Provides safe and effective general anaesthesia with distant supervision for ASA 1-3 patients undergoing non-complex elective and emergency surgery within a general theatre setting
Experience and learning requirements
Experience in elective and emergency surgery of more complex ASA 3 patients including those who are obese, frail or elderly (supervision level 2b).
Additional on call experience in obstetrics including the management of ASA 3 parturients (supervision level 3).
Paediatric experience and ability to anaesthetise children over five for non-complex surgery with the supervisor in theatre suite, available to guide aspects of activity through monitoring at regular intervals (supervision level 2a).
Some experience with TIVA at supervision level 2a.
Examples of evidence
Supervised Learning events (SLEs) across a range of surgical specialties and obstetrics including more complex ASA 3 patients, obese, frail and elderly, obstetrics and paediatrics