Job summary
This new post is a permanent Clinical Fellow post in Anaesthesia, offering an excellent opportunity for a highly motivated and enthusiastic doctor to join a friendly and well-established Anaesthetic Department.

The post is designed for doctors seeking to consolidate and further develop their clinical experience in preparation for application to ST4 Anaesthesia training.

At DBTH we offer a Tier 3 Weight Management Service, including access to specialist Bariatric surgery. A small group of senior anaesthetists undertake these operating lists most weeks, mainly at our Bassetlaw site. From an anaesthetic perspective these lists offer the opportunity to learn more about safe anaesthesia for patient's living with obesity; including managing the high risk airway, intra operative care of the bariatric surgical patient and opiate sparing analgesia strategies. As severe obesity is becoming more prevalent in our patient population, the skills learnt in these lists can then be applied to a wide range of surgical specialities.

Where service needs allow, elements of daytime clinical work can be tailored to support the candidate's individual interests and career goals, including the development of subspecialty experience.

The department provides a supportive environment with structured supervision, training opportunities and clear pathways for development and progression.

Main duties of the job
The Clinical Fellow will:

• Provide safe and effective anaesthetic care across theatres, critical care and obstetrics
• Participate in elective and emergency operating lists
• Contribute to the management of patients within critical care units
• Provide obstetric anaesthesia including labour ward and emergency cover
• Participate in the full shift on-call rota, including nights and weekends
• Work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Where service needs allow, there will be opportunities to tailor daytime clinical activity in line with the candidate's interests, including exposure to subspecialty areas such as critical care, obstetrics, trauma, vascular, paediatrics or pain.

The post includes:

• A minimum of one consultant-attached list per month to support supervised learning and development
• Allocation of a dedicated Clinical Fellow supervisor, with regular meetings to support portfolio development, career planning and progression toward ST4.
• Attendance at weekly consultant-led anaesthetic teaching sessions
• Provision of 1 Supporting Professional Activity (SPA) per week (equivalent to 4 hours) for study, portfolio development, audit and professional development

Additional responsibilities include:

• Supporting service delivery across all Trust sites
• Participating in clinical governance, audit and quality improvement activity
• Supporting teaching and training of junior doctors and multidisciplinary staff

About us
Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHS FT is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 420,000 across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, and the surrounding areas. Our services are based over three main hospital sites employing over 6,000 colleagues.

It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, so whether you spend just one year or fifty with us, it's our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to support a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits including: Extensive range of learning opportunities, NHS Pension Scheme, Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions, Comprehensive health and wellbeing support, NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemes, Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

Essential Qualifications

• MBchB/MBBS or equivalent
• Initial Assessment of Anaesthetic Competency completed
• Initial Assessment of Obstetric Anaesthesia Competence completed
• FRCA Part 1 or equivalent
• Applicants must have full GMC registration and continue to hold a Licence to Practise

Desirable Qualifications

• Higher qualification in Anaesthesia e.g., EDRA, sub speciality fellowship

Essential Experience

• At least 24 months Post foundation level Anaesthetic Practice
• Completion of Stage 1 RCOA training or equivalent
• Completion of Stage 1 RCOA ICM HALO or Equivalent.
• Able to demonstrate clinical experience and competence in all aspects of anaesthesia to the level of completion of RCOA stage 1 training
• Experience in making clinical decisions and managing risk. Knows when to seek help, able to prioritise clinical need

Desirable Teaching and Training

• Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of medical students, junior colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
• Formal education/teaching qualification (e.g. PGDip in medical education)
• Understanding current issues within anaesthesia and the future direction of the specialty
• Understanding current issues within the wider NHS

Desirable Audit and Research

• Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
• Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
• Evidence of knowledge of research methodology

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. 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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Closing date: 16 December 2026
Working pattern: Full-time
Contract: Permanent
Please see attached to the advert a Job Description and Person Specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully. Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.