SOUTH EAST OF SCOTLAND SCHOOL OF ANAESTHESIA
LAT(s) in ANAESTHESIA
JOB DESCRIPTION
General Description of the Post
These posts are based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh with secondments to
surrounding hospitals and are available from 02 February 2014 for 6 months until 04
August 2015. All posts have been approved for training by Deanery / GMC and will be
at a stage appropriate for the applicant. All major specialties are available in the region.
Hospitals and Specialties Involved on the Training Programme
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
The Royal Infirmary is the major teaching hospital within the area with approximately
890 beds.
The hospital provides the main Accident and Emergency service for the area and includes
the regional Cardio-thoracic Unit, the Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, the National
Thoracic Aneurysm service and surgical units with a major interest in Hepatobilary,
Vascular and Gastrointestinal surgery. Tertiary Obstetric and Intensive Care Medicine
services are on-site.
Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
The Western General Hospital is another teaching hospital within Edinburgh. The
Anaesthesia Department provides training in the regional Departments of Clinical
Neurosciences / Neuro-critical care and Oncology in addition to General Surgery,
Urology, Day Care Surgery and Pain Medicine.
St. Johns Hospital, Livingston
This hospital is situated some 15 miles west of Edinburgh and includes the regional
Burns and Plastic Surgery and Maxillofacial Surgery units in addition to gynaecology and
obstetrics and Day Surgery. The Intensive Care unit is staffed by the Anaesthetic
Department.
Fife Acute Hospitals
These include the Victoria Infirmary, Kirkcaldy and Queen Margaret Hospital,
Dunfermline which are currently being extensively redesigned and upgraded – opening in
late 2011. This will provide all elective and emergency services for Fife. They are linked
by excellent road and rail links to Edinburgh.
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Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children caters for all types of paediatric surgery excluding
cardiac surgery.
Borders General Hospital, Melrose
This is a modern District General Hospital, which provides experience in a wide range of
anaesthetic practice including obstetrics and ITU experience. Melrose is approximately
60 minutes by car from Edinburgh.
Intensive Care Medicine
There are three general adult Intensive Therapy Units involved in the training scheme
based at the Royal Infirmary, the Western General Hospital and Queen Margaret
Hospital, Dunfermline. All are staffed full time with dedicated Critical care Consultants
24 hours a day
Obstetric Anaesthesia
The Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health caters for more than 7000 deliveries per
annum and is the regional tertiary referral centre. More obstetric experience is available
at St John’s Hospital, Livingston, the Borders General Hospital, Melrose and Forth Park
Maternity Hospital, Kirkcaldy, part of the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy.
Chronic Pain Management
Chronic pain clinics together with in-patient management are organised in several
hospitals within the region including the Royal Infirmary, the Western General Hospital,
Queen Margaret Hospital, Dunfermline, the Victoria Hospital Kirkcaldy and the Borders
General Hospital, Melrose.
Research
All trainees are encouraged to avail themselves of the research, audit and teaching
opportunities available throughout the rotations.
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Hours of Duty
All posts are European Working Time Directive compliant.
The out-of-hours commitment and the current or expected banding supplements for the
various hospitals in the training programme will be confirmed at a later date.
For staff working on a less than full-time training contract, the basic hours are negotiated
separately. The out-of-hours commitment is checked and confirmed specifically for the
Less Than Full-Time Trainee on an individual basis.
The holder of this post will provide mutual cover for annual and study leave of
colleagues, provided always that the resulting increase in duties does not cause a
practitioner’s average weekly hours to exceed the limits set out in paragraph 20 of the
Terms and Conditions of Service.
Practitioners shall be expected in the normal run of their duties, and within their contract
and job description, to cover for the occasional brief absence of colleagues as far as is
practicable.
Practitioners will be prepared to perform duties in occasional emergencies and unforeseen
circumstances without additional remuneration, but may be granted time off in lieu at the
discretion of their employing authority. Commitments arising in such circumstances are,
however exceptional and practitioners should not be required to undertake work of this
kind for prolonged periods on a regular basis.
Location of Duties
The post is based at the Royal Infirmary but includes secondments to all other hospitals in
the Region as required for training purposes. Arrangements to visit may be made with:
Dr Kirsteen Brown
Training Programme Director
Department of Anaesthetics
Western General Hospital
Crewe Road South
EDINBURGH
EH4 2XU
Phone: on 0131 537 1652
Email: Kirsteen.brown@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
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South East Scotland
Specialist Registrar(s) in Anaesthetics
PERSON SPECIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS
Registration and
Qualifications
Experience
Ability
Motivation
Personality
Audit and
Research
Management
Other
Requirements
ESSENTIAL
DESIRABLE
GMC Registration
MB ChB or equivalent
Primary FRCA, or equivalent
MD or other e.g. MRCP
Candidates should not be on the GMC
Specialist Register in Anaesthesia
Minimum of 24 months RCA recognised
training in Anaesthesia at time of taking
up appointment of which 12 months must
be in the UK. Satisfactory completion of
the SHO curriculum described in the
RCA training guide including 3 months
ITU and practical experience in Obstetric
Anaesthesia.
Clinical skills including obstetric
analgesia and anaesthesia, pain
management and resuscitation.
Commitment to Anaesthesia,
Commitment to learning,
Punctuality,
Initiative
Potential to cope with stressful
situations and undertake responsibility.
Good communication skills.
Maximum of 4 years as SHO (or
equivalent) in Anaesthesia.
Method of
Assessment
Application
Form *
Application
Form *
Experience as an SHO (with
consultant supervision) in a specialty
complementary to anaesthesia.
Good examination progress.
Up to date clinical skills expected
after 2 years in the specialty.
Ability to organise own learning and
time.
Affiliation to relevant medical
societies.
Able to cope with stress. Leadership
qualities.
To be assertive and demonstrate
flexibility and willingness to be a
team member.
Participation in research in medicine.
Understand the principles of and
differences between audit and research.
Evidence of participation in audit.
An appreciation of the role of the Royal
Colleges, Medical Associations and
hospital management.
Prepared to rotate as specified in the
South East of Scotland. To arrange
accommodation and transport during the
rotation to facilitate good time keeping.
To have the basic understanding of the
use of a computer for word processing
and data handling.
To be physically able to undertake
anaesthetic duties.
To understand the role of
management and budgets within the
NHS.
Training on an anaesthetic simulator.
Able to communicate in English and have
communication skills necessary to carry
out duties safely and effectively.
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Log Book,
Interview,
References
Reasons for applying,
Interview,
References
Interview,
References
Application Form,*
Interview
Interview
Application Form,*
Interview