Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively and flexibly within a team are essential. We have a very well established Senior Nursing Team, with regular meetings to discuss issues and work in collaboration effectively. The successful candidate will be expected to take an active role in the clinical supervision and training of Anaesthesia trainees from the Wessex Deanery as well as trainees undergoing core medical training and Foundation doctors working in critical care. The successful applicant will contribute to the Departments clinical governance processes, including participation in monthly morbidity and mortality meetings. We are a proactive and friendly department providing anaesthesia services for the Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Poole Hospital. Some colleagues maintain special interests, for example in obstetric anaesthesia. Trainees from the Wessex School of Anaesthesia work across both Bournemouth and Poole and many non-clinical activities, such as clinical governance meetings, formal teaching and journal clubs are combined. There are resident trainees at Poole and Bournemouth to cover Critical Care, and a nurse-led critical care outreach service. Emergency Theatre cover at Bournemouth is provided out of hours by consultant anaesthetists with a non-resident consultant on call and a second anaesthetist staffing a twilight and weekend emergency list. Emergency Theatre cover at Poole is provided by trainees, with on-call Consultant cover.