Consultant Anaesthetist Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Blue Sky Marketing; Winchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Consultant Anaesthetist at a leading NHS Foundation Trust. This full-time role offers the chance to provide exceptional anaesthetic care while leading and mentoring junior doctors. With a commitment to quality improvement and patient-centered care, you'll be part of an organization that values excellence and sustainability. The role is based in the beautiful Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, where you'll contribute to a culture that prioritizes learning and improvement. Embrace this opportunity to make a significant impact in a supportive and innovative healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Must be a qualified anaesthetist with relevant experience and training.
• Leadership skills to supervise junior and mid-grade doctors.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe and effective anaesthetic services as a Consultant.
• Lead and supervise junior doctors while maintaining high standards.

Skills

Anaesthesia

Clinical Governance

Leadership

Quality Improvement

Education and Training

Education

Medical Degree

Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists

Job description

We are inviting candidates to be part of our Anaesthetic Consultant team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across both our hospital sites at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.

This is a full-time 10 PA Consultant Anaesthetist post, which is based at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester (RHCH). If desired, some anaesthetic sessions could be delivered cross-site by mutual agreement and depending on service needs.

The successful candidate will work within our friendly Anaesthetic Consultant team and provide departmental leadership and supervision of a group of junior and mid-grade doctors at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

1. Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic service to a level expected by a Consultant.
2. Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Anaesthetics and work flexibly as far as is possible to accommodate the needs of the Department.
3. Ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement, and evidence-based research.
4. Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, investigation of serious incidents, and any complaints.
5. Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the National Patients’ Rights Charter.
6. Be familiar with the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ curriculum for Junior Doctor Training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and educational supervision where required.

Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire.

Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement, and excellence thrive.

We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.

The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represents the interests of their constituencies and influences the future plans of the Foundation Trust.

Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into the delivery of care across all its services. To find out more, search HHFT Climate Action.

This advert closes on Friday 31 Jan 2025.

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