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I have recently been offered a role as a specialist anaesthetist. This is the final stage of my career pathway. To most, becoming a consultant is the final stage. To those not on the trainee pathway, the goal is to become a specialist.
The introduction of the specialist grade in April 2021 has finally given SAS doctors a new genuine career progression opportunity. This contract allows experienced anaesthetists to have a role that recognises the value we bring to our departments. Although this is a very new role, many trusts have created specialist anaesthetist posts that offer a fair and balanced job plan.
I will have started in my new role by the time of publication of this article. The agreed job plan is very different to the role that I currently have. I will be working on a variety of elective, urgent and emergency lists in a range of specialties in a major trauma centre. My employers have been very understanding about my family situation, and have agreed to keep my days fixed and close together so that time away from home is minimised.
Chapter 16: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery 2025
Primary and revision arthroplasty surgery, together with trauma surgery involving bone implants or internal fixation should be carried out in an operating theatre with multiple air changes per hour (e.g., laminar flow).
Chapter 11: Guidelines for the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Inpatient Pain Management 2025
Members of the IPS should have access to internal and external CPD appropriate to their roles. Funding and time should be available for staff to attend this training.55
Chapter 18: Guidelines on the Provision of Anaesthesia Services for Cardiac Procedures 2025
Clinical protocols should be developed from national and international guidelines and reviewed and implemented on a regular basis. This may include, for example, guidance for coagulation management, venous thromboembolism treatment, and treatment for anaemia and patient blood management.