Consultant Anaesthetist

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic consultant anaesthetist to join the team at Yeovil District Hospital. The workload, by the nature of the hospital, is varied and any applicant would need to be comfortable anaesthetising for children, major colorectal, major orthopaedic, and obstetrics amongst others. A variety of sub-specialty interests can be accommodated but of particular interest would be a background in peri-operative medicine, human factors/simulation, day surgery, or regional anaesthesia. Yeovil District Hospital offers the range of clinical work you would expect from a District General Hospital (DGH). As a relatively small hospital (part of a huge Trust) it is easy to develop new services and new practices based on your ideas. If you'd like to shape the way your department works, then Yeovil may be for you.

Provide high quality anaesthetic care for both elective and emergency surgical patients. Provide dedicated non-residential on-call cover (with internal cover). Agree to be available within 30 minutes for emergencies that necessitate consultant input. Out-of-hours non-residential on-call cover will include both emergency theatre and maternity theatre and may include the need to anaesthetise young children. Currently, consultants also cover ITU while on-call. We anticipate this will change in the future. Help to develop evidence based local treatment policies, to guide best clinical care. Develop clinical leadership, quality improvement and educational roles at an early stage. Work within the clinical governance framework. Maintain professional competencies and development. Except in emergencies, or where otherwise agreed with your manager, fulfil the duties, responsibilities and programmed activities set out in your Job Plan, as reviewed from time to time. Fulfil any associated duties set out in of the Terms and Conditions. Engage with appraisal and make all reasonable efforts to achieve agreed personal objectives.