Speciality Doctor in Anaesthesia

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a Specialty Anaesthetist working across the trust at Wansbeck General Hospital, North Tyneside General Hospital, Hexham General Hospital and The Northumbria Hospital on a full-time or part-time basis.

The candidate should have at least four years experience in UK anaesthesia. They will need to have passed the appropriate obstetric competencies as detailed by the RCoA, as the successful candidate will be required to cover labour ward when on call.

GMC registration, 3 years of anaesthetic experience, experience of covering labour ward with distant supervision essential and Obstetric Anaesthesia competencies.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will work a resident 8 person full shift system alongside the other trainees in the department and contribute 5 sessions per week. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their special interest to complement the other members of the department and will participate in the provision of Anaesthetic services at all the main hospital sites.

About us

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.

Date posted

19 May 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£51,000 to £80,000 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5303038NR

Job locations

Trustwide

Ashington

NE63 9JJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work a resident 8 person full shift system alongside the other trainees in the department and contribute 5 sessions per week. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their special interest to complement the other members of the department and will participate in the provision of Anaesthetic services at all the main hospital sites.

Full job description attached

Job description

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will work a resident 8 person full shift system alongside the other trainees in the department and contribute 5 sessions per week. The successful candidate will be encouraged to develop their special interest to complement the other members of the department and will participate in the provision of Anaesthetic services at all the main hospital sites.

Full job description attached

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent Eligible for full/limited GMC registration

Desirable

  • BSc/BA Hons, Distinctions, Prizes at Undergrad or Postgrad Level. Primary FRCA or Equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years experience at Foundation level or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 3 years previous experience in UK anaesthesia at ACCS or CT level.
  • Previous experience in Obstetric Anaesthetics with documented completion of all appropriate workplace assessments.
  • Participation in on-call rotas including labour ward and intensive care unit cover
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent Eligible for full/limited GMC registration

Desirable

  • BSc/BA Hons, Distinctions, Prizes at Undergrad or Postgrad Level. Primary FRCA or Equivalent.

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum of 2 years experience at Foundation level or equivalent.
  • Minimum of 3 years previous experience in UK anaesthesia at ACCS or CT level.
  • Previous experience in Obstetric Anaesthetics with documented completion of all appropriate workplace assessments.
  • Participation in on-call rotas including labour ward and intensive care unit cover

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Ashington

NE63 9JJ


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Trustwide

Ashington

NE63 9JJ


Employer's website

https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Anaesthetist/Clinical Lead

Jo Dawson

joanne.dawson2@nhct.nhs.uk

03448118111

Date posted

19 May 2023

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Specialty Doctor

Salary

£51,000 to £80,000 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

319-5303038NR

Job locations

Trustwide

Ashington

NE63 9JJ


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