Must have minimum of 3 years post-grad experience with Obstetric Anaesthesia.
The NHS Trust is seeking to appoint full time Specialty Doctor's to cover Anaesthetics. The post holders will be based a small friendly district hospital in a fantastic location. This post is for one year in the first instance, renewable with the agreement of both parties.
North Devon district that covers the northern part of Devon and a small portion of Cornwall. The district is principally a very pleasant rural area, including many attractive towns and villages, an extensive coastline varying from tall cliffs to wide sandy beaches and the Exmoor National Park.
The Trust serves a population of approximately 185,000; this is increasing and is greatly swollen by holiday residents in the summer months. The high quality of life together with new work opportunities and housing are attracting families and young people. North Devon is also a popular retirement area. Agriculture and tourism provide the main sources of employment, though in recent years light industry has become quite significant.
Staffing: The Anaesthetic Department is based at the North Devon District Hospital, where all anaesthetics are undertaken and is staffed by sixteen Consultants, two Associate Specialists (both part time), 5 Staff Grade and nine specialist trainees.
General Workload: The Department provides anaesthesia for approximately 18,000 procedures each year (of which 1000 are children). At present we have a total of nine operating theatres, plus an endoscopy unit. As well as general and regional anaesthesia the department is also heavily involved with the care of patients in the ICU/HDU, the obstetric unit, in acute pain management and in the transfer of critically ill patients. We also provide cover for the A & E department, the CT scanner and for ECT. The departmental computers are networked and have direct Internet access.
ICU and HDU: The Intensive Care Unit has expanded and is now a 7 bed combined ICU and HDU, which can accommodate up to 5 ICU patients. The ICU deals with a wide variety of patient conditions including respiratory failure, cardiac failure, renal failure, sepsis, trauma and postoperative vascular surgery. All patients are enrolled in the Intensive Care National Audit (ICNARC). Anaesthetists are closely involvement in the management of head injuries and are responsible for the transport of critically ill patients by ambulance and helicopter, to specialist facilities outside the District. At times the ICU also manages children who require intensive therapy. A new ICU follow up clinic is now running.
GENERAL INFORMATION:- Salary ranges from £36,000 per year to £50,000 per year
- 12 months contract
- Standard working hours
- Accommodation is provided within the first few months
- Full Time Positions
- GMC registration required for all posts: www.gmc-uk.org
- Good level of English is required for all posts
If you are interested in this role, please contact me for more details:
Jirina Baker
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Permanent Placements - UK Permanent Doctors Division
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