Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics: Sponsorship Available

The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

The
Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a clinically progressive,
high-performing organisation with a reputation for clinical excellence and
efficiency. The Trust is focused on the provision of high standards of care and
delivers strong performance against national targets.

We are pleased to offer the opportunity for an enthusiastic Specialty Doctor to join our Anaesthetics Department and work alongside our current workforce.

The anaesthetic and critical care department serves a modern and recently expanded theatre and day surgery complex with adjacent ITU and HDU facilities. The department has an excellent reputation and enthusiasm for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and would welcome applicants with a teaching interest.

Non-consultant colleagues are represented in senior roles in our department and very much valued for their clinical and non-clinical experience and capabilities. Specialty doctors occupy senior roles within our department with colleagues currently working as Associate Medical Director, Trust appraisers, LNC deputy chair and undertaking the departmental lead role for clinical effectiveness and audit as examples.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will share responsibilities within the department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine. The successful candidate will be required to provide 8.5 PA per week of clinical activity arranged as daytime and out of hours working and 1.5 PA per week of SPA. Additional clinical PAs may be available dependent upon the needs of the anaesthetic department, and the appointee will be encouraged to take on additional SPA roles determined by their interests and the needs of the department.

Person Specification

Education and Teaching

Essential

  • Demonstrates a commitment to the delivery of high-quality teaching and training to resident colleagues and multidisciplinary team

Desirable

  • A qualification in teaching or instructor status relevant to anaesthesia e.g. ATLS, APLS

Experience

Essential

  • 4 years full time post-graduate working in a clinical area (or its equivalent gained on a part-time or flexible basis) at least two of which will be in a specialty training programme in a relevant specialty or as a fixed term specialty trainee in a relevant specialty or equivalent experience and competencies
  • A demonstrable amount of experience in anaesthesia commensurate with basic anaesthetic training
  • Eligibility to work in the UK

Clinical Skills

Essential

  • Acute care: up to date ALS. Out of hours experience relevant to the job.
  • Relevant specialty clinical knowledge: capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job, specialty knowledge exam.
  • Clinical judgement: experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need.
  • Practical skills: shows aptitude for practical skills required in the job.
  • Proven ability to work effectively in obstetrics and/or critical care.

Research and Audit

Essential

  • Trained in research methodology.
  • Committed to evidence-based practice.
  • Evidence of audit and the implementation of change following the audit

Desirable

  • Relevant research published in peer review journal

Qualifications

Essential

  • Full registration and a licence to practice with the GMC
  • Please confirm your GMC Registration number
  • MBBS Degree
  • Primary or Final FRCA or FFICM
  • Evidence of basic level anaesthetic competencies or evidence that they will have these at the time of taking up the post.

Desirable

  • Higher Medical Degree

Management Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate effective team working skills
  • Time management and organisational ability. An example may be they have developed and run training programmes.
  • Proven knowledge of systems and process of NHS or equivalent
  • Sense of understanding and commitment to corporate responsibility

Desirable

  • Ability to consolidate and organise change.
  • Knowledge of the implementation of Clinical Governance within the directorate.
  • Familiarity with issues of service

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 27 September 2026

To apply for this job please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk.