Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 001-MP091.24
- Employer
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital of Wales and Llandough Hospital
- Town
- Penarth
- Salary
- £52,542 - £82,418 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
CARING FOR PEOPLE - KEEPING PEOPLE WELL
Job overview
CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY LOCAL HEALTH BOARD
Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics
Are you an experienced Anaesthetist who can work independently?
Join our vibrant Department of Anaesthetics as a Speciality Doctor. We aim to provide a varied working environment. The role is a mixture of elective daytime anaesthesia and resident full shift work providing emergency Anaesthesia services including nights and weekend as part of a resident 1:7 on-call rota.
This role is suited to doctors wishing to progress their careers and attendance at the great teaching sessions within our department will be encouraged. You must have a minimum of 12 months NHS experience for this post.
Excellent staff benefits including onsite day nursery and holiday play scheme, onsite staff club including indoor heated swimming pool, fully equipped gym, and badminton and squash courts.
Cardiff and Vale University Local Health Board is situated in a vibrant easily accessible part of Wales which combines the best of City life, coast and countryside all within easy reach.
The attractive Welsh coastline and Brecon Beacons National Park are also a convenient day trip away.
A Disclosure Check will be required of the successful candidates.
Further information is available from Dr Naomi Goodwin, Clinical Director
E-mail: [email protected]
In view of Border Immigration Agency regulations, all applicants must state their current immigration status including expiry dates.
Main duties of the job
You must be comfortable working independently with distant supervision.
You must have a minimum of 4 years experience working as an anaesthetist at least 2 of which will be in a specialty training programme in anaesthesia or as a fixed-term specialty trainee in anaesthesia or equivalent.
The contract will be for 10 PA's per week including working evening, nights and weekends. This will include one Supporting PA (SPA) and allows time for pre-op and post-op visits.
Working for our organisation
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 15,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving around 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services.
Our mission is “Caring for People, Keeping People Well”, and our vision is that every person’s chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. As an organisation we are unashamedly ambitious for our population’s health, rising to the challenges of today and tomorrow through our 10-year strategy, Shaping our Future Wellbeing. We are contributing to a healthier Wales with great emphasis placed on innovation and improvement, learning from around the world and leading the way in clinical research. Partnership working is strong at Cardiff and Vale, and we work closely with our staff and our community.
Cardiff, the thriving Welsh capital, is a fantastic city to live and work in with an abundance of sports, arts and cultural attractions. Situated to the west of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan offers a combination of beautiful Welsh countryside and a dramatic natural coastline. Whether city life or rural living, Cardiff and the Vale offers the best of both worlds.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description
The work programme will comprise of a 7 week rota pattern and will correspond to a 10-session contract.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Eligible for Full GMC Registration with a licence to practice
- MB BS or recognised equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Academic excellence (prizes, merits, distinctions etc.)
- Primary FRCA or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Four years full-time postgraduate training (or part-time equivalent), at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in anaesthesia or as fixed term specialty trainee in Anaesthesia, OR equivalent experience/competencies
Desirable criteria
- Assessment of emergencies
- 12 months NHS experience
Skills, knowledge and ability
Essential criteria
- Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working
- Counselling and communication skills
- Understanding of clinical risk management and clinical governance
- Up to date with current practices
- Ability to take independent clinical decisions when necessary and to seek advice from senior doctors as appropriate
Desirable criteria
- Computing skills
- Audit
- Research interests relevant to specialty
- Teaching
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English adequate to enable effecgive communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
- Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone
- Flexible approach
- Motivated and efficient
- Commitment to working as part of a multidisciplinary team
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Satisfactory Immigration Status
- Satisfactory Health Clearance
- Satisfactory Disclosure Check
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are not necessary
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Naomi Goodwin
- Job title
- Clinical Director in Anaesthesia
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02921841091
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