Specialties The East Midlands

Located at the heart of the country, the East

With over 6,000 consultants and oth-
er career grade doctors working
within anaesthesia across the UK,
this specialty usually forms the
largest department in any hospital.
Anaesthetists come into contact with
two thirds of all patients
admitted to UK hospitals, and they
are increasingly being called upon
Midlands is an excellent place for doctors to
live, offering vibrant cities, diverse cultures, and
rural landscapes.
The Region offers all major subspecialties with-
in commutable distance providing excellent
training. House prices in the region are below
national average, and approximately half those
of London.
School of

Anaesthetics
The region benefits from a strong transport
as perioperative physicians. infrastructure allowing easy access to the rest
The role of the anaesthetist is varied, of the UK and beyond.
including:
 Management of trauma
 Resuscitation of sick patients
 Working on Labour ward
 Pain management
 Intensive Care
 Pre-Hospital Medicine

www.em.hee.nhs.uk

Training Pathway
There are two routes of entry into anaesthesia -
1. Core Training (CT) A direct route into
Anaesthetics offering two years of anaesthetics/ICU
training
2. Acute Care Common Stem (ACCS) - Offering
three years of training including acute medicine and
A & E experience
The Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in
Anaesthetics programme is normally a seven-year
training programme for trainees taking the Core an-
aesthesia route, or eight years for those following
the ACCS route.
Recruitment Timeline
Round 1 - CT1
(for August 2016 start)
Adverts - Thurs 5th November 2015
Applications open - 10.00am Wed 11th November 2015
Applications close - 4.00pm Thurs 3rd December 2015
Interview window - Mon 4th January to Wed 9th March
2016
Initial offers out by 5.00pm Thurs 10th March 2016
Round 2 - ST3/ST4+ recruitment
(For August - December 2016 start)
Adverts - Wed 10th February 2016
Applications open - .10.00am Tues 16th February 2016
Applications close - 4.00pm Wed 9th March 2016
Interview window - Mon 21st March to Wed 11th May 2016
Initial offers out by 5.00pm Thurs 12th May 2016
Our Training programme is structured to ensure
that you receive the correct clinical
exposure to achieve exam success. Your Related links:
training will be balanced between teaching and
district general hospitals, giving you exposure to
all sub-speciality care within one region. You
will rapidly progress under the guidance and Health Education East Midlands (HEEM):
supervision of your senior colleagues to help www.em.hee.nhs.uk
manage the most critically ill patients across the
region. From Trauma team to Intensive Care, HEEM Postgraduate Medical Education:
from Cardiac arrest to medical, surgical and www.eastmidlandsdeanery.nhs.uk
radiological intervention, you will be at the most
dynamic and rewarding end of patient care. Royal College of Anaesthetists:
Most core trainees progress to Specialty http://www.rcoa.ac.uk/
training in the region, allowing us to retain the
high quality trainees we produce, and to equip HEE Specialty Training Website:
www.specialtytraining.hee.nhs.uk/
them with the experience and expertise they
require to become the consultants of tomorrow.
We hope to inspire you and welcome you into a
team of anaesthetists who will take a personal
interest in your career, your success and
wellbeing.
Contact
Core 20
Indicative East Midlands Higher 22
Vacancies for 2016: Head of School:
Dr Andy Norris - anorris@nhs.net
ICM 6
Competition ratios for Apply
Anaesthetics CT1 2015
(applicants per post):
2.06
Vacancies will be advertised on NHS jobs at
www.jobs.nhs.uk.
Percentage of less than
Applications will be made on Oriel at
full-time to whole-time
trainees: 11% www.oriel.nhs.uk.
Email: heem.medicalrecruitment@nhs.net