Consultant Anaesthetist

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 109,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cancer treatment organization in the UK seeks a dedicated anaesthetist to deliver exceptional care to patients. The successful candidate will be expected to manage research alongside their clinical duties. Full GMC registration, CCT in Anaesthesia, and a higher degree with research experience are essential. The role includes an on-call commitment and a supportive work environment. Competitive salary between £109,725 and £145,478 per year, including HCAS.

Benefits

Dynamic working environment

Learning and development opportunities

Clear career pathways

Qualifications

• Full registration and license to practice with the GMC.
• CCT or equivalent in Anaesthesia, eligible for specialist registration.
• Higher degree with post-doc research experience.
• Current ALS, APLS/EPLS certifications.

Responsibilities

• Work flexibly to deliver care to adult patients.
• On-call commitment of 1:18.
• Participate up to 2.5 programmed research activities.

Skills

Experience in tertiary centre

Provision of high-quality perioperative care

Skilled in managing major hemorrhage

Effective communication and leadership skills

Education

Full GMC registration

CCT in Anaesthesia

PhD

ALS certification

APLS/EPLS certification

Job description

The Anaesthetic Department sits under the Clinical Business Unit for Surgery and Inpatients. The department is supported by a Clinical Director for Surgery and Inpatients, Divisional Medical Director, Nursing Lead and General Manager as well as Clinical Leads of Service. Office space and appropriate IT equipment will be provided. The post holder will have direct access to the administrative support team based within the Anaesthetic department. In addition, the Admissions and Pre-assessment Unit (APU) team provide full administrative and secretarial support for clinical work performed within this unit. The department also supports study leave and professional leave in line with the Royal College of Anaesthetists recommendations. The department provides support for audit, research and service development.

Main duties of the job

• The appointee will be expected to work flexibly to support the department in delivering exceptional care to adult patients undergoing a wide range of procedures at both the Chelsea and Sutton sites (including the Oak Cancer Centre), in line with established guidelines and policies. This may include job planned weekend operating lists in the future
• This post includes an on-call commitment of 1:18
• This job will include up to 2.5 programmed activities of protected research time. The candidate will be expected to have completed a Higher degree with post-doc research experience

About us

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals - one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey - as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

Job responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Full registration (and with a license to practice) with the General Medical Council (GMC)
• CCT (or equivalent) in Anaesthesia (or be eligible for specialist registration within six months of interview)
• Higher degree with post-doc research experience PhD required
• ALS current certification
• APLS/EPLS current certification

Experience & skills

• Experience in a tertiary centre with an oncological workload for minimum 6 months within Stage 3 of anaesthesia training
• Skilled in the provision of high quality, evidencebased perioperative care for day surgery and major surgery
• Specialist interest areas (SIA) in both perioperative medicine and major general surgery
• Skilled in managing major hemorrhage
• Experienced in translational research focusing on the impact of the perioperative period on cancer outcomes

Personal Qualities

• The ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues and work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team across management and clinical disciplines, grades and abilities
• The ability to work constructively in a team of different disciplines
• Commitment to achieving excellence
• Effective communication and leadership skills
• Committed to personal and professional development
• Completion of NHS recognised equality and diversity and equal opportunities training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£109,725 to £145,478 a yearper annum incl. HCAS