Specialty Doctor Anaesthesia

This is a whole time 10 PA substantive post for a Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia. The post holder will be expected to cover theatre lists independently as per agreed job plan. Occasionally the specialty doctor may be called upon to partake in a 1:8 on call on the senior obstetric on call rota. The mutually agreed job plan will reflect the flexible nature of the role and can be expected to evolve and change over time., The post holder will be expected to cover theatre lists independently as per agreed job plan. Occasionally the specialty doctor may be called upon to partake in a 1:8 on call on the senior obstetric on call rota. The mutually agreed job plan will reflect the flexible nature of the role and can be expected to evolve and change over time.

The post will attract additional PAs (up to 2 additional PAs), this will be applicable when cover includes being part of a shift rota covering out of hours obstetrics or similar general duties on a 1:8 shift rota.

Each specialty doctor in the Trust has 1 PA allocated for SPA. SPA activity will be job planned accordingly and agreement reached on how and where such activity is undertaken. The overall job plan will be managed within the limits of the European Working Time Directive., The department is situated in new purpose-built accommodation, which is conveniently part of the main theatre complex and provides a large seminar room, for departmental presentations, meetings and with workstations for trainees. There is office space for consultants, with dedicated pc access fully networked to the hospital IT system. There is a PowerPoint data projection system, and overhead projection facilities. There is also a frequently updated selection of textbooks. The department has full-time secretarial support.

The Department of Anaesthesia at Homerton Hospital developed as a satellite service from the Department of Anaesthesia at St. Bartholomew's Hospital in 1986. Over the years it has evolved and is now an independent department with a dynamic, young team of dedicated anaesthetists within the SWNS directorate. Good links with the Barts Health NHS Trust are maintained, with some consultants working across sites. We are the first department in the UK to gain service accreditation under the Royal College of Anaesthetists ACSA scheme in August 2014, 2018 and 2023.