Job summary
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Whether you are just starting out in your career or are looking to use your skills and experience in a new role, East Cheshire NHS Trust is the right employer for you. An organisation with a real sense of community we actively support and develop our staff to ensure our patients receive the best quality care. Join our team and support our vision of delivering the right care first time, every time.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the post of Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine at Macclesfield District General Hospital. You will become part of a highly experienced and dedicated team of Consultants, Associate Specialists, Specialty Doctors, ST3+ and CTs providing a comprehensive quality service in this modern District General Hospital.
Hours per week: 12.7 PAs
Main duties of the job
Applicants should have at least 4 years’ anaesthetic experience. The contract is full time, 12.7 PA’s per week and resident whilst on-duty. The on call commitment is on a 1 in 8 basis for both first and second on call. Included within the 12.7 PAs is protected time for continuing professional development. Duties include provision of anaesthesia for a variety of surgical lists and covering ITU whilst on-call.
To provide Anaesthetic care to patients in theatre; supervised lists including pre and post-operative visits and ITU patients. Participation in the on-call rota in line with the EWTD. Doctors will be expected to work flexibly meaning that on some on-calls a middle grade doctor may be carrying the Theatre and Cardiac Arrest bleep, while on other on-calls the same doctor may be carrying the ITU bleep. There will be two on-call resident Anaesthetist.
Working for our organisation
NHS Medical and Dental salaries are set at a national level. For new starters not already working to UK Medical and Dental terms and conditions of service will be appointed to the minimum paypoint. The starting salary paypoint can only be increased when there is evidence of relevant, completed year’s experience in terms of nature, type and level of role. The evidence required to increase a starting salary would be Payslips and details noted in the application form i.e. complete employment history
Please be aware that this post requires an Enhanced with Barred list Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, the cost of which is payable by the successful candidate.
If you have lived or worked abroad for 6 months or more in the last 5 years you will need to obtain an overseas police clearance. Further information can be found on the additional information links at the bottom of the advert.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. We will be checking the vaccination status of all new starters as part of ongoing monitoring.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please download a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification located under the Supporting documents heading to read more about the advertised role.
Please read the attached Applicant Pack prior to completing your application form to find out more information.
As part of making your application we encourage you to review the Trusts Careers webpage www.careersateastcheshire.nhs.uk for more information about working for East Cheshire NHS Trust.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. The Trust is a Disability Confident Leader and as such, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification).
Applicants are advised to apply early as we reserve the right to close the advert prior to the advertised closing date should we receive a large number of applications.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Person specification
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice.
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation by time of appointment in line with GMC standards in Good Medical Practice including: good clinical care,
- Maintaining good medical practice,
- Good relationships and communication with patients,
- Good working relationships with colleagues,
- Good teaching and training,
- Professional behaviour and probity and
- Delivery of good acute clinical care.
- Evidence of the achievement of ST4 competences in anaesthetics or equivalent experience of 4 years working within anaesthetics.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualifications
Clinical Skills
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in General Anaesthetics and local anaesthetics techniques
- Competent in regional and general anaesthesia for both elective and emergency work.
- Experienced in managing ITU patients in a UK hospital.
Other role requirements
Essential criteria
- Please refer to the person specification for further details regarding the role requirements
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Andrew Gorman / Dr Mahesh Doddi-Kumar
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01625 661307
- Additional information
Dr Mahesh Doddi-Kumar - [email protected]
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