The Horton General Hospital, Banbury - Day Surgery (incl paedatrics) and Trauma.
Job summaryThe 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.
The postholders will provide elective and emergency anaesthesia to adults and children and be part of the hospital cardiac arrest team at the Horton, as part of the resident rota. Alongside this, you will be gaining experience providing anaesthesia for a variety of specialties offered at OUH. Training and professional development will be tailored to the experience and needs of the postholder, and appropriate supervision is provided at all times.
Main duties of the jobThe 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:
- The Horton General Hospital, Banbury - Day Surgery (incl paedatrics) and Trauma
- The John Radcliffe Hospital - Trauma, Neuro, Obstetrics, Vascular, Airway, Plastics, Paediatrics, Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Intensive Care
- The Churchill Hospital - Transplant, Oncology, Airway, and Intensive Care
- The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Fellows are expected to keep accurate contemporaneous records of clinical activities or events, including pre-operative assessment, pre- and postoperative care, pain relief, critical incidents, etc., using the Trust approved documentation.
Fellows are expected to keep a record of their training including a log book of cases and a record of other activity.
About usThe Horton General Hospital in Banbury serves the growing population in the north of Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. It has both inpatient and day-case beds, provides outpatient clinics, and is an acute general hospital providing a wide range of services, including:
- emergency department (with an emergency admission unit)
- general surgery
- acute general medicine
- trauma and orthopaedics
- gynaecology
- midwifery led unit
- paediatrics
- medical enhanced care unit
- cancer resource centre.
The majority of these services have day case surgery beds and outpatient clinics, with the outpatient department running clinics with visiting consultants from Oxford in dermatology, neurology, physical medicine, rheumatology, ophthalmology, radiotherapy, oral surgery and paediatric cardiology.
Currently, there are four main operating theatres and a large day-case unit.
Job description Job responsibilitiesThe 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.
Facilities for study and training:
Time is set aside for personal development, CPD and Audit. There are facilities both physical and electronic to support the post-holder in this.
Teaching, audit and quality improvement:
Fellows are given the equivalent of one fellow-directed day per week and are encouraged to undertake appropriate service development or QI projects. Study leave and funding to attend appropriate external CPD is available. There are numerous other opportunities within the department including national audits, teaching medical students, and assisting with locally run MDT simulation training.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesThe 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.
Facilities for study and training:
Time is set aside for personal development, CPD and Audit. There are facilities both physical and electronic to support the post-holder in this.
Teaching, audit and quality improvement:
Fellows are given the equivalent of one fellow-directed day per week and are encouraged to undertake appropriate service development or QI projects. Study leave and funding to attend appropriate external CPD is available. There are numerous other opportunities within the department including national audits, teaching medical students, and assisting with locally run MDT simulation training.
Person Specification Qualifications Essential - Full registration with the GMC at the time of application
Desirable - Primary FRCA or equivalent
Experience Essential - 5 years' experience in anaesthesia and intensive care, of which at least 2 should be in a structured training program
- ALS
- Able to provide high quality perioperative care independently for emergency and elective cases, or aware of limitations.
- Training in ICM, paediatrics and critical care transfer
Desirable - NHS experience
- ATLS / APLS or equivalent
- Critical Care Transfer experience
Personal Skills Essential - 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 - Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Prior involvement in Audit and Clinical governance
- Willing to follow national and local guidelines with respect to patient management and education
- Enthusiasm for quality improvement and managing projects.
Desirable - Completed Quality Improvement and Audit projects
Technical Skills Essential - Computer literacy in order to participate in electronic record keeping
- Able to perform common procedures required in Anaesthetic practice
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential - Full registration with the GMC at the time of application
Desirable - Primary FRCA or equivalent
Experience Essential - 5 years' experience in anaesthesia and intensive care, of which at least 2 should be in a structured training program
- ALS
- Able to provide high quality perioperative care independently for emergency and elective cases, or aware of limitations.
- Training in ICM, paediatrics and critical care transfer
Desirable - NHS experience
- ATLS / APLS or equivalent
- Critical Care Transfer experience
Personal Skills Essential - 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 - Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Prior involvement in Audit and Clinical governance
- Willing to follow national and local guidelines with respect to patient management and education
- Enthusiasm for quality improvement and managing projects.
Desirable - Completed Quality Improvement and Audit projects
Technical Skills Essential - Computer literacy in order to participate in electronic record keeping
- Able to perform common procedures required in Anaesthetic practice
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details Employer nameOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
AddressHorton General Hospital
Oxford Road
Banbury
OX16 9AL
Employer's website Job summaryThe 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.
