The primary role for the successful candidate will be to join the Anaesthetic Team covering elective theatres, Obstetric anaesthetics, Critical Care, with on-call commitments. The post holder will be expected to have an understanding and awareness of clinical governance and be passionate about patient care and safety. The successful candidate will be expected to integrate within the team of existing staff in order to provide a complete Anaesthetics Service.
Provide anaesthetic care for a range of elective theatre lists across multiple surgical specialties, ensuring safe and effective perioperative management.
Deliver obstetric anaesthesia services, including epidural analgesia, labour ward anaesthesia and support for obstetric emergencies.
Contribute to the provision of Critical Care services, including the assessment and ongoing management of critically ill patients.
Participate in the on-call rota, providing out-of-hours anaesthetic and critical care support as required.
Work closely with consultants, trainees, ODPs, nursing staff and wider MDT colleagues to ensure high-quality, patient-centred care.
Contribute to maintaining high standards of clinical governance, including incident reporting, audit, quality improvement and adherence to local and national guidelines.
Attend departmental teaching, training and simulation activities, and support the clinical development of junior colleagues where appropriate.
Promote and uphold patient safety at all times, demonstrating sound clinical judgement and evidence-based practice.
Ensure accurate and timely documentation in accordance with Trust policies and professional standards.
Engage actively in service development and continuous improvement initiatives within the Anaesthetic Department.
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”
Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.
Please do see attached the job description and personal specification for further details of this post.
