Job overview

Training and Development

This 12-month post is designed to support the Fellow’s progression towards a formal anaesthetic training number. Extension may be possible after the initial term, subject to service vacancies, satisfactory progress and an ARCP-equivalent assessment.The role can be tailored to the successful candidate’s interests and training needs. This may include time in elective theatres to maintain anaesthetic skills and, where appropriate, opportunities to develop competencies in anaesthesia, intensive care or obstetric anaesthesia.

 Education and Supervision

Each Senior Clinical Fellow is allocated a trained Educational Supervisor, who will monitor progress and provide mentoring for training and wider professional development. Formal review meetings will take place every three months, with additional informal meetings arranged as required.

During day shifts, the Senior Clinical Fellow will be fully supervised by consultants. Overnight, immediate supervision is provided by other resident on-call doctors, which may include NHS Deanery trainees, Senior Clinical Fellows or senior Staff Grade doctors. Off-site emergency support is also available from a General Anaesthetic Consultant and an Intensive Care Consultant.

Advert may close early upon receipt of considerable number of applications.

Main duties of the job

Covering elective lists in main theatres, obstetrics and intensive care, according to service requirements.

Participating in on-call duties across emergency theatres, obstetric theatres and ICU, in line with current skills and clinical need.

Actively contributing to departmental education, governance, morbidity and mortality meetings, audit and quality improvement activity.

Department of Anaesthetics

The Anaesthetics and Intensive Care offices are located in the former Trust headquarters on Route 109. The department includes shared consultant office space, an open-plan secretarial office and an integrated kitchenette. It provides a pleasant working environment with easy access to the Anaesthetic and Chronic Pain secretaries. A hot-desking area is also available near the West Wing theatres and ICU, with an attached lecture/seminar room and kitchen.

Intensive Care and High Dependency Units

 A state-of-the-art Integrated Critical Care Unit opened in December 2018, bringing HDU and ICU services together in one location. The development increased bed capacity from 14 to 18 beds within an overall footprint of 1,360m².

The department provides a 24/7 outreach and sepsis service, including Martha’s Rule. Rehabilitation services and follow-up clinics are supported by the ICU consultant team and the wider multidisciplinary team, including physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, and dietetics.

Working for our organisation

As the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, we offer a unique opportunity to be part of a Trust making a genuine difference to local health outcomes. The Trust is a busy district general hospital offering compete range of acute services, alongside extensive community services.

A new Urgent Emergency Care Centre was opened in March 2023. The two-storey development has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity and has provided almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Our strategy is aligned to delivering exceptional care together while supporting a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We offer clear career development pathways, access to training and education, and opportunities to contribute to service innovation and improvement.