Aneasthesia Intern

Location:

- Cranes Point, Gardiners Lane South, Basildon, Essex- Hours:

- Full time- Practice:

- Southfields Veterinary Specialists- Salary:

- Highly competitive**Your role and responsibilities**

This internship aims to provide a practical hands-on training experience within anaesthesia, gaining practical clinical experience and learning from the specialists within a referral practice environment. You will:
Gain experience in all areas of anaesthesia and analgesia

Have exposure to a large caseload including anaesthetic management of routine referral cases and emergencies.

Have daily interaction with Specialists and experts in anaesthesia and other disciplines.

Improve your chances of securing an anaesthesia residency training position.

**Hours**

42.5 hours 5-day week. Additional on-call requirement - 1 in 4 weeknights and weekends.

**Main areas of work and training**
- To work as a part of the anaesthesia team and assist with the provision of care to patients within the hospital. The team currently comprises of three ECVAA diplomats, two board-eligible (ECVAA residency-trained) clinicians and one anaesthesia intern.
- To contribute to all aspects of perioperative patient care and assessment, with case responsibility and working independently where this is judged to be appropriate.
- To attend rounds, gaining exposure and knowledge of interesting cases to support your personal development.
- To work closely with the Theatre and Diagnostic Head Nurses/Supervisors (and wider nursing team) to facilitate an efficient and effective flow of cases through clinical areas.
- To assist in the setting up for anaesthetic procedures in theatre and diagnostics areas.
- To handle, pick up, sedate and hold patients.
- To assist with a range of anaesthetic procedures and with time, learn to carry out procedures independently. This will include the placement of arterial cannulae, central venous cannulae, epidural placement and locoregional anaesthesia where appropriate.
- To maintain and continue professional development as relevant to your specialism.
- To assist with CPD provision and training for rotating interns and other colleagues across the practice where appropriate.
- To identify and develop a suitable research project to be undertaken during the internship that is ideally suitable for publication or presentation at a suitable specialist meeting.

**General **responsibilities**
- To promote and act as a role model for the practice values of respect, professionalism, dignity and compassion.
- To enact and promote the Mars Five Principles of Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom
- To undertake and engage in personal development training as identified by yourself/your line-manager and the wider Linnaeus group
- To take reasonable care of the health and safety of yourself and of others who may be affected by what you do.
- To follow health and safety instructions and protocols, and attend health and safety training.
- To report hazards, defects, accidents, injuries or incidents that occur in the workplace.
- To carry out any other duties as required and appropriate to your skills, experience, knowledge, and position here at the practice.
- To provide an excellent level of patient care.
- To work in accordance with the Practice Standard Operating Procedures.
- To ensure that all necessary retention fees, subscriptions and registrations are up to date.

**You must fulfil the following requirements**:

- Have an excellent command of written and spoken English
- Maintain a professional and caring approach in all aspects of your work
- Provide evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.
- Undergraduate Veterinary Degree
- RCVS current membership
- Previous experience of clinical cases

**Benefits**

5 weeks holiday + bank holidays + Birthday Leave

RCVS & VDS fees paid

External CPD funded

Extensive free online Linnaeus CPD program

Career progression opportunities

Staff discount schemes

Life Assurance

Enhanced sickness pay

Enhanced equal family leave

E-car salary sacrifice scheme

Employer contribution pension scheme
- Wellness program including:

- Employee assistance program

Eyecare voucher scheme

Free annual Flu jab

Cycle to work scheme

Recruitment referral reward scheme

**About us**

Southfields is the new name in referral services. It’s a very exciting time to join a forward-thinking and highly motivated team that has the support of the Linnaeus Group, providing significant investment in providing new innovative services, a contemporary state-of-the art working environment and commitment to personal and career development. With an excellent support team in place, you’ll be able to concentrate on what you do best in a friendly and supportive practice.

At Linnaeus, we are committed to supporting the physical and mental health of all our Associates. We have an amazing team of Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA) across our practices and central support office in addition to a conf