Anaesthetist

Role & responsibilities

• Assess whether a patient is fit enough for general anesthesia before surgery takes place.
• Agree on anesthetic plan for adults & pediatrics.
• Provide safe pre-operative care and pain relief to patients using anesthetics and analgesics.
• Reassure patients about what will happen during and after the operation.
• Provide anesthesia in the operating theatre.
• Monitor patients while they're under anesthesia to make sure they remain in a stable condition.
• Relieve and manage post-operative pain to support patients' recovery.
• Work with a range of other health professionals, such as surgeons, operating department practitioners, theatre nurses, radiographers and radiologists to ensure patient wellbeing.
• Perform administrative tasks in areas which relate to the care of patients, including summaries of patient treatment and the looking after discharge summary letters.
• Attend meetings regularly.

Train, teach and supervise more junior staff team in both critical care and anesthesia.