Specialty Doctor Anaesthetics | Isle of Wight NHS Trust in Newport

We are seeking a Specialty Doctor to join our middle grade rota. The appointee will be expected to provide anaesthesia for elective and emergency cases in all the surgical specialities and also contribute to the resident on call speciality doctor rota. The on call speciality doctor rota provides anaesthetic cover for intensive care, anaesthetic support to labour ward and anaesthesia for emergency surgery.

Speciality doctors shifts are routinely 12 hour shifts. The speciality doctor job plan is based on a 10 session (PA) contract. The job plan includes 1.5 PA for continuing professional development to facilitate revalidation. All the standard modern equipment and drugs are available.

The appointee will be expected to provide anaesthesia for elective and emergency cases. The department provides services for general surgery, ophthalmology, maxillofacial, ENT, urology, orthopaedics and gynaecological surgery. We also provide anaesthetic services to obstetrics, paediatrics, radiology, ECT and the ED. The relative geographical isolation means that all anaesthetists must maintain a wide range of skills.

The theatre footprint consists of 4 operating theatres and 2 separate day case operating theatres. There is a dedicated obstetric theatre and ophthalmic theatre. The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trusts beach hut in Ryde. We offer flexible working opportunities; speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

We are a friendly, genuinely supportive and active department looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual who will take part in the high quality delivery and development of the anaesthetic services on the Isle of Wight. Many of our current specialty doctors have trained overseas and successfully undertaken their first NHS post with us. We are committed to providing all new staff a safe and well supported settling in period. We are keen to support development in anaesthetic sub specialities the applicant may be less confident in.

The anaesthetic rota is organised 6 weeks in advance so duties are known well ahead of time. This Trust values its SAS doctors and is keen to support & engage them; the role is well developed in all specialities and excellent opportunities exist for education and personal development. The Trust Board supports and is actively implementing the SAS charter. There is an active SAS Committee, SAS Chair, SAS Advocate & SAS Tutor. All SAS staff have the same core SPA for revalidation & annual leave accrual as their consultant colleagues.

All newly appointed Specialty doctors will be appointed a Consultant mentor to allow familiarisation with local ways of working and to act as a point of contact for any settling in issues. There is also a well organised CESR programme linked with PUHT & many other development opportunities.

The Medical Team includes Consultants, special interest Dr Muriel Prager, Director of ICU Dr Oliver Cramer, ICU Dr Gabor Debreceni, ICU Dr Antina Michalou, ICU and Pre-assessment Dr Vasil Kiryazov, General Dr Mike Pearson, Obstetrics Deputy Departmental Lead Dr Mariam Rice, Paediatrics Deputy Departmental Lead Dr Michael Luckmann, Chronic Pain Dr Isobel Rice, Chronic Pain Dr Theresa Leiva, Chronic Pain Dr Mandi Mortier, Paediatrics and Endoscopy Dr Dominic Jesudoss, Locum Consultant Associate Specialists and Speciality Doctors Dr Raymond Foster Dr Prakash Deb Dr Magdalena Tsoneva Dr Layla Morris Dr Olubukola Alabi Dr Felix Riley Dr Sadvi Sharma.

All SAS staff have the same core SPA for revalidation & annual leave accrual as their consultant colleagues. The anaesthetic department provides Consultant cover in hours to the labour ward. Out of hours there is a dedicated specialist doctor to provide anaesthesia for obstetrics. This role would be included in the applicants regular work once they had been assessed as being competent to work on labour ward with distant supervision.

The APS is provided by a consultant anaesthetist and a full‑time acute pain nurse, supported by ward based link nurses. Apart from the clinical service, it provides teaching and education for medical and nursing staff. Post‑operative pain is managed in a variety of ways including PCA and PCEA. Ultrasound guided nerve and plexus blockade are also commonly employed techniques.

We have recently invested in several state‑of‑the‑art ultrasound machines and developed a protocol for local anaesthetic wound/nerve catheter infiltration post‑operatively. The unit admits about 400 patients a year. The majority (70%) are critically ill adult medical patients. Paediatric ICU services and the regional neurological unit are based in Southampton. Initial assessment and resuscitation of these patients involves the anaesthetic team.

CPD: The post-holder will need to undertake CPD to develop their own learning in line with the needs of the department. These aims should be discussed and documented during the appraisal process. The trust supports 30 days study leave /3 years and allocates each doctor a £800 study leave budget a year.

Annual appraisal is currently undertaken by senior medical colleagues with the Medical Director as Responsible Officer for revalidation. The trust actively supports senior (consultant and speciality doctor) medical staff who wish to undertake appraisal training so that they may act as appraisers for their colleagues, this attracts a separate SPA remuneration.

Teaching and training: The post-holder will be expected to play his/her part in postgraduate activities with responsibility for carrying out teaching for junior medical and nursing staff. The anaesthetic department runs monthly educational meetings for teaching, M and M and QI work. All anaesthetic staff are expected to attend and contribute. We have close links with the Medical School at Southampton.

Leave: Specialty Doctors are entitled to 5.4 weeks (27 working days) holiday per year plus 8 Bank Holidays. This increases to 6.4 weeks (32 working days) after 2 years service for the NHS. Holiday must be requested at least six weeks but not more than a year in advance. It is expected that the majority of the leave is taken in week or longer blocks. The leave year is 1 April to 31 March. All authorised absence must be taken in accordance with departmental leave protocols.

Appointment and Selection Process: This post is advertised through a range of routes, including external website, BMJ, NHS Jobs, Social Media including LinkedIn. However, all adverts will advise to apply directly through NHS Jobs. Successful applicants will be notified by Medical HR and invited for interview. Should you have any questions regarding applying online contact the Medical HR Team directly by email.