Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
The advertised posts offer excellent clinical experience with a wide and varied acute case mix, both within Theatres and Intensive Care Unit in close liaison with Consultants. This post will offer opportunity to develop and work towards achieving your Consultant posts, or Staff Grade doctors wishing to build experience or develop a progression to Consultant posts.
You will be required to support a 24/7 service across Anaesthetic/ITU and will be required to participate in the day to day management of our ECU unit which manages higher risk surgeries
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Minimum of 3 years broad anaesthetic experience and a postgraduate qualification acceptable to the RCoA.
2. Experience in managing a wide range of anaesthetic and critical illness scenarios including responding appropriately to deteriorating patients in the emergency department, hospital wards and perioperative areas Advanced Life Support certification
Professional Requirements
Essential criteria
3. Demonstrate Possession of a basic medical qualification acceptable to the GMC for registration. Completion of at least one year in an internship post. Provision of evidence of having worked for a minimum of 3 years out of the last 5 years in anaesthesia outside the European Union, including the most recent 12 months. Provision of evidence of good standing from the applicant’s local medical regulatory council.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of English by obtaining an overall score of 7.5, with minimum scores of 7.0 in speaking, listening, reading and writing. In the ‘Academic’ test of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS). Eligibility for PLAB exemption. Provision of two structured, supportive references from supervising consultants, both of whom must have worked with the applicant within the last five years. Provision of evidence of a postgraduate qualification acceptable to the RCoA
Knowledge and Skillas
Essential criteria
5. Appropriate knowledge and practical skills to recognise and manage high risk patients presenting for anaesthesia. Ability to manage critically ill patients
Desirable criteria
6. Awareness of specialty developments. IT skills including use of databases, spread sheets, Word, PowerPoint etc
COMMUNICATION
Essential criteria
7. Coherent, diplomatic, confident, decisive. Demonstrable presentation skills in educational and scientific settings.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Essential criteria
8. Enthusiasm and commitment to the specialty. Ability to work in harmony with medical, nursing and allied health professionals. Flexibility, punctuality and reliability. Ability to cope with stressful situations
Desirable criteria
9. Personable. Sense of humour. Project management skills
Management
Essential criteria
10. Good time management an self organisation