Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Clinical Fellow
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week (on call, nights, weekends)
- Job ref
- 177-MDELEC-7446541
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- Great Yarmouoth
- Salary
- £65,048 Overtime, Weekends, Unsociable hours
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/09/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Clinical Fellow in Anaesthetics (ST3-5 level)
Clinical Fellow
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
· The main daytime clinical work will comprise of the theatre sessions - both accompanied and solo and with responsibility for patients. This might be in the elective theatres or in emergency or trauma theatre. Trainees have appropriate direct or indirect supervision by the consultants.
· A placement on the intensive care unit for 3 to 6 months could be expected.
· The candidate would be given an opportunity to consolidate the skills in obstetric anaesthesia
· On call: There are full shift rotas (EWTD compliant) for Emergency Theatre (1 in 7), ICU (1 in 6) and Obstetrics (I in 8) integrating Anaesthetic trainees, clinical fellows and Speciality Doctors on the same tier rotas. You will be expected to rotate between them all, although you may be predominantly on one.
· Although this position does not carry Postgraduate Dean’s approval for training recognition, it offers full teaching and training opportunities. The successful candidate will be allocated a named educational supervisor to oversee their development and career and offer support in the annual Trust appraisal
Main duties of the job
The Anaesthetics Department is an integral part of the Division of Medicine, Diagnostics and Clinical Support and Division of Surgery and Women’s & Children’s Services whose responsibilities cover the provision of Anaesthetic Services, High Dependency and Intensive Care, Pain Relief and Palliative care, as well as the running of Operating Theatres, Recovery and CSSD. In addition the hospital has an extra contractual Hyperbaric Chamber.
There is an active teaching/research programme within the department and there are links with the University of East Anglia. There is an excellent purpose built training and education centre on site at the James Paget University Hospital along with a newly refurbished library and learning café area.
Working for our organisation
This modern University Hospital is a Foundation Trust which is located in a mainly rural area, less than a mile from long sandy beaches, and is surrounded by the natural beauty of the Norfolk Broads. The cathedral city of Norwich is only 40 minutes away, and is regularly voted one of the top 5 shopping destinations in the UK. There is a wide choice of good local schools and attractive house prices. The post will appeal to candidates who seek a high quality of life combined with a practical clinical role within a secure and well-run hospital distinguished by its supportive and friendly culture.
There is an active teaching/research programme within the department and there are links with the University of East Anglia. There is an excellent purpose built training and education centre on site at the James Paget University Hospital along with a newly refurbished library and learning café area.
Onsite married and single accommodation is subject to availability.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (JPUH) provides Medical Services for a population of approximately 230,000 living in South East Norfolk and North East Suffolk, plus a large number of visitors to the coast and Broads National Park during the summer months. In addition, it provides approximately 1/3 of the Secondary Care Teaching for the UEA Medical School. The Trust is forward looking and highly regarded within the Region. It became the first Foundation Trust in Norfolk/Suffolk in 2006.
This modern University Hospital is a Foundation Trust which is located in a mainly rural area, less than a mile from long sandy beaches, and is surrounded by the natural beauty of the Norfolk Broads. The cathedral city of Norwich is only 40 minutes away, and is regularly voted one of the top 5 shopping destinations in the UK. There is a wide choice of good local schools and attractive house prices. The post will appeal to candidates who seek a high quality of life combined with a practical clinical role within a secure and well-run hospital distinguished by its supportive and friendly culture.
Onsite married and single accommodation is subject to availability.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
Desirable criteria
- Primary FRCA or equivalent
- ALS, APLS, ATLS, PROMPT or equivalent experience
Academic Achievements
Essential criteria
- Experience of conducting clinical audit
- Willingness of using evidence base to support decision making
- Familiar with the principles of Risk Management
- Willing to become involved in Clinical Governance
- Ability to use research outcomes in clinical practice
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in research projects and published papers
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues, laboratory staff and other staff and agencies
- Energy and enthusiasm and an ability to work under pressure
- Understand when to seek assistance
- Able to support the department in a professional manner and willing to work flexibly.
- Potential to cope with stressful situations and undertake responsibility
- Team worker with good organisational skills and ability to make good clinical notes
- Commitment to continuing professional development
- Motivated, trustworthy and well organised
- Experience in teaching Junior Medical Staff
- Willingness to participate in a multi disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives.
Desirable criteria
- Formal training in teaching skills
- Experience in teaching Medical Students
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Minimum of three years Anaesthetic experience at Core Specialty Training level or above, or equivalent.
- Emergency, epidural and spinal anaesthesia
- Experience in Obstetric Anaesthesia & IACOA (or equivalent)
- Ability to work without direct supervision
- Ability to provide expert clinical opinion across a wide range of problems within the specialty.
- Ability to prioritise work effectively
- Evidence of appropriate experience and knowledge to the level of the Primary FRCA and/or evidence of CME/CPD from the preceding three years (including appraisal and teaching).
- Experience in invasive monitoring
- Willing to participate in hospital transfers
- Experience in Critical Care Medicine
- Willingness to extend knowledge by continued education
Desirable criteria
- Experience of committee work/project management
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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 Saurabh Mehrotra
- Job title
- Consultant Anaethetist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 452452
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