A consultant anaesthetist post with a critical care interest in the Anaesthesia and Critical Care team at Northampton General Hospital. Consultant-led care covers the 16-bed intensive care unit and theatres, with elective and emergency anaesthesia, ward rounds, admissions and the consultant on-call rota. The post can be shaped around a specialist interest in anaesthesia or critical care, with scope for leadership, education, research and service development. Full GMC specialist registration in anaesthesia and a CCT, or one due within six months of interview, are required.
What the job involves
- Provide consultant-led anaesthetic and intensive care services across the 16-bed ICU and operating theatres
- Take part in elective and emergency anaesthesia
- Take part in critical care ward rounds, referrals and admissions
- Take part in the consultant on-call rota
- Contribute to clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and teaching
- Support development of the service
- Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams
- Develop a specialist interest within anaesthesia or critical care
- Work across UHN sites where service needs require
What’s required
Qualifications
- MBBS or equivalent
- FRCA or equivalent
- CCT in anaesthesia or due within 6 months of interview
Registration & licences
- Full GMC registration
- GMC specialist register in anaesthesia
Experience
- Anaesthetic management of a wide range of head and neck, obstetric, general, orthopaedic, emergency, trauma and major surgery, with higher training module completed (RCoA old curriculum) or Level 3 of the current…
- Experience of audit and quality improvement projects
- Experience of and commitment to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Evidence of attendance at anaesthesia meetings
Skills & knowledge
- Commitment to team working and a caring attitude towards colleagues
- Good organisational skills and punctuality
- Good written, verbal and aural communication skills
- Understanding of current education processes and training requirements in anaesthesia and ITU
- Awareness of current service development opportunities and challenges
Other
- Willingness to work as a member of the wider trust and share administrative responsibilities
- Willingness to actively take part in departmental audit and quality improvement
Nice to have
- Membership of specialist societies
- Further postgraduate qualifications in or allied to anaesthesia
- Advanced or specialist interest training module in the relevant area (job plan 1), or obstetric anaesthesia module (job plan 2)
- Leadership development courses and structured activities
- Desire to develop in the post and contribute to service development
- Presentations at national or international meetings, and published or ongoing relevant research
- Medical education qualification or evidence of teaching training
- Evidence of meeting GMC standards for an Educational Supervisor role
What’s offered
- Opportunities to develop clinical, educational, leadership and research interests
- Flexibility to develop a specialist interest in anaesthesia or critical care
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