Job overview
This post is designed to give applicants experience of PHEM prior to applying for national PHEM training posts. It will include educational time for clinical experience, training and clinical governance opportunities in PHEM. It will include out of hours work both in the PHEM environment and on the first call/third/obstetric/Friarage anaesthetic oncall rotas at South Tees (Depending on experience).
The post is at post core anaesthetic level, but more senior doctors are also considered. It is split between anaesthetic work at University Hospitals Tees and Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) sessions at the Great North Air Ambulance service in an 80:20 manner respectively. Applicants must be post CT3 level and the successful candidate will be expected to have 24 months or prior Anaesthesia Core or ACCS training (including 3-6 months in intensive care) and to be competent to work with indirect supervision.
In addition to the challenges of the role, we can offer you a commitment to teaching, education, research and audit.
Main duties of the job
Clinical commitment
There is a Clinical service commitment inclusive of a 1 in 4, weekend daytime anaesthetic on call cover at Friarage Hospital, Northallerton. This will require independent practice with distant supervision and the ability to arrange and provide safe inter hospital transfer of unwell patients. Anaesthetic cover at Friarage Hospital provides emergency airway, resuscitation and transfer support for the acute medical unit and inpatient care only. Further out of hours on-call in support of the James Cook University anaesthesia rota tiers may be required to a maximum overall on-call frequency of 1:8. There is a flexible service commitment to daytime elective and emergency anaesthesia delivery at James Cook University Hospital with opportunity to tailor sessions to individual interests. All clinical activity will be matched to the fellows level of training and will include appropriate consultant clinical supervision. A proportion of this work will be service provision, providing solo cover for elective anaesthetic lists (with local consultant supervision).
Must have evidence of adequate experience to fulfil service need. This includes completion of Royal College of Anaesthetists "Initial Assessment of Competence" and "Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia". Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems as an anaesthetist.
Working for our organisation
Perioperative Services Directorate
You will join a department consisting of 80 Consultants (including military) and 8 SAS grade doctors who form the Directorate of Anaesthesia across the two sites. In addition, there areResident Anaesthetists in anaesthesia who rotate within the Northern School of Anaesthesia (Northern Deanery) and also locally employed Anaesthetists ( These include those working on portfolio pathway towards becoming a consultant). The department provides anaesthesia for a full range of tertiary services and was recently awarded Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, reflecting excellence in all areas of delivery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Full details and further information are available on the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
2. GMC Registration (including current license to practice)
3. Primary FRCA
Desirable criteria
4. Other post graduate medical qualifications MRCP, MRCEM, Dip ICM
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
5. Evidence of completion of CT2 / ACCS3 competencies ( Basic Level Training Certificate BLTC/ Core Level Training Certificate CLTC or equivalent) by post start date.
6. Competence at advanced life support (current ALS)
7. Completion of a Training for Transfer Course (or equivalent)
8. Good history & examination skills
9. Able to formulate a working diagnosis. Able to order appropriate investigations. Image interpretation relevant to practice.
10. Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague
11. Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team. Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines
Desirable criteria
12. Previous clinical experience in Anaesthesia /Critical Care
13. Evidence of commitment to a career in PHEM
14. Additional experience working in Emergency Medicine post foundation program ( during ACCS training or stand-alone EM job)
15. Experience of working in a PHEM environment event medicine, expedition medicine
16. Other life support courses ATLS, ETC, APLS
17. Ability to organise own work, learning and projects
Experience
Essential criteria
18. Written evidence of satisfactory training to date workplace assessments
19. Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems as an anaesthetist
20. Experience of audit projects
Desirable criteria
21. Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
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