Consultant Anaesthetist (WCH)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Midsomer Norton; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27-day holiday rising to 33 after 10 y

Flexible working scheme

NHS discounts (subject to eligibility)

Salary sacrifice schemes including lea

Cycle to Work (subject to eligibility)

Excellent development opportunities (s

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a consultant anaesthetist for daytime anaesthetic work across multiple areas and hospital sites. You will develop a special interest alongside colleagues, participate in teaching and audit, and help deliver services to the North Cumbria population with a flexible job plan.

The post expects GMC registration and involvement in training, with a strong emphasis on maintaining broad anaesthetic skills and contributing to department

Qualifications

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent, plus completed Higher Specialist Training in Anaesthetics or equivalent competency.
• Valid GMC registration, and on the GMC Specialist Register for permanent posts
• Day and/or on-call ICU and maternity experience in the last 2 years, at ST6-7 or consultant level
• High level of clinical competence across a wide variety of anaesthesia fields
• Excellent communication with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Knowledge of audit process and clinical governance
• Ability to organise workload efficiently
• A special interest complementing existing post-holders
• Commitment to, and experience of, teaching
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Responsibilities

• Daytime anaesthetic work across a range of areas, developing areas of interest
• Working across both hospital sites
• Taking full part in departmental activities
• Teaching
• Audit
• Developing a special interest to complement existing post-holders
• Contributing to services for the North Cumbria population
• Maintaining skills across all anaesthetic specialties within a flexible job plan

Skills

Communication

Audit & governance

Workload management

Teaching

Research uptake

Special interest development

Education

FRCA

Higher Specialist Training in Anaesthetics

Job description

This consultant anaesthetist post sits in the anaesthetics department at West Cumberland Hospital, Whitehaven, within North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, and is open to both locum and permanent candidates. The work is mainly daytime anaesthesia across a range of areas, with a requirement to work at both hospital sites and to develop a special interest alongside existing colleagues. Teaching and audit are expected, and the job plan is flexible so that skills across all anaesthetic specialties can be maintained. Permanent appointees must be on the GMC Specialist Register.

What the job involves

• Daytime anaesthetic work across a range of areas, developing areas of interest
• Working across both hospital sites
• Taking full part in departmental activities
• Teaching
• Audit
• Developing a special interest to complement existing post-holders
• Contributing to services for the North Cumbria population
• Maintaining skills across all anaesthetic specialties within a flexible job plan

What’s required

Qualifications

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent, plus completed Higher Specialist Training in Anaesthetics or equivalent competency

Registration & licences

• Valid GMC registration, and on the GMC Specialist Register for permanent posts

Experience

• Day and/or on-call ICU and maternity experience in the last 2 years, at ST6-7 or consultant level
• High level of clinical competence across a wide variety of anaesthesia fields

Skills & knowledge

• Excellent communication with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Knowledge of audit process and clinical governance
• Ability to organise workload efficiently
• A special interest complementing existing post-holders
• Commitment to, and experience of, teaching
• Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems

Checks & eligibility

• Disclosure and Barring Service check, with cost met by the successful candidate
• Eligible to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is limited by UKVI salary threshold and occupation list

Other

• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Enquiring, critical approach to work
• Commitment to continuing medical education, appraisal and clinical governance
• Able to take part in on-call and emergency cover, travel as the post requires and live within 30 minutes of the base hospital

Nice to have

• Other relevant medical or non-medical training, degree or postgraduate qualification
• Instructor status in ATLS, APLS or ALS
• Evidence of recent and ongoing CPD in intensive care
• Teaching or instructing qualifications, and experience developing teaching resources
• Experience and understanding of district general hospital practice
• Publications in peer-reviewed journals
• Experience of teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
• Willingness to take on additional professional responsibilities at local, regional and national levels

What’s offered

• 27-day holiday rising to 33 after 10 years
• Flexible working scheme
• NHS discounts (subject to eligibility)
• Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work (subject to eligibility)
• Excellent development opportunities (subject to eligibility)
• Competitive NHS pension scheme
• Free, confidential counselling and information service via Vivup
• Relocation assistance may be available for certain posts