Job overview
This post is central to delivering effective patient care at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The post will be primarily based in Winchester but you may be asked to attend other sites as required. The post will be involved in all aspects of diagnosis and treatment of patients. The post holder would be on the resident 1st on call rota supporting in Critical Care overnight.
Main duties of the job
Duties include being part of the 1st on call rota, when you will be covering theatres and the Critical Care Unit. This is supported by a consultant in intensive care and consultant general anaesthetist, both non-resident. The majority of clinical work will be in RHCH main theatres or Day Treatment Centre, anaesthetising for a variety of surgical specialties. There is opportunity to develop confidence anaesthetising for major surgical cases or particular sub-specialties, under consultant supervision.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search or .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will be expected to:
• Support the delivery of a high quality 24 hour anaesthetic service
• Work flexibly dependent on the exigencies of the department
• Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the Patients’ Charter
• Assist in our determination to be a successful provider of a range of appropriate services to the local community
The Trust is keen to attract the highest calibre of trainee doctors. It realises that to maintain that aim for the future the quality of teaching and training must be of the highest order. Consultant staff are responsible for the training and supervision of all junior medical staff and time is expected to be regularly allocated to their teaching. All College and Faculty tutors regularly meet with the Postgraduate Clinical Tutor, to discuss training and postgraduate educational matters.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BM or equivalent
2. Licence to practice & full registration with GMC
3. Basic Level Training Certificate in Anaesthesia (or equivalent if you have not completed a UK core anaesthetic training programme)
Desirable criteria
4. Passed Primary FRCA
5. Passed Final FRCA
6. Life Support Course Instructor
Clinical Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
7. 24 months experience in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care medicine from a UK core training programme (or equivalent)
8. An ability to cover Intensive Care and General Anaesthetic duties in both the elective and emergency setting
Desirable criteria
9. Worked in the UK's NHS
10. Taught on life support or deteriorating patient courses (e.g. ALERT course)
11. Experience in obstetric anaesthesia
Clinical Skills & Ability
Essential criteria
12. Excellent communication skills
13. Ability to establish & maintain good professional relations with others
14. Punctual & reliable
15. Manual dexterity performing clinical procedures
Desirable criteria
16. Teaching Skills
Other requirements
Essential criteria
17. Physically and mentally fit with satisfactory occupational health clearance
18. Able to work evenings and weekends