Overview
We are offering an opportunity to join East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust at a very exciting time. This post for Clinical Fellows in Anaesthesia has been created to support the Essex and Suffolk Elective Orthopaedic Centre (ESEOC)., The post holders will be expected to provide anaesthesia for elective orthopaedic surgery with local consultant supervision. They will be expected to follow local guidelines and protocols, including enhanced recovery pathways.
The successful candidates would be expected to participate in the general Colchester on-call rota covering the 2 bed recovery in the Dame Clare Marx Building with a frequency of no greater than 1 in 8, provide support to the Foundation Doctor covering the 3 elective orthopaedic wards (up to 72 beds in total), assess deteriorating patients and elevate care as necessary (which could include the transfer of unstable patients to the main hospital critical care unit).
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the general on call rota and work in all other areas as required.
* Deputise from time to time for absent colleagues, and exceptionally perform additional duties in emergencies or unforeseen circumstances.
* Supervise junior staff, provide teaching, training and participate in departmental governance and quality improvement meetings.
Benefits
* Wide range of training and development opportunities, flexible working options.
* Generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts.
* Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offering a variety of services.
About ESNEFT
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes. We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff and offering a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options. Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those that cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
Interested?
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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