Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term)
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Term time hours
- Annualised hours
- Job ref
- 229-SD-GT-7464202
- Employer
- Wye Valley NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- County Hospital
- Town
- Hereford
- Salary
- £100,870 - £111,441 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Doctor in Anaesthesia
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
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Job overview
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a motivated and enthusiastic colleague to join the Department of Anaesthesia as a Specialist Doctor on a 12-month fixed-term contract.
This post is offered on a fully flexible 10PA contract, designed to support both individual preferences and service requirements. We are committed to working collaboratively to ensure the role suits the right candidate while maintaining high-quality patient care.
Applicants should have a minimum of six years’ experience in anaesthesia and be confident working independently, including providing cover for elective theatre lists.
We take pride in supporting our anaesthetic team through ongoing training, professional development, and clear pathways for career progression.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will provide anaesthetic services for elective surgical lists across a range of specialties, working independently and flexibly within an annualised job plan. They will contribute to teaching and supervision of trainees and students, participate in departmental audit and governance, and engage in CPD and appraisal processes. The role includes supporting service development and working collaboratively with colleagues to ensure safe, efficient patient care. There is no on-call commitment, and the post may include cover at peripheral operating sites following induction.
Working for our organisation
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive overview of the role and department, please refer to the attached Recruitment Information Pack.
If you’d like to discuss the opportunity further or arrange an informal visit, please contact Dr Jennie Kerr, Clinical Director for Anaesthesia, at [email protected] or Jenny Connaughton, General Manager, at [email protected].
Person specification
Professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- • MBChB or equivalent
- • Full GMC Registration
- • Licence to practice
- • Experience working in the NHS
Desirable criteria
- Primary FRCA or equivalent
- Final FRCA or equivalent
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
- • 12 years medical experience since primary medical qualification
- • Core competencies and at least 6 years’ experience in General Anaesthesia at SAS grade or equivalent
- • Core competencies in Obstetric Anaesthetics
- • Core Competencies in Intensive Care Medicine
Desirable criteria
- Three years in a recognised Anaesthesia specialty training programme
- Experience in paediatric anaesthesia
Clinical Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Practical skills commensurate with the above
- • ALS Provider
Desirable criteria
- ATLS/ EPLS/ APLS Provider
Audit Management & IT
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrate evidence of robust clinical audit practice and clinical governance
Academia Teaching skill & experience
Essential criteria
- • Commitment to medical education
Desirable criteria
- Ability to teach in clinical settings
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work within a team
- • Demonstrate ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
- • Demonstrate good time management skills
- • Ability to adapt and work in differing environments
- • Excellent communication skills, oral and written, including the ability to communicate and interact effectively with colleagues and patients.
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrated leadership ability
Clinical Governance
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrate evidence of robust clinical audit practice and the underlying principles of clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Advanced Management Training
Commitment to Trust Values & Behaviours
Essential criteria
- Must be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust’s Values and Behaviours
Other Requirements Specific to the Role
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work in a team
- • Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority.
Desirable criteria
- Access to transport
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Dr Jennie Kerr
- Job title
- Clinical Director,
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01432 355444
- Additional information
Please call 01432 355444 extension 5157 to discuss this opportunity further.
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