The postholders will provide elective and emergency anaesthesia to adults and children and be part of the hospital cardiac arrest team at the Horton, as part of the resident rota. Alongside this, you will be gaining experience providing anaesthesia for a variety of specialties offered at OUH. Training and professional development will be tailored to the experience and needs of the postholder, and appropriate supervision is provided at all times.
Main duties of the jobThe 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:
- The Horton General Hospital, Banbury - Day Surgery (incl paedatrics) and Trauma
- The John Radcliffe Hospital - Trauma, Neuro, Obstetrics, Vascular, Airway, Plastics, Paediatrics, Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Intensive Care
- The Churchill Hospital - Transplant, Oncology, Airway, and Intensive Care
- The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre
Fellows are expected to keep accurate contemporaneous records of clinical activities or events, including pre-operative assessment, pre- and postoperative care, pain relief, critical incidents, etc., using the Trust approved documentation.
Fellows are expected to keep a record of their training including a log book of cases and a record of other activity.
About usThe Horton General Hospital in Banbury serves the growing population in the north of Oxfordshire and surrounding areas. It has both inpatient and day-case beds, provides outpatient clinics, and is an acute general hospital providing a wide range of services, including:
- emergency department (with an emergency admission unit)
- general surgery
- acute general medicine
- trauma and orthopaedics
- gynaecology
- midwifery led unit
- paediatrics
- medical enhanced care unit
- cancer resource centre.
The majority of these services have day case surgery beds and outpatient clinics, with the outpatient department running clinics with visiting consultants from Oxford in dermatology, neurology, physical medicine, rheumatology, ophthalmology, radiotherapy, oral surgery and paediatric cardiology.
Currently, there are four main operating theatres and a large day-case unit.
Job descriptionJob responsibilitiesThe 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.
Facilities for study and training:
Time is set aside for personal development, CPD and Audit. There are facilities both physical and electronic to support the post-holder in this.
Teaching, audit and quality improvement:
Fellows are given the equivalent of one fellow-directed day per week and are encouraged to undertake appropriate service development or QI projects. Study leave and funding to attend appropriate external CPD is available. There are numerous other opportunities within the department including national audits, teaching medical students, and assisting with locally run MDT simulation training.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesThe 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.
Facilities for study and training:
Time is set aside for personal development, CPD and Audit. There are facilities both physical and electronic to support the post-holder in this.
Teaching, audit and quality improvement:
Fellows are given the equivalent of one fellow-directed day per week and are encouraged to undertake appropriate service development or QI projects. Study leave and funding to attend appropriate external CPD is available. There are numerous other opportunities within the department including national audits, teaching medical students, and assisting with locally run MDT simulation training.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential - Full registration with the GMC at the time of application
Desirable - Primary FRCA or equivalent
ExperienceEssential - 5 years' experience in anaesthesia and intensive care, of which at least 2 should be in a structured training program
- ALS
- Able to provide high quality perioperative care independently for emergency and elective cases, or aware of limitations.
- Training in ICM, paediatrics and critical care transfer
Desirable - NHS experience
- ATLS / APLS or equivalent
- Critical Care Transfer experience
Personal SkillsEssential - 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 SkillsEssential - Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Prior involvement in Audit and Clinical governance
- Willing to follow national and local guidelines with respect to patient management and education
- Enthusiasm for quality improvement and managing projects.
Desirable - Completed Quality Improvement and Audit projects
Technical SkillsEssential - Computer literacy in order to participate in electronic record keeping
- Able to perform common procedures required in Anaesthetic practice
Person Specification
QualificationsEssential - Full registration with the GMC at the time of application
Desirable - Primary FRCA or equivalent
ExperienceEssential - 5 years' experience in anaesthesia and intensive care, of which at least 2 should be in a structured training program
- ALS
- Able to provide high quality perioperative care independently for emergency and elective cases, or aware of limitations.
- Training in ICM, paediatrics and critical care transfer
Desirable - NHS experience
- ATLS / APLS or equivalent
- Critical Care Transfer experience
Personal SkillsEssential - 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 SkillsEssential - Conducts themselves in a professional manner at all times
- Prior involvement in Audit and Clinical governance
- Willing to follow national and local guidelines with respect to patient management and education
- Enthusiasm for quality improvement and managing projects.
Desirable - Completed Quality Improvement and Audit projects
Technical SkillsEssential - Computer literacy in order to participate in electronic record keeping
- Able to perform common procedures required in Anaesthetic practice
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .
From 6 April 2, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK RegistrationApplicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer detailsEmployer nameOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
AddressHorton General Hospital
Oxford Road
Banbury
OX16 9AL
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