Job overview

Torbay Hospital Anaesthetic department seeks applications for a Locally Employed Doctor at CT3/ST3 level or equivalent.

The Locally Employed Doctor will also be expected to undertake medical transfers to specialist hospitals, most commonly accompanying acute neurosurgical cases to Derriford (Plymouth). The post will require participation in the ST 1:8 full shift rota.

Clinical supervision is provided for both safety and educational support. Attendance at in-house educational and audit meetings is encouraged.

An Educational/Clinical Supervisor will be allocated.

Torbay Hospital Anaesthetic department has an excellent track record and reputation among previous Locally Employed Doctor cohorts as a place for gaining valuable clinical experience prior to advancing to training schemes

Main duties of the job

• Provision of anaesthesia for emergency theatres, labour ward and support for the Critical Care Unit
• To provide anaesthetics for both emergency work and elective theatre lists.
• Emergency work will include working as part of the on-call team to provide anaesthesia for emergency theatres, analgesia on the labour ward and anaesthesia for obstetric cases, support for critical care out of hours and attendance in ED for advanced resuscitation and Trauma calls. 
• The Trust Grade will also be expected to undertake medical transfers to specialist hospitals, most commonly neurosurgical transfers.
• The post will require the ability to flex in and out of the ST 1:8 full shift rota including nights 
  depending on departmental need. There may also be the requirement to undertake occasional CT rota on calls.

Working for our organisation

Why Work With Us

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated organisation providing acute health care services from Torbay Hospital, community health services and adult social care.

The Trust runs Torbay Hospital as well as five community hospitals, stretching from Dawlish to Brixham. We also provide health and social care to the local population.

We have around 500,000 face-to-face contacts with patients in their homes and communities each year and see over 78,000 people in our A&E department annually. We serve a resident population of approximately 286,000 people, plus about 100,000 visitors at any one time during the summer holiday season.

We employ approximately 6,000 staff including frontline health and social care staff, such as nurses, occupational therapists, social workers, consultants, and physiotherapists who work in your home and from a range of different premises across Torbay and south Devon such as community hospitals and clinics. We also have over 800 volunteers who make a difference each and every day to the people we care for.

We have a team of 47 consultants, which includes 11 Critical Care specialists and 8 speciality registrars.