Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics: Sponsorship Available

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust

Job summary

A Specialty Doctor in Anaesthesia is required to join our
friendly and enthusiastic team based at University Hospital North Durham.

Applicants should be trained to the level of CT3 or
equivalent in anaesthesia. Applicants must have full registration, including a
license to practice with the GMC.

The successful applicants will join a team of 28
consultants, specialty doctors and trainees from the Northern School of
Anaesthesia. The contract is full time with resident shifts (1:8). On-call
duties are for resident critical care & theatres, or potentially for
resident obstetric cover if skills allow. The weekly timetable includes daytime
ICU resident cover, theatre lists (including pre and post-operative care time),
out of hours shifts with prospective cover and 1 SPA for CPD activities.

Main duties of the job

The
job plan is comprised of a 1:8 resident on call cover (days and nights) and 12
theatre/obstetric or ITU sessions (5.25hrs) per 8 weeks. On-call may be
undertaken in any of the 3 resident on call roles (Theatres, ITU and
Obstetrics), teamwork is embedded in these roles and therefore there is an
expectation to help out where it is required and when you are available during
these shifts. All shifts for emergency work are a maximum of 13 hours in
length.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Have completed CT2 training in Anaesthetics and Intensive care medicine.
  • Be competent in providing anaesthesia for elective and emergency patients in the hospital, including on the labour ward, with distant supervision where appropriate.

Desirable

  • Evidence of special interest in a related area, including teaching, research and quality improvement.

Qualifications

Essential

  • MBBS or equivalent

Desirable

  • ALS, ATLS, APLS/EPLS or other complimentary qualification.
  • Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent.

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

  • Be able to manage time appropriately.
  • Be able to delegate appropriately.
  • The applicant must be able to work well with all staff and teams. Able to communicate effectively and have excellent interpersonal skills.

Desirable

  • Understands the principles and has participated in useful audit. Willing to participate in clinical governance arrangements.

Statutory Registration

Essential

  • Full registration with GMC.

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: 31 October 2026

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