Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics inRotherham inRotherham PUBLISHED 8 NOV 2024
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust rS5xmd1i
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The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a clinically progressive, high-performing organisation with a reputation for clinical excellence and efficiency. The Trust is focused on the provision of high standards of care and delivers strong performance against national targets. The Trust is an Associate Teaching Hospital of the University of Sheffield and has an active research programme delivered through local, regional, national and international research networks and consortia. TRFT employs over 4,500 members of staff.
The Anaesthetics department currently have 30 substantive Consultant Anaesthetists, 13 Specialty Doctors and 2 Associate Specialists. The trainee establishment consists of eight core trainees, together with four intermediate and higher-level trainees all rotating from the South Yorkshire Anaesthetic Training Rotation. The department also has one Foundation Year 2 doctor on a 4-month rotation within critical care.
Non-consultant colleagues are represented in senior roles in our department and very much valued for their clinical and non-clinical experience and capabilities. Specialty doctors occupy senior roles within our department with colleagues currently working as Associate Medical Director, Trust appraisers, LNC deputy chair and undertaking the departmental lead role for clinical effectiveness and audit as examples.
We are pleased to offer the opportunity for 2 enthusiastic anaesthetic doctors with well-rounded training to join an existing team of 28 Consultants, 12 Speciality Doctors and two Associate Specialists. Post 1 will be a permanent contract and Post 2 will be a fixed term post for 12 months.
The job plan for this role will include 8.5 PA direct clinical contact including an average of 1.5 SPA per week. DCC will include providing peri-operative care for elective list for a variety of surgical specialties and supporting the on-call rota (long days and nights including weekends). Please see the job pack for further details.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit the department for an informal tour and discussion.
For more information about the post or to arrange a visit, please contact:
Rosie Crofts on Tel: Anaesthetics Service Support Manager)
For informal enquiries, please contact Rob Charles, Anaesthetic Consultant & service organiser on Tel:
About us
The Post
Detailed Job Description
The successful candidates will share responsibilities within the department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine. The successful candidate will be required to provide 8.5 PA per week of clinical activity arranged as daytime and out of hours working and 1.5 PA per week of SPA. Additional clinical PAs may be available dependent upon the needs of the anaesthetic department, and the appointee will be encouraged to take on additional SPA roles determined by their interests and the needs of the department.
Critical Care Unit
Critical Care Medicine cover is provided by two consultants on weekdays. One Consultant provides cover from to 2130 on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and the other provides cover between and 1800 on the High Dependency Unit (HDU). On call during the week is shared between the Critical Care and General Consultants. The aim is to separate out the ITU and General rotas in time. There are currently eight Consultant Intensivists who are also Consultant Anaesthetists with sessions in Critical Care. We have recently appointed a trust associate specialist to increase clinical cover in critical care.
Anaesthetics
Each theatre session is 1.33 PAs or 5 hours 20 minutes, which includes 1 hour for pre-operative assessment and post-operative care. The theatre start time for the morning list is and for afternoon list is 1345. Some theatre lists may be all day lists.
Specialty doctors provide out of hours cover as part of a mixed rota made up of other SAS colleagues, ST trainees, senior clinical fellows and consultant colleagues. There are three resident doctors overnight, a successful applicant would be one of these, covering theatres, labour ward and ITU as a team with a consultant on call from home.
At the weekend there is a larger team in the day to cover dedicated ITU consultant ward rounds and trauma and similar cover at night.
Please see attached Job Pack for further information.
The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a clinically progressive, high-performing organisation with a reputation for clinical excellence and efficiency. The Trust is focused on the provision of high standards of care and delivers strong performance against national targets. The Trust is an Associate Teaching Hospital of the University of Sheffield and has an active research programme delivered through local, regional, national and international research networks and consortia. TRFT employs over 4,500 members of staff.
The Anaesthetics department currently have 30 substantive Consultant Anaesthetists, 13 Specialty Doctors and 2 Associate Specialists. The trainee establishment consists of eight core trainees, together with four intermediate and higher-level trainees all rotating from the South Yorkshire Anaesthetic Training Rotation. The department also has one Foundation Year 2 doctor on a 4-month rotation within critical care.
Non-consultant colleagues are represented in senior roles in our department and very much valued for their clinical and non-clinical experience and capabilities. Specialty doctors occupy senior roles within our department with colleagues currently working as Associate Medical Director, Trust appraisers, LNC deputy chair and undertaking the departmental lead role for clinical effectiveness and audit as examples.
We are pleased to offer the opportunity for 2 enthusiastic anaesthetic doctors with well-rounded training to join an existing team of 28 Consultants, 12 Speciality Doctors and two Associate Specialists. Post 1 will be a permanent contract and Post 2 will be a fixed term post for 12 months.
The job plan for this role will include 8.5 PA direct clinical contact including an average of 1.5 SPA per week. DCC will include providing peri-operative care for elective list for a variety of surgical specialties and supporting the on-call rota (long days and nights including weekends). Please see the job pack for further details.
Prospective candidates are encouraged to visit the department for an informal tour and discussion.
For more information about the post or to arrange a visit, please contact:
Rosie Crofts on Tel: Anaesthetics Service Support Manager)
For informal enquiries, please contact Rob Charles, Anaesthetic Consultant & service organiser on Tel:
About us
The Post
Detailed Job Description
The successful candidates will share responsibilities within the department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine. The successful candidate will be required to provide 8.5 PA per week of clinical activity arranged as daytime and out of hours working and 1.5 PA per week of SPA. Additional clinical PAs may be available dependent upon the needs of the anaesthetic department, and the appointee will be encouraged to take on additional SPA roles determined by their interests and the needs of the department.
Critical Care Unit
Critical Care Medicine cover is provided by two consultants on weekdays. One Consultant provides cover from to 2130 on the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and the other provides cover between and 1800 on the High Dependency Unit (HDU). On call during the week is shared between the Critical Care and General Consultants. The aim is to separate out the ITU and General rotas in time. There are currently eight Consultant Intensivists who are also Consultant Anaesthetists with sessions in Critical Care. We have recently appointed a trust associate specialist to increase clinical cover in critical care.
Anaesthetics
Each theatre session is 1.33 PAs or 5 hours 20 minutes, which includes 1 hour for pre-operative assessment and post-operative care. The theatre start time for the morning list is and for afternoon list is 1345. Some theatre lists may be all day lists.
Specialty doctors provide out of hours cover as part of a mixed rota made up of other SAS colleagues, ST trainees, senior clinical fellows and consultant colleagues. There are three resident doctors overnight, a successful applicant would be one of these, covering theatres, labour ward and ITU as a team with a consultant on call from home.
At the weekend there is a larger team in the day to cover dedicated ITU consultant ward rounds and trauma and similar cover at night.
Please see attached Job Pack for further information.
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