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Job summary

Main area
Aneasthetics
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10.75 sessions per week
Job ref
151-FPHSD-16
Employer
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Frimley Park Hospital
Town
Camberley
Salary
According to Clinical Grade
Closing
29/06/2026 23:59

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Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Registrar

Job overview

The post has arisen to meet demand driven by the expansion of Theatre activity and retirements. We are looking to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics with an interest in:

     General Anaesthesia and perioperative medicine

     Trauma and Orthopaedics

     Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Main duties of the job

DIMENSIONS OF JOB

10.75 Programmed Activities (PAs) per week comprising:

     8.5 PAs dedicated to anaesthetic sessions during the week

     0.75 PAs covering 7 Saturday trauma lists during the year and one bank holiday

     1.5 PAs allocated to Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) for CPD

 

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full role details please review the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

ANAESTHESIA AT FRIMLEY PARK HOSPITAL

The ACSA-accredited Anaesthetic department has 56 Consultant Anaesthetists, 7 Specialty Doctors and 32 Doctors in training, providing anaesthetic duties in 18 theatres plus areas including Obstetrics, interventional Radiology, Endoscopy and Cardiac catheterisation suites.

The department also provides a cardiopulmonary exercise testing service and a high-risk pre-operative clinic.

Regional anaesthesia is actively encouraged and taught. The department is an ESRA-approved training centre with usually up to 3 regional Anaesthesia Fellows at any one time. A block room service has been developed for safe and efficient regional anaesthesia. Frimley Park is also a high-volume regional vascular centre with 19 vascular anaesthetists.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
  • Primary FRCA or equivalent
  • Previous UK based experience running solo lists in normal working hours AND out of hours.
Desirable criteria
  • MRCP or similar qualification
  • Postgraduate qualification in perioperative medicine
  • Qualification in regional anaesthesia

SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES

Essential criteria
  • Able to evaluate own clinical practice
  • Able to demonstrate innovative thinking
  • Good written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to organise and develop service provision
  • Understanding of NHS hospital structures; willing to play a role in the Department and Hospital
Desirable criteria
  • Good IT skills
  • Experience in Management

PROFESSIONAL / SPECIALIST EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria
  • Wide grounding in all aspects of anaesthesia
  • Provider status in ATLS, ALS and PALS (or equivalent)
  • Willingness to teach undergraduates and postgraduates, particularly in weekly protected trainee teaching sessions
  • Participation in audit activity
  • Understanding of Clinical Governance principles and evidence-based practice
Desirable criteria
  • Faculty in teaching courses
  • Postgraduate qualification in teaching
  • Relevant research experience

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Desirable criteria
  • Previous UK based experience running solo lists in normal working hours AND out of hours.
  • Previous UK based experience running solo trauma lists in normal working hours AND out of hours.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardWe offer Wagestream - A financial wellbeing benefit which lets you access your pay as you earn it.Disability confident employerWe Work Flexibly

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Irfan Raza
Job title
Consultant Anaesthetist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
03006134161
Additional information

For further information please contact:

Dr Irfan Raza — [email protected]

Dr Thomas Heinink — [email protected]

Deputy Clinical Directors for Theatres, Anaesthetics and Critical Care

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