NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Main area
Anaesthesia
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (.)
Job ref
343-MED-807-A
Site
Cross Site
Town
Carshalton
Salary
£100,870 - £111,441 10PA
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
16/11/2025 23:59
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
Specialist Grade in Anaesthesia with an interest in Peri Operative Medicine
We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Grade in Anaesthetics to join our team
The Anaesthetics department is a friendly and supportive one. We have achieved ACSA Accreditation for the Royal College of Anaethsetists and are extremely proud of this achievement. We welcome innovation and will support change where it improves the care we give to our patients
Main duties of the job
Principle Duties of the Post:
Role summary:
1. To actively engage and participate in the delivery of safe and effective Anaesthetic services within the Trust (General and regional anaesthesia, and Procedural sedation, independently for all patients)
1. As well as Perioperative sessions the successful candidate will be expected to provide independent anaesthetic sessions in Obstetrics, General Surgery ,Urology and Orthopaedic surgery.
2. To actively participate in clinical governance and quality improvement activities.
3. To actively participate in the teaching, training and supervision of anaesthetic resident doctors and medical students.
Working for our organisation
St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
* The principal duty is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients:
. To always, comply with the GMC's guidance on 'Good Medical Practice' as amended or substituted from time to time.
. To ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained.
. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in agreement with your Clinical Director.
. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust's corporate Induction (or arranged Consultant Induction).
To participate in the Trust's Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
. To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and outpatients under your care.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* Full registration and a License to Practice with the General Medical Council
* Minimum of 12 years medical experience since primary medical qualification
* Minimum of 6 years as SAS grade or equivalent in anaesthesia
* Minimum of 3 years experience at senior obstetric anesthetic level
* Post-graduate professional qualification in anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
* Demonstrated ability to provide safe and effective immediate care for critically ill patients of all ages
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
* Broad range of experience of anaesthesia for elective, emergency surgery for patients of all ages
* High risk obstetric experience in the last 5 years
* Demonstrates ability to manage patients with complex needs whilst remaining aware of own limitations
* Communicates effectively with patients, relatives and carers, placing them at the centre of the care pathway
* Ability to lead resuscitation teams and safely transfer critically ill patients
* Previous experience of working in the NHS
Desirable criteria
* Advanced airway management skills
Education and Training
Essential criteria
* Meets the requirements of a sessional supervisor, as defined by the RCOA
* Critically assesses learning requirements for self and others
* Evaluates, reflects and acts on the effectiveness of education and learning
* Creates effective peri operative learning opportunities for medical and para-medical colleagues
Desirable criteria
* Meets the requirements of a Clinical/ Educational Supervisor, as defined by the GMC
Research
Essential criteria
* Keeps up-to –date with current research and best practice
* Critically appraises and understands the relevance of research evidence in anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
* Presentations at regional and national meetings
* Presentations at regional and national meetings
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Essential criteria
* Implements evidence-based change to improve peri operative patient care
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