Specialty doctor in anaesthetics

Main Duties

This post serves the elective theatres, an emergency on‑call rota for theatres and the critical care unit, and facilitates inter‑hospital road and air transfers. Daytime work is supervised by resident consultants. Out‑of‑hours specialty doctors are part of a resident multi‑disciplinary emergency team with a consultant available for telephone advice and will attend any complex cases and provide support to the specialty doctor. Our specialty doctors and consultants support the training of interns and medical students from Swansea and Cardiff University.

Work Schedule

We use a rolling rota system in which each doctor works through an eight‑week cycle before starting again at week 1. The rota is designed to provide a good work‑life balance. All specialty doctors work flexibly, helping each other by swapping duties when needed. While the NHS does not require any doctor to work more than an average of 10 sessions per week, our current specialty doctors choose to work a 13‑session week which suits our rota structure (average of 10.7 sessions of direct clinical care, 1 session of supporting professional/administration activity, and 1.25 sessions for prospective cover of colleague’s annual & study leave).

Qualifications and Knowledge

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practice.
• Valid Certified Advanced Life Support.

Desirable

• Additional clinical qualification(s).
• Evidence of working towards membership of the Royal College.
• Welsh speaker (Level 1).

Clinical Governance

• Participation in clinical audit (or quality improvement project) and understanding role of audit in improving medical practice.

Desirable Clinical Governance

• Knowledge of risk management.
• Knowledge of annual job planning/appraisal review process.

Experience

• Completed at least four years’ full‑time postgraduate training (or equivalent part‑time/flexible) with at least two years in a relevant specialty training programme or as a fixed‑term specialty trainee, or equivalent experience and competencies.
• Able to demonstrate core competencies and clinical skills relevant to the post.

Desirable Experience

• Evidence of leading a team.
• NHS experience.

Teaching

• Willingness to teach all grades of professional multidisciplinary staff.

Desirable Teaching

• Evidence of organising programmes and teaching medical students and resident doctors.

Other

• Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner.
• Flexible approach to the needs of the service.

Welsh Language

The ability to communicate in Welsh is desirable for this post. The Health Board is committed to supporting its staff to fully embrace the need for bilingualism, thereby enhancing patient and service user experiences. We welcome applications from Welsh speakers. If you do not meet the Welsh Language requirements specified, the Health Board offers a variety of learning options and staff support to help you meet these minimal desirable requirements during the course of your employment with us.