Senior Clinical Fellow Anaesthetics and Critical Care

Job summary

This vacancy will close early if we receive a high volume of applications.

An new opportunity has arisen for a Senior Clinical Fellow within the department of Anaesthesia. We are seeking an experienced anaesthetist who is highly motivated and a strong desire to work with excellence.

Our department has a diverse blend of 25 consultants with a wealth of experience that lends itself to providing first class care and a unique training experience. We pride ourselves on being a very approachable, flexible and proactive.

Feedback from trainees is excellent and many are drawn back by the lure of the healthy work - life balance that Hereford offers.

Please do get in touch for more information.

Main duties of the job

You will contribute to regular day time activity across specialties and to resident on call duties.

Duties and opportunities are dependant on experience

Resident on-call duties are on a 1:8 rota with prospective cover and will cover either general or obstetric anaesthesia services, or ICU. These hours are 08:00-18:00, 08:00-20:30 and 20:00-08:30. There are three tiers of resident anaesthetic and intensive care cover within the hospital who work as a team to provide out of hour cover with non-resident consultant support.

Elective activity may include supervised/mentored elective lists and/or Obstetrics /ICU.

You will be an active member of the hospital medical emergencies team.

You will undertake intra- and inter-hospital critical care transfers.

It is expected that you will engage with clinical governance by taking part in regular departmental meetings, and proactively undertaking audit and quality improvement projects.

It is expected that you will familiarise yourself with and adhere to the Trust's policies on Clinical Governance, Confidentiality and Infection Control.

Full details are found in the Job Description document

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description. You are most welcome to contact the department for further information

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• MBChB or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration and Licence to practice

Desirable

• Primary FRCA / Full FRCA (or equivalent)

Training

Essential

• 18 months anaesthesia experience
• Evidence of Initial Assessment of Competence / Theatre on calls
• ALS

Desirable

• 36 months anaesthesia (may include ICU)
• 6 months paid NHS anaesthesia experience
• Evidence of Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia
• Evidence of achievement of core competence in ICU
• on call experience in Obstetric anaesthesia or ICU
• Experience in non-anaesthesia specialty
• ATLS/ EPALS /APLS provider

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Demonstrate commitment to anaesthesia
• Demonstrate broad and detail knowledge of Anaesthesia

Clinical Governance

Essential

• clearly demonstrate evidence-based reflective practice

Desirable

• Proactive QI involvement

Communication and Language

Essential

• Fluency in written and spoken English

Management Experience

Essential

• Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Demonstrate a personal drive for development and growth
• Demonstrate an excellent work ethic.
• Evidence of ability to work within a multidisciplinary team
• Demonstrate ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Ability to adapt and work in differing environments and across cultural boundaries