Fellow in Environmentally Sustainable Anaesthesia (ST3+ equivalent)

Freeman Hospital is offering a Fellowship in Environmentally Sustainable Anaesthesia for ST3+ trainees, focusing on improving sustainable practices in anaesthesia. The role involves clinical and academic work within Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals over 12 months, starting August 2025. Candidates must have completed Foundation Training and possess full GMC registration. The position emphasizes flexible working arrangements but requires on-site commitments.
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Fellow in Environmentally Sustainable Anaesthesia (ST3+ equivalent)

ST3-ST8

Job Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic, engaged and committed Fellow in environmentally sustainable anaesthesia to work in a specific role within the peri-operative and critical care directorate at the Freeman Hospital. This is a National Fellowship jointly organised between Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Trust, The Association of Anaesthetists and the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare and will involve working with all 3 organisations.

The aim of the fellowship is to improve the evidence base underpinning environmentally sustainable anaesthesia, establish what best practice looks like, define and remove barriers to best practice implementation and to share the findings with the wider anaesthetic and medical communities. All clinical work will be within Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals.

This post would suit anaesthetic trainees who have a special interest in sustainable healthcare. Applicants should have completed Foundation Training and Core/ACCS Anaesthetic training. This post will provide a solid basis from which to apply for an ST or Consultant post. You must have full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application. Previous paid NHS work experience is essential.

This post is available from 6 August 2025 until 4 August 2026.

Please Read Attached Job Description And Person Specification.

Main duties of the job

This is a 12 month out of programme Fellowship in Environmentally Sustainable Anaesthesia at Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals (NUTH). This is to be jointly run between NUTH and the Association of Anaesthetists with input from the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare (CSH). This would comprise a split of 50:50 clinical to academic work with full on-call commitments.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, 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 accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

For an informal discussion and further information regarding the opportunity and Directorate, please contact: Ian Baxter on 0191 213 9342, or via email at Ian.Baxter5@nhs.net

Working for our organisation

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 16,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion. We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Clinical

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The clinical component would be based between the anaesthetic department and the general critical care unit at the Freeman Hospital (FH) in Newcastle upon Tyne. The Freeman is within the Shelford Group and specialises in major surgery, solid organ transplantation and peri-operative medicine. The successful candidate could expect to gain experience in the following surgical specialities: Hepatobiliary, Vascular, Renal, Urology, ENT, Maxo-Facial, Orthopaedics and General Surgery.

Academic

Whilst the clinical component will be based solely at the Freeman Hospital the academic portion has the scope to look at all areas within NUTH including cardio-thoracics (FH), and the other specialities contained in the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), Newcastle upon Tyne e.g. obstetrics, neurosurgery, paediatrics, trauma etc. This will allow the fellow to potentially explore all areas that may be relevant to the members of the Association of Anaesthetists. Training will be provided by CSH to facilitate the areas that are being investigated.

It is expected that this will contain a component of novel research and quality improvement projects, with the exact projects to be agreed upon between NUTH and the Association of Anaesthetists Environment and Sustainability Committee. It is expected that the results of these projects will then be presented to the wider anaesthetic community.

Administrative

Successful applicants will be expected to carry out all administrative tasks allocated to him/her by the clinical director, or clinical supervisor, including keeping of inpatient records, ordering investigations and receiving results.

The fellow will be expected to report to and attend the Association’s committee meetings (up to three per year), and regular progress reports from the fellow’s educational supervisor will be provided to allow the Association oversight of the work being undertaken.

Person specification

Education And Qualifications

Essential criteria
• Primary Medical Qualification
• Full GMC registration with a license to practise at time of application
• Satisfactory completion of Foundation Training (or equivalent)
• Competent to work on suitable anaesthesia and critical care on call rotas
• Primary FRCA
• Previous paid NHS work experience

Desirable criteria
• Relevant higher degree
• ALS/ATLS
• Full FRCA

Clinical Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
• To be clear, fluent and articulate in communication in English
• Good history & examination skills
• Able to formulate a working diagnosis
• Able to order appropriate investigations
• Image interpretation relevant to practice
• Ability to manage common medical emergencies
• Knows when to appropriately seek assistance from a senior colleague

Desirable criteria
• Experience and interest in the specialty
• Experience and interest in Sustainable Healthcare and environmental issues
• Neat, legible writing of notes and charts
• Ability to perform basic general procedures relevant to anaesthesia and critical care

Maintaining Clinical Competence

Essential criteria
• Written evidence of satisfactory training to date e.g. workplace assessments

Teaching

Essential criteria
• Experience of teaching undergraduate medical students & Foundation Doctors

Desirable criteria
• Contribution to departmental training sessions
• Some knowledge of learning theories

Clinical Governance, Audit and Research

Essential criteria
• Experience of audit projects
• Understanding of research principles

Desirable criteria
• Presentation of completed audit projects at local or national meetings
• Organised or contributed to an audit project that has resulted in change
• Evidence in participation in research projects
• Publication of research in peer reviewed journals and presentation at local and national meetings

Communication, Relationships and Working with Colleagues

Essential criteria
• Committed to continued self-directed learning
• Evidence of organisational, prioritisation and time management skills
• Ability to communicate and liaise effectively with patients and other people within a team
• Ability to work as a team with professional colleagues in all disciplines

Desirable criteria
• Development of organisational strategies
• Evidence of change management

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria
• Alignment with the Trust’s Values
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development
• A commitment to personal / unit CPD
• Time management skills
• Honesty, integrity, awareness of ethical dilemmas, respect for confidentiality
• Ability to cope with stressful situations
• Crisis management
• Awareness of ethical dilemmas and respect for confidentiality

Desirable criteria
• Evidence of leadership skills
• IT literate

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download
• Job Description and Person Specification (PDF, 661.0KB)
• Newcastle Staff Benefits (PDF, 274.4KB)
• Behaviour and Civility Charter (PDF, 93.8KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name Rachel Richardson Job title HR Advisor Email address rachel.richardson22@nhs.net

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