Specialist Doctor Anaesthetics

The Duties outlined below are not definitive and may be changed in accordance with the needs of

the service.

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1. To provide anaesthetic services for elective and emergency care according to rota

allocation.

2. To support training and educational activities within the trust.

3. To support audit, research and service development projects under the guidance of

departmental QI lead

4. To maintain continuous professional learning and development.

1. To assess patients before surgery, agree an anaesthetic plan and deliver safe

anaesthesia with an appropriate level of local or distant supervision. To provide high

quality post-operative analgesia and comprehensive handover to Recovery staff. To

follow up patients post-operatively, as dictated by clinical need.

2. To provide out of hours cover in CEPOD theatre, Labour Ward and the Critical Care Unit, working with the rest of the on call team to optimise efficiency and patient safety.

3. To ensure safe and effective prescribing following the Trust prescribing guidelines.

4. To deliver training and education to all levels of staff, as directed by the senior clinical

staff.

5. To maintain training and knowledge about safeguarding issues for vulnerable adults and

to support other staff in acting appropriately if safeguarding issues are raised.

6. To complete mandatory training requirements as determined by the Trust which will

include a working knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act and Protection of Liberties

Safeguards legislation.

7. To ensure all clinical activity undertaken is evidenced base, clinically safe and within the

competence of the clinician performing it.

8. To maintain good contemporaneous clinical record keeping and communications

necessary to ensure effective coordination and continuity of care.

9. To understand the need for and comply with the Trust governance processes and

procedures to ensure patient and colleague safety and best possible care.

10. To comply with GMC guidance and to follow the principals of Good Medical Practice at

all times. To alert the Medical Director if your registration or one of the other doctors

working for the organisation is brought into question, regardless of the reason for this.

11. To ensure you have sufficient medical indemnity to practice in the Trust.

12. To participate in annual appraisal and all actions needed to meet the requirements for

revalidation and have a licence to practice from the GMC

13. To maintain individual and team professional resilience by developing self-awareness

and valuing the importance of self-care.

We are proud to be part of BSW Hospitals Group - a formal partnership between Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. With a combined workforce of over 17, 600 colleagues, and budget of 1.6 billion the Group is united by a common purpose to deliver the best possible care to over 1 million people.

We are creating a health and care system that works with the people we care for, reducing the differences people currently face in access, experience and outcomes, improving the experience of our colleagues and tackling shared challenges like sustainability and finances. Every improvement we make across our Group will be guided by what creates the greatest benefit for our colleagues, our patients, our communities and our partners.

Qualifications

Experience