Speciality Doctor in Anaesthetics

Job summary

The post holder will undertake clinical duties primarily in the Main theatre and Day Surgery Units together with the Obstetric and Intensive Care Units, according to the provisional timetables below. The Department needs an experienced, general anaesthetist who can complement the current skill mix. There is no specific requirement for a specialist interest, though this may be accommodated, particularly in regional anaesthesia.

Main duties of the job

The post will therefore have an interesting, varied, and stimulating mix of frontline, out of hours (OOH), acute care of patients for general anaesthesia, obstetric anaesthesia and intensive care medicine as well as daytime elective surgical lists. The balance of this workload will vary depending of the needs of the department, but it is anticipated that the total weekend commitment will not be more than 12-13 times per year. The following timetables give examples of the 2 job plans - one with no OOH shifts and one with a 1:8 OOH rota. The post holder will shift from one job plan to the other depending on requirements; the average weekly number of dccPAs will be 9, with 1 PA for supporting activities. Further dccPAs may be available.

Candidates interested in working part time are encouraged to apply and on-call would be on a pro rata basis.

Training and support will be given to maintain and develop the skills required for this varied role. The Trust will also support the post holder in progressing towards postgraduate examinations, entry to training or application for entry to the Specialist Register, if applicable.

The department traditionally maintains a high degree of flexibility in service provision, and whilst most anaesthetists have a degree of predictability to their weekly commitments, many do not, and the post holder will be expected to provide flexibility in the timing and clinical nature of their weekly commitment.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.