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Main area
Anaesthetics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months (1:8 On call)
Hours
Full time - 48 hours per week
Job ref
229-SD-GT-7904188
Employer
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Hereford County Hospital
Town
HEREFORD
Closing
15/05/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

SHARP Senior Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics & Sustainability

NHS Medical & Dental: Senior Clinical Fellow

 

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a SHARP Anaesthetics Senior Clinical Fellow in Sustainability. This new SHARP Fellowship stream offers bespoke opportunities for education and training in environmental sustainability, including delivery of education will form the core of the post with contribution to daytime and on call activities..

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

Please note this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications. 

Main duties of the job

We will provide a closely mentored fellowship allowing you to access opportunities for education and leadership in environmental sustainability.  In addition to fellowship opportunities, you will contribute to regular day time activity across specialties and to resident on call duties.   It is expected that you will cover full on call duties with normal daytime work prioritised to your fellowship opportunities.

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.

Working for our organisation

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.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specifications for full details on the post and enquiries via email or in person visits are welcomed.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBChB / MBBS
  • Full GMC Registration and Licence to practice
  • Primary FRCA (or equivalent)
Desirable criteria
  • Final FRCA

Training

Essential criteria
  • 3 years anaesthesia experience
  • Evidence of IAC / Theatre on calls
  • Evidence of IACOA / Obs on calls
  • Evidence of Core Competences in ICM / ICM on calls
  • ALS Provider
Desirable criteria
  • 18 months paid NHS experience
  • Other medical experience
  • ATLS/ETC/ APLS/ EPLS Provider
  • Formal training or CPD in environmental sustainability

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to anaesthesia
  • Widespread knowledge in all aspects of general medicine and surgery
  • Demonstrate passion to improve environmental impact of healthcare
  • Good understanding of climate change and its impact on human health
Desirable criteria
  • Broad-based knowledge in Anaesthesia and ICU

Quality Improvement

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates reflective evidence based practice
  • Evidence of clinical audit and governance practice
Desirable criteria
  • Proactive QI improvement
  • Experience working on environmental sustainability QI projects
  • Sus QI Training

Communication & Language

Essential criteria
  • Fluency in English with excellent communicaton skills
  • Excellent oral and written communication

Perosnal Attributes

Essential criteria
  • Personal drive for development and growth
  • Demonstrates an excellent work ethic
  • Evidence of ability to work in MDT, lead and make decisions
  • Demonstrates good time management skills

Management and Administrative

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrates leadership ability
  • Evidence of involvement in management commensurate with experience
Desirable criteria
  • Formal Leadership or management training

Standards

Essential criteria
  • Understands, respects and demonstrates values of the NHS

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Trust IDApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant (Silver Award)Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employercorporate covenantNHS Rainbow badge

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Rebecca Taylor-Smith
Job title
Consultant Anaesthetist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01432355444
Additional information

Dr Becky Paris

Consultant Anaesthetist

[email protected]

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