Anaesthetists make up the largest specialty in the hospital and play a critical part in its running. Without them, theatres, the labour ward, pain services, and the intensive care unit (ICU) would almost become defunct.
Anaesthetists have a good understanding not only of medicine and surgery but also of physics and chemistry, because they work with gases and intricate electrical equipment. Anaesthesia brings physiology and pharmacology to life.
Most anaesthetists do a number of lists, including orthopaedic, gynaecological, vascular, general surgical, and dental procedures. This keeps things interesting because you may do an epidural on a 75 year old patient having a joint replacement in the morning, and then a fibreoptic intubation on a 35 year old having a hernia repair in the afternoon.
Although ICU medicine is becoming a specialty in its own right, most intensivists are anaesthetists because of their knowledge of ventilators, physiology, and pharmacology. The pain service is also anaesthetist led, and chronic pain clinics are a way of developing a long term rapport with patients.
No other specialty offers direct consultant supervision and teaching on a daily basis.
You can view the latest jobs available for doctors in anaesthetics on Global Medical Careers below.
State capital and tertiary teaching facility
State of the art facility, Queensland's Great Barrier Reef
State of the art facility, Queensland's Great Barrier Reef
Salary Package up to $514K + Experience over 300 days of sunshine in a location that offers a myriad of attractions!
Excellent Department | Wonderful lifestyle | ANZCA Accredited Facility
Largest rural hospital in South Australia | O and G Registrar (Non-Accreditated Post)
Subtropical city lies between the forested hills and sparkling blue waters
An excellent opportunity for a Rural General Practitioner to bring their skills to rural Australia.
Metro South Health is Australia's first digital health service and one of the largest in Queensland, with an estimated residential population of approximately one million people or 23 per cent of Queensland's population. This is your opportunity to join the dedicated team of professionals at Metro S ...
Carter Wellington are accepting applications for Anesthetic Physicians for our client based on the North Island in New ZealandThe department of Anesthetics within our client hospital is expanding, which means we have exciting new opportunities for Anesthetists to join!The theatre complex consists of
Carter Wellington are accepting applications for Emergency Medicine Physicians for our client based on the North Island in New ZealandThe hospital is an Australasian Level 4 ED and regional trauma centre, they see a higher than average trauma workload due to agricultural injuries from the many farms