Consultant Anaesthetist

The Methodist Church in Britain; King's Lynn; In loco; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Time for professional activities

Descrizione del lavoro

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a consultant in anaesthesia to cover elective and emergency lists across main theatres, Day Surgery Unit and Sandringham Unit. The role also includes teaching junior doctors and students, with close links to Cambridge and East Anglia medical schools.

You will be registered on the GMC Specialist Register for anaesthesia (or within six months of CCT) and bring seven years of obstetric, trauma and emergency anaesthesia experience.

Competenze

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
• FRCA or equivalent medical qualification.
• GMC Specialist Registration in anaesthesia, or within six months of CCT at interview.
• Seven years of obstetric, trauma and emergency anaesthesia experience.

Mansioni

• Provide consultant-level anaesthetic service for elective and emergency work.
• Deliver high quality, safe patient care in line with GMC Good Medical Practice.
• Help deliver effective services within the agreed budget.
• Work with other departments and agencies to meet department objectives.
• Work flexibly within a nominally fixed timetable.
• Supervise junior staff as appropriate.
• Provide leadership and health-management skills.
• Maintain Directorate principles of multidisciplinary team working.
• Ensure knowledge of and compliance with Trust and departmental protocols.
• Train, supervise and support career development of junior doctors in anaesthesia.
• Contribute to teaching of medical and nursing students, paramedics and trainees in other specialties.

Conoscenze

Management training

Teaching trainees

Quality improvement

Teaching delivery

Clinical governance

Audit leadership

Formazione

MBBS or equivalent

FRCA or equivalent

Descrizione del lavoro

This permanent consultant post sits in the anaesthetic department at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, covering the main theatres, Day Surgery Unit and Sandringham Unit. The work is consultant-level anaesthesia for elective and emergency lists, delivered alongside colleagues in line with the Trust's objectives. The role also includes teaching junior doctors and students, with recently increased commitments to Cambridge and East Anglia medical schools. Candidates need entry on the GMC Specialist Register for anaesthesia, plus at least seven years of obstetric, trauma and emergency anaesthesia.

What the job involves

• Provide consultant-level anaesthetic service for elective and emergency work
• Deliver high quality, safe patient care in line with GMC Good Medical Practice
• Help deliver effective services within the agreed budget
• Work with other departments and agencies to meet department objectives
• Work flexibly within a nominally fixed timetable
• Supervise junior staff as appropriate
• Provide leadership and health-management skills
• Maintain Directorate principles of multidisciplinary team working
• Ensure knowledge of and compliance with Trust and departmental protocols
• Train, supervise and support career development of junior doctors in anaesthesia
• Contribute to teaching of medical and nursing students, paramedics and trainees in other specialties

What's required

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• FRCA or equivalent medical qualification

Registration & licences

• Entry on GMC Specialist Register for anaesthesia, or within six months of CCT certificate at interview
• If not eligible for the register, strong evidence of meeting CESR criteria

Experience

• Clinical training and experience equivalent to UK CCT in anaesthetics
• At least seven years of obstetric anaesthesia
• At least seven years of emergency and on-call anaesthesia
• At least seven years of major trauma anaesthesia
• At least seven years of resuscitation care
• At least two years of critical care medicine

Skills & knowledge

• Management training and experience relevant to anaesthesia in the NHS, such as Head of Department or Governance Lead
• Teaching trainees to RCoA standard, with a teaching or supervision qualification
• Supervising and initiating quality improvement projects by trainees, and developing trainee presentations nationally and internationally
• Delivering teaching to undergraduates and postgraduates
• Evidence of affecting clinical governance
• Lead role in audits, plus contributions to service improvement and risk management projects

What's offered

• Time allocated for supporting professional activities, scheduled by mutual agreement