Job summary
We require enthusiastic and dynamic Specialty Doctors to join the Department of Anaesthetics within Theatres and Critical Care directorate. Our department provides a clinical service at the Maidstone Hospital and the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury.
Our three hospitals offer a varied scope of practice, with emergency and elective surgery split across the three sites. The Tunbridge Wells Hospital is the hub for emergency General surgery, Paediatrics, ENT, Lower GI, Bariatric surgery, Gynaecology, Obstetric services and Trauma surgery, while Ophthalmic, Urology, Upper GI, Breast and Gynae-oncology surgery is based at Maidstone Hospital. Fordcombe Hospital provides elective day case procedures from a range of specialities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder must have at least 4 years postgraduate experience. 2 years should have been in relevant training posts and at least 3 years of anaesthetic experience.
Main duties will include providing a high quality anaesthetic and critical care service in theatres, ICU and / or Obstetrics including out of hours and weekend cover. The successful candidates will join the Registrar ICU on call rota or the SAS obstetric on call rota or the SAS Theatre rota.
About us
The Trust provides general hospital services to a population of approximately 760,000 in West Kent and North East Sussex, and some specialist services to a considerably larger population. Around 120,000 new patients present each year to the Emergency departments. Its major hospitals are the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury and Maidstone Hospital.
The Trust's Headquarters are at Maidstone Hospital. The Trust Chair is Dr Annette Doherty, the Chief Executive is Mr Miles Scott and the Chief Medical Officer is Dr Sara Mumford. The Chief Operating Officer is Mrs Sarah Davis. The Clinical Director for Theatres and Critical Care is Dr Helen Burdett, the General Managers are Miss Joana Silva and Erica Houghton, and the directorate Head of Nursing is Mrs Jane Sansom.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.
2. To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
3. To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trusts patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.
4. To participate fully in the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trusts Guide to Job Planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
5. To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.6. To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
7. To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.
8. To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice including the Duties of a Doctor.
9. To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.
10. To share in the on-call rota. To provide prospective cover for colleagues during annual and study leave and other absences as far as is practicable and clinically safe.
11. To ensure that you respond promptly and efficiently to all complaints related to any patient care you or your staff have been involved with, assisting the Trusts corporate responsibility to reply to complaints within a specified time frame.
12. To ensure that you develop and maintain effective working relationships with those agencies concerned with the provision of health and social care services and those representing the interests of patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1. To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinical responsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team and, in addition, any patients of consultant colleagues when you are covering on-call or for annual leave.
2. To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.
3. To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the specialty, to provide high quality health care to the Trusts patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.
4. To participate fully in the clinical governance of the specialty covering its Trust-wide activities. To attend clinical governance half-days as detailed in the Trusts Guide to Job Planning unless on agreed leave or while attending emergencies.
5. To participate actively in departmental audits, sharing co-ordination of audit activities within the department and implementation of change.6. To take an active responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, training and supervision.
7. To ensure that all doctors in training for whom you have supervisory responsibilities undertake delegated clinical tasks that are within their level of competence and knowledge.
8. To ensure at all times that you comply with the General Medical Councils published guide Good Medical Practice including the Duties of a Doctor.
9. To take personal responsibility for risk management in your work and undertake to review practices and learn from mistakes.
10. To share in the on-call rota. To provide prospective cover for colleagues during annual and study leave and other absences as far as is practicable and clinically safe.
11. To ensure that you respond promptly and efficiently to all complaints related to any patient care you or your staff have been involved with, assisting the Trusts corporate responsibility to reply to complaints within a specified time frame.
12. To ensure that you develop and maintain effective working relationships with those agencies concerned with the provision of health and social care services and those representing the interests of patients.
Person Specification
Audit
Essential
- Understand the principles of audit
- Evidence of participation and completion of audit projects.
Personal Skills
Essential
- oEvidence of good communication skills
- oAble to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations
Qualifications
Essential
- oMB BS (or equivalent) Registered with GMC
- oLog book demonstrating experience or equivalence
- o4 years' experience postgraduate experience with 2 years being in a relevant training post
- oAt least 3 years anaesthetic experience
Desirable
- oFRCA or equivalent
- oALS/APLS/ALSO or NLS provider or instructor
- oDemonstrable obstetric anaesthetic experience
Research
Essential
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals.
Other requirements
Essential
- Basic IT skills skills for the use of email, Microsoft Office, etc
Desirable
- Intermediate or advanced IT skills
Person Specification
Audit
Essential
- Understand the principles of audit
- Evidence of participation and completion of audit projects.
Personal Skills
Essential
- oEvidence of good communication skills
- oAble to take responsibility and cope with stressful situations
Qualifications
Essential
- oMB BS (or equivalent) Registered with GMC
- oLog book demonstrating experience or equivalence
- o4 years' experience postgraduate experience with 2 years being in a relevant training post
- oAt least 3 years anaesthetic experience
Desirable
- oFRCA or equivalent
- oALS/APLS/ALSO or NLS provider or instructor
- oDemonstrable obstetric anaesthetic experience
Research
Essential
- An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature
Desirable
- Publications in peer reviewed journals.
Other requirements
Essential
- Basic IT skills skills for the use of email, Microsoft Office, etc
Desirable
- Intermediate or advanced IT skills
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.
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
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.
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).
