Adrian Curtis Associate Specialist November 2020 What is an SAS grade S pecialty Doctor only grade currently open A ssociation Specialist S taff Grade These are the 3 roles as defined by current national TampC 2008 ID: 1045682
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1. Hospital Oral Surgery – SAS GradesAdrian CurtisAssociate SpecialistNovember 2020
2. What is an SAS grade?Specialty Doctor (only grade currently open)Association SpecialistStaff GradeThese are the 3 roles as defined by current national T&C (2008)Pre 2008 roles include Hospital Practitioner Clinical Assitant Clinical Medical Officer and Senior CMO
3. What is an SAS grade?Trust DoctorTrust SHOTrust GradeTrust RegistraretcThese role are locally defined and appointed and other terminologies exist.
4. What do they do?SAS doctor posts usually offer the opportunity to focus predominantly on providing direct patient care and less on the other clinical and non-clinical responsibilities required of a Consultant or trainee.
5. Who can be one?4 years post graduate training2 in the relevant specialty
6. Salary ScalesNov 2020
7. AdvantagesFlexible No formal training role requirementsWorkplace Stay in one place without rotationsSpecialty What you want to doWork-life balance Regular hours compare to trainees / consultantsExperience Enhance your application for a Specialty training postStudy More time to prepare for membership examsPortfolio career Several distinct roles
8. DisadvantagesCareer progression Can become quite staticRole reversal Train a trainee who then becomes a Consultant in your unitTaken advantage of General DogsbodySalary limitations Takes time to build up increments
9. Avoiding the disadvantagesBe proactive and look for other roles - Service development - Educational Supervisor - Clinical Director - Appraiser - TPD - LNC - Medical / Dental Politics
10. CV BoostersDip SedCert Med EdClinical leadership trainingUndergraduate tutoring
11. The FutureNew Specialty Doctor contract being negotiated currently with NHS employersPossibility of a new Senior Grade being developed, replacing the A.S. roleJoin the BDA as this is your access to BMA industrial relations in the hospital sector
12. Links & Referenceshttps://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/explore-roles/doctors/career-opportunities-doctors/sas-doctorshttps://www.nhsemployers.org/case-studies-and-resources/2020/09/sas-doctor-development-guidehttps://www.bma.org.uk/media/1057/bma-sas-charter-for-england-dec-2014.pdfhttps://www.nhsemployers.org/-/media/Employers/Publications/Pay-circulars/Pay-and-Conditions-Circular-MD-22020.pdf