Consultant Anaesthetist: General & Robotic Surgery Planning

The Methodist Church in Britain; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a consultant anaesthetist with an interest in general anaesthesia to cover elective sessions across Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals. The role includes on-call duties during restructuring and opportunities to participate in robotic surgery planning in colorectal, urology and gynae-oncology.

You will participate in pre-operative assessment, paediatric and day-case anaesthesia, plus CPD, audit, teaching, research and leadership

Qualifications

• MBBS/MBChB or equivalent medical qualification.
• Royal College diploma, such as FRCA, MRCP or FRCM.
• ALS or equivalent certification.
• APLS certification.
• Level 3 Safeguarding Children training completed within the last 3 years.
• Full GMC registration and licence to practise.
• Fully on the GMC Specialist Register, or within six months of CCT or Portfolio Pathway (CESR) completion.

Responsibilities

• Deliver elective general anaesthesia sessions on both hospital sites
• Provide on-call anaesthesia cover based at the Princess Royal Hospital, with possible on-calls on one or both sites during restructuring
• Deliver 7.5 PAs of direct clinical care, including predictable and unpredictable emergency work
• Provide anaesthesia across the Trust's surgical specialties, including urology, orthopaedic trauma, ophthalmic, vascular, obstetrics and gynaecology, head and neck, ENT and some paediatric surgery
• Contribute to anaesthetic service provision and planning for robotic surgery in colorectal, urology and gynae-oncology
• Take part in pre-operative assessment clinics
• Provide paediatric anaesthesia
• Provide day case anaesthesia in the elective hub
• Deliver 2.5 SPAs covering CPD, audit, teaching, research, QI, leadership, simulation and guideline development
• Agree and deliver an annual job plan with the Clinical Director, with personal objectives linked to Trust strategic priorities
• Develop a specialist interest, such as obstetrics, simulation, human factors, digital innovation, education, governance or service redesign

Skills

Independent clinical responsibility

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Excellent English communication

Compassion for patients

Education

MBBS/MBChB

FRCA/MRCP/FRCM

ALS

APLS

Safeguarding Level 3

Job description

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a consultant anaesthetist with an interest in general anaesthesia to cover elective sessions across Royal Shrewsbury and Princess Royal hospitals. The role includes on-call duties during restructuring and opportunities to participate in robotic surgery planning in colorectal, urology and gynae-oncology.

You will participate in pre-operative assessment, paediatric and day-case anaesthesia, plus CPD, audit, teaching, research and leadership