Clinical Fellow in Anaesthesia (ST6+ equivalent)
Job overview
Clinical Fellow post in Anaesthesia is available from August 2024 at the Oxford University Hospitals.
The post will be based jointly with the Horton Hospital, Banbury and the Oxford hospitals. This is a great opportunity to work with a friendly, supportive group of anaesthetists, which is part of the wider Nuffield Department of Anaesthesia, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.You will gain experience at a high-quality day surgery centre and have dedicated opportunities to work alongside seniors, anaesthetising patients in a variety of remote site locations, including MRI and angiography suites. You must be familiar with the demands of a large UK teaching hospital anaesthetic department.
This post is only suitable for candidates with current GMC registration and a license to practice.
Main duties of the job
The focus of this fellowship, beyond the delivery of perioperative care and participation in the resident on-call rotas, is gaining 12 months experience at the equivalent of step 3 (higher) level in various anaesthesia disciplines.The Fellow will work with distant, local, and direct supervision, as appropriate. The post holder will work within the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust group of hospitals
Working for our organisation
Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) is a world-renowned centre of clinical excellence and one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the UK. The Trust is made up of the John Radcliffe Hospital (which includes the Women’s Centre, the Children’s Hospital, West Wing, Heart Centre and Eye Hospital), the Churchill Hospital and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, and the Horton Hospital in Banbury.The Nuffield Department of Anaesthesia consists of over 120 Consultant Anaesthetists and 60 trainees.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical
The work schedule is resident, full shift 1:10 on call rota (pro rata), at the Horton General Hospital, Banbury. This is a resident rota providing support to the trauma theatre and critical care / airway support to the rest of the hospital. A duty consultant is on site until 8pm, every day, including bank holidays and weekends.You will be the sole anaesthetist resident at night, with the consultant available from home. There is a dedicated on-call room available.
Daytime work will focus on delivering and gaining experience in high turnover day case anaesthesia while at Banbury and gaining a wide experience at the equivalent of higher training level in the various disciplines on offer at the John Radcliffe hospital.Fellows are expected to undertake some solo elective theatre lists commensurate with their level of training and experience, but always with indirect consultant supervision.
Clinical Governance
The post-holder will participate in clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement, and any other clinical governance activities as required by the Trust, Health Authorities, and external accrediting bodies.
Management
The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust.He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of his/her clinical department under the direction of the Clinical Director.
See the detailed Job Description for more details.
Person specification
Other
Essential criteria- Full GMC registration and licence to practise
- FRCA or Equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria- 5 years’ experience in anaesthesia and intensive care within a structured training programme
- ALS provider
- Training in ICM, paediatrics and critical care transfer
- Current NHS experience within a large university teaching hospital
Personal Skills
Essential criteria- Familiar with working in teams, with ability and experience in leading teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Self-motivated and sees tasks through to completion
Behavioural Skills
Essential criteria- Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Prior involvement in Audit and Clinical governance
Technical Skills
Essential criteria- Computer literacy in order to participate in electronic record keeping
- Able to perform common procedures required in Anaesthetic practice