Employer: University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: UHNM
Town: Stoke on Trent
Salary: Salary based on years of experience.
Closing: 20/12/2024 08:00
Specialty Doctor - Anaesthetics
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Job overview
The post is for a Specialty doctor in anaesthetics who, in conjunction with 91 Consultants, 9 Specialist doctors, 21 Specialty doctors, and 7 SAS doctors, will provide a comprehensive anaesthetic service to the University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
1. Routine work to actively engage and participate in the delivery of a safe and effective Anaesthetic Service at the University Hospital of North Midlands (Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital).
2. Your role will include out of hours work on any of the rotas that you are deemed competent to provide cover for with a frequency of 1:8.
3. To actively participate in clinical governance and quality improvement activities in the department.
4. To actively participate in teaching, training, and supervision of anaesthetic trainees and medical students from Keele Medical School.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. Based across two sites, Royal Stoke in Stoke-on-Trent and County Hospital in Stafford, we are proud to serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching, and research. We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales.
All of our employees make a valuable contribution regardless of role here at UHNM and we are proud of our wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their true potential.
UHNM creates and encourages a culture of inclusion, providing equal opportunities for career development that are fair and transparent. We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture in which all staff feel valued and respected. In return, we ask all of our employees to make a commitment to the values, co-created by our staff, patients, and carers, and that unite us as a Trust.
At University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, we know that investing in, supporting, and developing our staff has a direct impact on the quality of care that we deliver. Our employees are as important as our patients and the population that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The selected candidate will be responsible for providing and maintaining a safe, robust service and will have a wide knowledge of all aspects of anaesthesia. Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full-time, part-time hours, and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.
A flexible approach will be required to work for our Trust, due to multiple site working as UHNM covers Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital, Stafford.
Person specification
Qualifications
* MBBS or equivalent
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
* Completed at least 2 years as a full-time anaesthetist after the primary medical qualification
* Ability to provide safe and effective immediate care for critically ill patients of all ages
* Primary FRCA or equivalent
* Current ALS certification
* APLS/ATLS or equivalent
GMC
* GMC Registration
Academic Achievements, Research & Publications
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
* Experience of and commitment to clinical audit
* Proven research ability including research publications in indexed journals
Management & Administration Experience
* Experience of audit management
* Previous possession of leadership/management roles
Clinical Experience & Training
* Be able to independently provide safe and effective anaesthetic cover for all surgical specialties
* Advanced Training or Fellowship
* Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates
Important information about your application
* All correspondence will be sent to you via the email address you applied from. Please ensure you check your emails regularly.
* References - please ensure you provide email addresses for all referees for the last three years of employment.
* We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from everyone regardless of ethnicity, disability, gender, age, faith, or sexual orientation. Appointment will be based on merit alone.
* Flexible working will be considered in line with Trust policies.
* New recruits are required to pay for their Disclosure and Barring Service check (and admin fee) prior to starting if the role requires a DBS check.
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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has been awarded the Gold Award for proudly supporting those who serve. We actively encourage applications from the Armed Forces community.
We will communicate with you regarding your job application via email. Please be aware that we cannot guarantee the security of any emails sent/received via non-encrypted format.
If you would like support completing an application form, please contact the recruitment department on 01782 675533 where one of our trained assistants will be able to help.
At UHNM we are fortunate to receive a high volume of applications for many of our roles, on this occasion we would reserve the right to close any advert early, therefore please apply without delay!
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Address: 2nd Floor, Springfield Building
Royal Stoke University Hospital
Newcastle Road
Stoke on Trent
ST4 6QG
Telephone: 01782 674783
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