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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthetics
Grade
MT03 - MT05
Contract
Fixed term: 6 months (Potential to extend to 12 months. Fellowships in Anaesthesia & Quality Improvement or Anaesthesia & Education, August 2025 (One post in each).)
Hours
Full time - 40 hours per week
Job ref
328-UE-MED-0194
Employer
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The James Cook University Hospital
Town
Middlesbrough
Salary
£49,909 - £70,425 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
28/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

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Clinical Fellowships in Anaesthesia & Quality Improvement or Education

MT03 - MT05

Job overview

Fellowships in Anaesthesia & Quality Improvement or Anaesthesia & Education, August 2025 (One post in each).

Post details, Quality Improvement

You will contribute to departmental involvement in national quality improvement projects such as NELA and PQUIP. In addition, you will be supported in completing departmental quality improvement activities dependant on personal interest. You will be encouraged to present these in an appropriate national forums. You will be provided with a supportive educational supervisor.

 

Main duties of the job

This post will give you the opportunity to contribute to the oversight, delivery, and quality assurance of current departmental and multidisciplinary training programs such as the South Tees Anaesthetic New Starters Course.  In addition, there are several opportunities for further education related projects which you would be encouraged to develop, dependent on your individual interest. Previous incumbents have been involved in organising educational events for medical students, junior doctors, theatre staff, involving running simulation and multidisciplinary team teaching. The anaesthetic department has dedicated teaching and training facilities including high fidelity simulation and video conferencing. You will be provided with a supportive consultant educational supervisor.

 

Working for our organisation

Perioperative Services Directorate

You will join a department consisting of 80 Consultants (including military) and 8 SAS grade doctors who form the Directorate of Anaesthesia across the two sites.  In addition, there are Residents in anaesthesia who rotate within the Northern School of Anaesthesia (Northern Deanery) and also locally employed Anaesthetists (These include those working on portfolio pathway towards becoming a consultant).  The department provides anaesthesia for a full range of tertiary services and was recently awarded Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation (ACSA) by the Royal College of Anaesthetists, reflecting excellence in all areas of delivery.

 Teaching and Training
The South Tees Anaesthetic department has a longstanding culture of high-quality delivery of teaching and training. A GMC visit in 2018 recognised a strong supportive ethos and an engaged and enthusiastic consultant training faculty (https://www.gmc-uk.org/education/reports-and-reviews/regional-and-national-reviews).

The anaesthetic department provides recently updated and easily accessible training, teaching and office facilities along with a dedicated high fidelity simulation facility. In addition, there are further high-quality training facilities and a library with 24 hour access within the trust.

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • MBBS or equivalent medical qualification GMC Registration (including current license to practice) Evidence of completion of RCoA core competencies or equivalent by commencement date. This includes completion of Royal College of Anaesthetist’s "Initial Assessment of Competence" and "Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia" ALS or equivalent Transfer training course or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Components of FRCA Primary examination

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of active interest in quality improvement

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Adrian Gooding
Job title
Consultant Anaesthetist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01642 854600
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