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1/6 A thread, for trainee anaesthetists looking to see what else is out there.
There is a big world of non-consultant, non-trainee medical jobs available to you.
If you can give an anaesthetic, you will always have a job.
There is a big world of non-consultant, non-trainee medical jobs available to you.
If you can give an anaesthetic, you will always have a job.
2/6 If training isn't panning out the way you had hoped, exams are spoiling your experience of anaesthesia, or you are hitting a recruitment bottleneck and thinking you might not get a training number, it will be okay.
3/6 For short-term gaps from training, there are "clinical fellow" or "locum trainee" type jobs, often filling trainee rota gaps.
Such locally-employed doctor "LED" jobs may allow you to bolster your CV or pass an exam before returning to training, but should be short-term.
Such locally-employed doctor "LED" jobs may allow you to bolster your CV or pass an exam before returning to training, but should be short-term.
4/6 For gaps from training longer than a year, or for an alternative career path entirely, there are Specialty doctor and Specialist "SAS" jobs.
Specialty Doctors have job plans and SPA time, and the role should allow for developing autonomy and subspecialty interests.
Specialty Doctors have job plans and SPA time, and the role should allow for developing autonomy and subspecialty interests.
5/6 Hopefully coming this year is the new "Specialist" grade. Once you have completed 12 years as a doctor, and assuming you have developed the ability to work with autonomy, you can have your seniority recognised by applying for a Specialist job.
6/6 Between them, these roles allow a career outside of the "expected" path from trainee to consultant, where you potentially have more choice over the shape of your own work and progression.
#SASdoctors #SASanaesthetists #SASbyChoice
#SASdoctors #SASanaesthetists #SASbyChoice
