Consultant in Anaesthesia

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 94,000 - 126,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruitment and Retention Premia (RRP)

Removal of expenses up to £8000

Job summary

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board invites applications for a permanent Consultant in Anaesthesia to support the surgical operating theatre suite. The appointee will join a department with a strong training and education reputation in the West Midlands, with scope to negotiate DCC/SPA sessions for additional commitments.

The role includes daytime anaesthetic duties, with 1:12 on-call rota covering critical care, theatres and maternity, and opportunities to participate in CME and audits.

Qualifications

• Full GMC Registration and Licence to Practise

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia for the surgical operating theatre suite
• Participate in departmental, academic and audit meetings
• Attend Continuing Medical Education per Royal College guidelines
• Travel between sites as required between Herefordshire and Worcestershire/Wales border
• Lead and participate in service improvements and governance

Skills

GMC Registration

NHS experience

Clinical governance

Leadership

Education/teaching

Audit/clinical governance

Communication skills

Education

UK Consultant Anaesthetist training

Tools

ALS/ATLS/EPLS/APLS

ITU/Obstetric anaesthesia training

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Anaesthetics team for a permanent Consultant in Anaesthesia. The main duties will be in the provision of anaesthesia for the surgical operating theatre suite. As a department we are proud of our high training and educational reputation in the West Midlands. There is the possibility to negotiate reduced or additional DCC / SPA sessions for those with either additional commitments or talents. £10,000 Recruitment and Retention Premia (RRP) for successful candidate and removal of expenses up to £8000., 1. Daytime clinical anaesthetic duties will be undertaken in the theatre suite but may also include obstetrics, ECT, cardioversion or thoracoscopy which are outside the main suite. As a DGH we cover a wide range of specialties including elective paediatrics over the age of 2. The overnight and weekend on call is a 1:12 rota which covers critical care, theatres and maternity. 2. The appointee will take part in regular Departmental, Academic and Audit meetings. 3. The post-holder would be expected to participate in Continuing Medical Education to the level required by the Royal College of Anaesthetists / IBTICM as appropriate to the individual post-holders. 4. The post holder is expected to be familiar with and adhere to the Trust's policies on Clinical Governance, Confidentiality and Infection Control., Please see attached the job description and personal specification for further details of this post.

• Full doctors GMC Registration Licence to practise
• Experience of working in the NHS
• On GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of attainment of Specialist Registration in Anaesthesia on day of interview, Proven experience as a generalist in provision of Anaesthesia
• Widespread broad based knowledge in all aspects of Critical Care & Anaesthesia
• Practical skills commensurate with the above, Higher training or equivalent in ITU or Obstetric anaesthesia
• Educational Supervisor
• ALS/ATLS/ EPLS/ APLS Provider/ Instructor / MRCP
• Teaching,
• Commitment and training in medical education
• Ability to teach in clinical settings, Proven experience of teaching at under/post graduate levels
• Peer reviewed publications
• Clinical Governance,
• Demonstrate evidence of robust clinical audit practice and the underlying principles of clinical governance, Leadership ability
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to take responsibility, lead, make decisions and exert appropriate authority
• Skills in delivering both high quality clinical service and managerial responsibilities
• Excellent communication skills, oral and written, including the ability to communicate and interact effectively with colleagues and patients, The ability to develop and lead new service improvements
  Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
• Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye. Worcestershire is our neighbouring county. The post holder will be required to travel between sites. We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends. More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire. We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential. Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.