Locally Employed Doctor (CT1-CT3 Equivalent) in Anaesthetics inTelford inTelford PUBLISHED
THU 2 JAN 2025
The position offers a structured job plan that includes 9 Direct Clinical Care PAs and 1 Supporting Professional Activity per week, with the expectation of participating in a 1 in 8 full-shift rota. The schedule is designed to comply with the 2016 Junior Doctor Contract, providing ample training opportunities while ensuring safe service delivery, with weekends on a 1:4 frequency and seven night shifts over an eight-week period. The department is open to accommodating individual circumstances while meeting clinical service requirements.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for fixed term Locally Employed Doctors in Anaesthetics with opportunities available across both sites including a full shift rota responsibility dedicated to a single site with potential opportunities of cross site working during normal working hours.
Duties will principally involve supported cover of elective theatre sessions, an on-call commitment to the emergency theatres and occasional daytime work in the Intensive Care Unit. There will be scope to increase sessional commitments during day- and night-time in Intensive Care if considered appropriate.
Main Duties of the Job Include:
Clinical
- Undertake theatre sessions and ITU/HDU sessions with accompanying consultants
- To take part in 1st or 2nd on call rota depending on experience.
- To provide support to the novice trainees and medical students and actively contribute to training and continuity of service
- To develop enhanced clinical skills, especially in the assessment and management of acutely ill patients.
- To have excellent team-working skills with the abilities and professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
- To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners.
- To follow patients throughout their clinical pathways.
About us
The department is willing to look at job plans which may fit with particular personal circumstances, always provided that the clinical needs of the service are met. As a basis the job will attract 9 Direct Clinical care PAs (with option for additional PAs for additional optional elective theatre work) and 1 SPA (Supporting Professional Activities) on average per week.
The post-holder will be expected to contribute to the 1 in 8 full-shift rota. The rota template is compliant with the terms and conditions of the 2Junior Doctor Contract and WTD and has been carefully designed to maximise training opportunities for doctors whilst maintaining a safe and efficient service, with an even spread of long days and nights. The successful applicant will be 1 of the 8 doctors contributing to the full shift rota with a weekend frequency of 1:4 with 7- night shifts across an 8-week reference period and is prospectively covered for annual and study leave.
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