Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthesia
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Trust Grade (ST3)
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed Term)
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 419-7291792-TGD-A
- Employer
- York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Scarborough Hospital / York Hospital
- Town
- Scarborough / York
- Salary
- £61,825 pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Trust Grade Doctor in Anaesthetics and Intensive Care (ST3+)
NHS Medical & Dental: Trust Grade (ST3)
Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).
Our Values
- We are KIND
- We are OPEN
- We pursue EXCELLENCE
We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.
People for Patients. Our People, our Patients, our Priority
Job overview
YORK AND SCARBOROUGH TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Trust Grade (ST3 + Equivalent) Anaesthetics
Fixed term for up to 12 months
We have x1 position available in Scarborough and x1 in York.
The duties of the post include the provision of Anaesthetic services at Scarborough Hospital. This is inclusive of but not restricted to:
- Pre-operative assessment, management and pre-medication of patients scheduled to undergo routine and emergency surgery.
- Administration of Anaesthetics (local and general).
- Post-operative assessment and management of post-operative problems in conjunction with surgical colleagues.
- Administration of elective and emergency neuraxial and general anaesthesia in the Obstetric
- Assistance in the Intensive Care Unit and with the Critical Care Outreach
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applicants. Therefore please apply early to avoid any disappointment.
Main duties of the job
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has an ambitious programme of service modernisation and a reputation for providing high quality services. In line with our outlook, we are now inviting applications for this post, based at York.
This is not an approved training position; however you will receive the following;
- A named educational supervisor
- Induction and bespoke new starter induction pack outlining internal training courses/opportunities available to doctors in these non-approved training positions
- Individual training plan
- NHS e-portfolio (Division will fund but costs will be recovered if leave before agreed end of contract)
- Appraisal at 6 months and individual access to e-appraisal system
- Support towards obtaining Alternative Certificate confirming achievement of foundation competencies to aid those who want to access a recognised training position in the future
Working for our organisation
Our benefits
York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital, community and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles, and which includes Scarborough and Bridlington.
Our mission is to be a valued and trusted partner within our care system, delivering safe effective care to the population we serve.
We’re situated in a fantastic part of the country: home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York, which is consistently voted one of the best to live in the UK.
It’s our privilege to be the largest provider of healthcare in the region and we are incredibly proud of our 8,500 staff, working across 9 hospital sites, supporting safe, high quality patient-centred care on a day-to-day basis.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information please see the job description attached
Our Trust continues to strongly encourage our staff to be vaccinated against COVID19, this remains our best defence to protect our patients, ourselves and everyone else.
Armed Forces Friendly Employer
We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that York Teaching Hospital has provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome their application to work for us.
Disability Confident and Mindful Employer
The Trust is committed to meeting the needs of employees and applicants with a disability or mental health condition. Our support for these schemes includes encouraging applications from people who are disabled or have a mental health condition, offering adjustments to make our application process accessible.
Person specification
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Competence in basic clinical procedures
- Able to prioritise clinical need, time and workload
- Aware of own limitations
- Understands the principles of patient confidentiality and data protection
- Understand the importance of working effectively in teams
- Ability to assess, recognise and initiate management of the acutely ill patient and play an effective part in advanced life support
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of UK health systems, practices and values; awareness of current issues in the NHS
- Computer literate
- Understands the importance and impact of information systems in health care
- Ability to practise evidence- based medicine
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Eligibility
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the GMC
- Evidence of achievement of Foundation competences from a UKFPO affiliated Foundation Programme or equivalent by time of appointment in line with GMC standards/ Good Medical Practice including: • Detailed working knowledge of safeguarding agenda, and its relevant legislation, policy and guidance. • Eligibility to work in the UK • Not previously relinquished, released or removed from a training programme in this specialty except under exceptional circumstances • Evidence of achievement of CT/ST1 & 2 competences by time of appointment demonstrated by: Either • Basic Level Training Certificate (BLTC) Or • Written statement from College Tutor that BLTC will be issued by the time of expected commencement of post, including evidence of satisfactory Annual Review of Career Progression for ST1/CT1. Or • Evidence of achieving ST1 and ST2 anaesthesia and ICM competences supported by evidence from work-based assessments of clinical performance (DOPS. Mini-CEX, CBD) and appraisal/educational supervisors letter or equivalent
Qualifications and experience
Essential criteria
- Medical qualification
- Examination or equivalent by date of application.
- Satisfactory completion of ST1-2 post or equivalent.
- 24 months previous experience in an Anaesthetics department.
- ALS training or equivalent.
- Ability to provide complete details of employment history with no unexplained career gaps.
- Evidence that career progression is consistent with personal circumstances
- Evidence that present achievement and performance is commensurate with totality of period of training.
- At least 24 months’ total experience in anaesthesia/ intensive care medicine (ICM) (excluding Foundation modules) by time of appointment, including at least 18 months of anaesthesia training and 3 months of ICM training.
Desirable criteria
- Distinctions, scholarships, prizes
- Experience of research
- Experience of Foundation training
- 12 Months continuous experience within the NHS
- Additional degrees e.g. MSc, PhD
- Success in FRCA Primary MCQ
Teaching, audit and research
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the basic principles of audit and clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Contributes to teaching and learning of others
- Active participation in clinical audit.
- Evidence of participation in a teaching course or achievement of a teaching qualification.
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
- Sarah Crossland
- Job title
- General Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01723 236359
- Additional information
01723 236359
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