Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care Medicine

Specialty Doctor - 10 Basic PAs plus 2 Additional Programmed Activities (for on call rota)Applications are invited for the above post to commence as soon as possible for an initial period of 1 year with the potential of an extension or opportunity of a permanent position., The Specialty Doctor will join an experienced team of Consultants, Staff Grade Doctors and Specialty Doctors and trainees.

Depending on experience

Provide anaesthetic services for routine and emergency surgery; provide cover in the Maternity Unit for the epidural in labour service, elective and emergency maternity services including caesarean sections.

Provide anaesthetic service IITU , the Cardiac Arrest and other emergency teams. When necessary they may be part of the transfer team, transferring patients to other hospitals.

Work under the supervision of and be responsible to the and Director appraiser of the Staff Grade Doctors/Trust Doctors/Specialty Doctor

Visit pre operatively all patients and be required to anaesthetise and carry out post-operative visits

Successful applicants will be supported in advancing their career. Dependant on individual requirements support is provided for entry onto the Specialist Register via the CESR or CCT route.

Applicants should have completed a minimum of 4 years full-time postgraduate training, at least 2 of which should be in a specialty training programme in Anaesthetics or have equivalent experience and be in possession of the Primary FRCA examination or Part I and II FRCA (or equivalent) or can demonstrate knowledge equivalent to Primary FRCA. The Final FRCA (or equiv) is desirable but not essential although it is hoped that this will be actively sought by the appointees. Applicants should be eligible for full registration with the General Medical Council.

The appointee will join a department of over 42 Consultant 12 Specialty Doctors/Staff Grade Doctors or Trust Equivalent Doctors, 8 Specialty Trainees or Senior Clinical Fellows (ST3 and above), 6 MTI doctors, 4 core trainees and 6 ACCS trainees, 4 Clinical fellows, 2 IMT doctors, and 1 FY2 Doctor. The appointee will cover theatre lists, obstetric sessions and critical care sessions. The current pattern of out-of-hours work is a full shift covering obstetrics or emergencies or sometimes ICU. The exact pattern of work can be tailored to the individual appointee.

The Hospital is a medium sized general hospital with approximately 660 inpatient beds. It serves a highly diverse geography close to London, is a highly performing Trust with flagship emergency services and a reputation for consistent operational and financial delivery.

The hospital provides a comprehensive range of general medical and surgical services, including Emergency Department and maternity services for people in Luton, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and parts of Buckinghamshire. Last year we provided healthcare services for over 90,000 admitted patients, over 400,000 outpatients and Emergency Department attendees and we delivered over 5,300 babies.

The L&D has developed a range of specialist services including cancer, obesity, neurophysiology and oral maxillofacial (jaw) surgery. We have the responsibility for treating the most premature and critically ill newborn babies across the whole of Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire in our tertiary level Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). We also have one of the country's largest breast screening centres.