We are looking for an enthusiastic General Anaesthetist to join a well-established Anaesthetic Department as a Consultant. The Department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain provides anaesthetic cover for three of the Trust’s sites, maintains Critical Care facilities on two of the Trust’s sites and Chronic Pain Clinics on one site. The successful applicant will join the Department’s on call rota at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. The anaesthetic service currently consists of 42 Consultants, 20 SAS doctors and 20 Trainees and covers all the areas expected from a large hospital. Medical specialties include inpatient nephrology and satellite dialysis units on 2 other sites.
The successful candidate will be based in the Anaesthetic Department, carrying out general anaesthetic duties across the Trust and participating in the general anaesthesia on-call rota. At present the frequency of on calls is 1:14, but can vary from 1:12 to 1:15, attracting 3% on call supplement. During on call duties, you will be covering general emergency theatre, obstetric theatres and A&E.
The appointee will work across the three sites in Doncaster, Bassetlaw and Mexborough to provide excellent Anaesthetic services. The successful candidate will take their equal share of providing emergency anaesthetic cover working the on-call consultant rota based and will be expected to provide cover on a reciprocal basis for consultant colleagues during short periods of absence. 1.5 PA currently is allocated for the on-call work which currently is a 1:8 general on-call.
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
- Extensive range of learning opportunities
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
- Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
- NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
- Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
