Speciality Doctor in Anaesthetics

The department provides Anaesthetic cover for a wide range of surgical disciplines and will thus offer an interesting and varied clinical commitment. This is a truly exciting time for the Anaesthetic Department and a great opportunity to help develop and continue to deliver first class health care to the island of Jersey.

The holder will be expected to provide

medical care to patients requiring anaesthesia, critical care and management

of acute and chronic pain.

post is suitable for Doctors with a wide clinical experience of

anaesthesia. The person specification

sheet

details essential and desirable requirements. During the appointment the post

holder may beexpected

to provide anaesthetic services in the following areas:

Critical Care

Acute pain management

Chronic pain

management

General Surgery

Gynaecology and

Maxillofacial Surgery

Orthopaedic and

It is

expected that all patients will receive a pre-operative assessment visit from

their anaesthetist priorto

surgery.

In the

event that the post holders routine surgical list is cancelled or short, they

may be asked by the Consultant

Anaesthetist in administrative charge to undertake other work. The practice of handing over cases

to the Duty Anaesthetist at 17.00 is not encouraged.

rota arrangements described above will be reviewed six monthly and may be

varied by the Consultants

with the agreement of the non consultant staff. Specific duties and

time-tabling will be subject

to an annual Job-plan review. The department expects cooperative team

working.

Transfers to the mainland by air ambulance

occur regularly, and on occasion out of hours. An anaesthetist may be called

upon to assist in the transfer of patients to tertiary referral centres in

the United Kingdom. Such occasional extra duties will be paid.

Training in air ambulance work will be provided and it is expected that the

post holder will take up a training place at the first available opportunity.

The post holder will be

expected to participate in the training of Medical Staff for whom he/she is

responsible and ensure that training and learning needs are identified and

facilitated.

The post holder will be

expected to take part in management and audit activities and represent the

service at Hospital meetings, as agreed with colleagues. The post holder will

be expected to be fully involved in a Risk Management programme and support

the Governance agenda.

The successful

candidate should be adaptable, flexible and innovative in order to meet the

ongoing challenges within the service.

The

General On-Call Anaesthetist.

include general emergency work and booked semi-emergency cases. The general call

anaesthetist may return home during quiet periods and to sleep but must be

available to return if needed

without delay.

Critical Care / Maternity Anaesthetist will be in charge of the day-to-day

running of the Critical Care Unit

and on call for critical care admissions, maternity cases, cardiac arrests

and emergency department

assistance. He/she will make a

personal handover to his or her successor starting at

08.00 daily. During working hours there will be assistance and supervision by

a consultant with critical care

sessions. Out of hours cover will be by the on call consultant.

is not available to respond immediately to a cardiac arrest or resuscitation

call, he must notify the switchboard to ensure the General Call or Consultant

Anaesthetist is contacted.

It is a condition of your appointment that

when you are on duty for Critical Care / Maternity you will reside in the on

call accommodation provided adjoining the Department of Anaesthesia, Critical

Care & Pain Medicine.

cover for annual and study leave is allowed for in calculations of the

working week. Thepost

holder will not be expected to work the day after a night on call, but is

expected to attend teaching

and audit meetings. 50% of on call

will be as the resident critical care / maternity anaesthetist.

The general call anaesthetist is not expected to be resident.

An annual rota

showing on call commitments is published in the second half of the year

preceding the rota. It is expected

that where leave requirements clash with on call commitments the doctor will arrange an

appropriate swap with a colleague. A detailed rota covering the exact

disposition of non consultant

anaesthetists during each week is produced by the Tuesday of the previous

week. Lastminute changes to the

rota may become necessary so anaesthetists are expected to carry their bleeps at all times

between 08.00 and 18.00 Monday to Friday, except when post on call, so they

can be contacted if

necessary.

Within office hours a consultant is always

available within the hospital. On call

consultants carry a bleep or a mobile phone and can be contacted

easily through the hospital switchboard.

The department provides anaesthetic cover for 50 elective operating lists and 5 emergency trauma sessions each week. 9500 patients are anaesthetised each year.

Anaesthesia is largely conducted in the Main Theatre Suite of 6 theatres, including an obstetric theatre, and the Day Surgery Unit, which has two operating theatres. All theatres are well equipped and anaesthetic equipment fulfils current Association of Anaesthetists standards for monitoring. All patients are recovered in an appropriately staffed recovery area.

The standard working day starts at 08.00. The first patient on the morning list should be anaesthetised by 09.00. The first patient on the afternoon list should be anaesthetised by 13.30. Average list finish time is 17.00 but anaesthetists are expected to be flexible and occasional overruns up to 18.00 are allowed for in calculating levels of pay.

As in all hospitals the Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine provides an emergency on call service. A consultant and two non-consultants are on call at all times. The two on call anaesthetists are known as the General Call Anaesthetist and the Critical Care / Maternity Anaesthetist.

The Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain Medicine comprises nine consultants, two associate specialists, twelve staff grade doctors and one F2. Medical staff are assisted by a pain management team and there are three departmental secretaries. The department is well located, close to theatres and the critical care unit. It consists of office space for anaesthetists and secretarial staff, a seminar room and an on call room for the critical care / maternity on call anaesthetist.

Health care professionals in Jersey enjoy more autonomy and the opportunity to shape the public health service on an island on a development journey.

Jersey is a unique place to live and work and being a Doctor in Jersey is different. As a crown dependency, we are an Island nation which includes our own Health Care Service. And it is a service on the move with the new Enid Quenault health care facility opened in 2023 and commitment to improve and invest in further healthcare facilities including a brand-new acute hospital. Our patients and health professionals are at the centre of all we do, as a doctor you have more time to care and we give more time to you, for your development and wellbeing as well as the opportunity to carry out private patient work.

Health and Care Jersey is recognised for junior doctors and active teaching is encouraged in this role. It is expected that the post holder is participating in the training of medical staff and that the candidate will ensure that the training and learning needs are identified and facilitated. This includes educational support for the clinical fellows recruited directly to Health & Care Jersey.

Opportunities for participating in research are supported when appropriate. The Health & Care Jersey has an advantageous policy for professional leave and is supportive of external duties for the good of the wider profession.

We welcome multi centre research clinical trials if approved from a body such as NHS.

Qualifications

Desirable: - Primary Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists; - Clinical Experience in an NHS environment; - ATLS; - APLS; - ALS

Experience