Horton Hospital
Town: Banbury
Salary: £59,175 - £95,400
On call: Yes
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 21/10/2024 23:59
Speciality Doctor in Anaesthesia
The Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
A Specialty Doctor post in Anaesthesia is available now at the Oxford University Hospitals. The post will be based jointly with the Horton Hospital and Oxford hospitals. This is a replacement post. Candidates are highly recommended to visit the department and hospital and are invited to contact one of the following clinicians:
Dr. Jenny Thompson, Clinical Lead HGH, Dept of Anaesthesia, Horton General Hospital, Oxford Road, Banbury, OX16 9AL. Tel: 01295 229067.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will participate in the resident anaesthetic junior on-call rota and be responsible for providing elective and emergency anaesthesia for the surgical specialties listed below. In addition, the post holder will provide emergency airway support to the hospital and be involved in the initial resuscitation and transfer of critically ill patients. The rota will consist of a mixture of normal days, long days and nights.
1. General Surgery (including paediatrics, breast and colorectal)
2. Gynaecology
3. Urology
4. Oral Surgery
5. Paediatric Dental Surgery
6. Cataract and minor Eye Surgery
7. Plastic Surgery (including paediatrics)
8. Obstetrics or other specialty interest (by arrangement, in Oxford)
There is a trauma list each weekday afternoon. There is a liberal Day Surgery policy.
Minimum Requirements
* Full registration and licence to practice with the General Medical Council
* Shall have completed at least five years’ full-time postgraduate training (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis), at least two of which will be in anaesthesia
* Advanced Life Support
* Shall have equivalent experience and competencies
* Primary FRCA
* Final FRCA or equivalent
* ATLS, APLS or equivalent
* Formal transfer training
* Completion of core training in anaesthesia (or equivalent)
Experience
* Minimum 2 years recognised training at time of appointment in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, equivalent to that expected to be undertaken in a UK anaesthetic training programme.
* Broad anaesthetic experience equivalent to that gained in a UK district general hospital or teaching hospital anaesthetic dept.
* Experience in paediatric anaesthesia
* Experience in trauma anaesthesia
* Critical care transfer experience
* Ability to make decisions independently or recognize when help is required.
* At least 5 years’ anaesthetics experience / PG training in anaesthesia, equivalent to that expected in a UK training programme
* Current NHS Experience
* Experience in intensive care
* Ability to undertake solo anaesthesia lists
Skills and Knowledge
* Experience of leading clinical teams
* Ability to work independently or recognize when help is needed. Ability to effectively prioritize, organize and manage clinical workload.
* Demonstrates a good understanding of this post
* Performs at the level expected of an anaesthetic registrar, participating in a resident on-call rota for anaesthetics
* Good personal and interpersonal skills
* Ability to communicate effectively through good verbal and written skills in English
* Basic IT skills
* Experience of routine clinical audit.
* Experience such as managing rotas, organising conferences, or chairing meetings
* Experience of teaching undergraduates and trainees
* Supporting an anaesthetic dept through ACSA
COVID-19: The COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. While COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment at this time, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.
Please make sure that you read the job description and person specification attached below, and that your statement in support reflects this as your application will be judged against these criteria.
All candidates will be contacted with an update on the application. The majority of correspondence will be via the e-recruitment system, therefore you should check your emails regularly including junk mail folders in web-based email products.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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