Specialist in Anaesthetics

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton are pleased to offer this opportunity for a Specialist Grade Doctor in Anaesthetics with a Special Interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia.

This is a permanent role and will be 40 hours per week (10 Programmed Activities (PA's)). The job plan is based on a Specialist Grade Contract (2021) with 9PA's for Direct Clinical Care and 1 PA for Supporting Professional Activities.

We strongly believe the job plan needs to be sustainable and should enable the successful candidate a good work-life balance. There is no on-call associated with this post.

All Specialist Doctors will be involved in providing a general clinical service to the Trust, providing clinical services to Derbyshire, East Staffordshire and surrounding areas, with colleagues and to be responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients at the hospitals and clinics at which you have duties and the proper functioning of the department.

You'll be responsible for the continuing care and treatment of patients in your charge and personal performance of clinical duties as agreed in your job plan, allowing for all proper delegation to and training of your staff, the teaching of staff in training, and the multidisciplinary team.

You'll be maintaining flexible arrangements for emergency cover and a provision of cover for colleagues during reasonable periods of leave including the care of patients and supervision of resident doctors.

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In Return We Will Offer

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Holly Wilson Job title: Deputy General Manager Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 07384914123