We are looking to recruit Senior Clinical Fellows / Trust Grade Doctors, to our friendly and busy Anaesthetics Department at Northampton General Hospital. This will be a 12 month fixed term post working within Anaesthetics alongside ‘fellow project’ related activities and development, with the possibility for extension. There will be opportunity to develop anaesthetic skills with time in theatre and also the possible funding for a PG certificate in a related field. This is an exciting time to join Northampton General Hospital as we develop our Academic Strategy towards University Hospital status. Duties Alongside clinical duties you will be allowed to take fellow days to work on your projects from your chosen area. The fellowships we currently have running include: Medical Education Leadership and management Patient Safety Research FUSIC Sustainability/environmental Medical hypnosis Social Media in Medicine/Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed) Clinical The successful applicant is expected to participate in the Anaesthetics rotas for both Senior & Obstetrics Trainee on-call rotas (full shift), as well as the day-to-day clinical and managerial running of the service. The rota is staffed by doctors of varying seniority from a range of specialties. It is expected that individual staff perform at a level that is consistent with their grade/ experience. You will be expected to be actively involved in handover of patients, ward rounds, clinical procedures, clerking, transfers, following up on investigations, documentation to maintain a high standard of clinical care for patients. The role will involve spending time in theatres to further develop your anaesthetic skills. Educational opportunities The department offer extensive learning resources in addition to an active Medical Education Centre and supportive library service. There are regular educational meetings each week including journal club, M&M, ITU rounds, point of care simulation and regular junior and obstetrics teaching. There are opportunities to further develop teaching skills with the senior medical students and Foundation Year 1 doctors working in critical care. The rota is EWTD compliant and includes evening, night and weekend shifts within the work pattern. It is highly recommended that you visit or contact the department to discuss this post. Please note this post is not directly recognised for training. Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire. Our Excellence Values Compassion Accountability Respect Integrity Courage We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone’s full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities. We are a Defence positive trust, supporting our reservists, veterans, spouses and partners. The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications. For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Kullampalayam Shivakumar Job title: Deputy Clinical Director Email address: kullampalayam.shivakumarnhs.net Telephone number: 01604 545181