Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist

NUH; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Innovation opportunities

Friendly team culture

Salary sacrifice schemes

Cycle to work

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is inviting two Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetists to join a dynamic anaesthetic department. Each post comprises 10 PA per week (8.0 Direct Clinical Care + 2.0 SPA) with fixed sub-specialty sessions and annualised flexible sessions across a range of surgical specialties.

The appointees will work autonomously in their field, collaborate with consultants to deliver elective and emergency services, and align with the agreed Job Plan.

Qualifications

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register: CCT holder or expected within 6 months of interview or CESR holder.
• ALS Provider or equivalent.
• Higher professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Autonomously manage patients in their field of expertise.
• Provide comprehensive elective and emergency anaesthetic services with consultants.
• Contribute to and manage the agreed Job Plan and DCC/SPA sessions.
• May be asked to provide sessions on either campus as required by the service.
• Participation in teaching, audit, and research activities.

Skills

GMC registration

Specialist Register (CCT or CESR)

On-call experience

Clinical leadership

Education

ALS Provider or equivalent

Higher professional qualification

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

We are seeking to appoint 2 enthusiastic and committed Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist to our friendly, supportive and dynamic Anaesthetic Department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The post is full-time with each comprising a total of 10 PA per week (8.0 DCC + 2.0 SPA). The post has fixed sessions in areas of sub-specialty practice and pre-operative assessment, plus annualised flexible sessions in a wide range of surgical specialties.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to work autonomously in their field of expertise to fulfil the clinical and non-clinical duties within the agreed Job Plan. The appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients under his/her care and be responsible with Consultant colleagues for the provision of both comprehensive elective and emergency anaesthetic services. The appointee will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post according to the agreed Job Plan and give these priority at all times.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.

Working for our organisation

The Department of Anaesthesiaat Nottingham University Hospitals is friendly, supportive and cohesive. We provide in-patient and day-case anaesthetic services for a comprehensive range of elective and emergency surgical and non-surgical specialities at the City and QMC campuses. Our work is supported by Pre-operative Assessment, Acute Pain and Critical Care services. At the QMC campus, we also provide anaesthetic services for the Major Trauma service and Emergency Department.

Nottingham University Hospitals is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are a large, complex, person-centred organisation with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation. For more information about the Trust, visit our website.

Benefits

• Flexible working
• Opportunities for to be innovative/creative in the workplace
• Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Cycle to work and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post has a draft job plan which best reflects our assessment of what the final plans will be, based on an initial 10 PA contract. The job plan consists of regular Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions in areas of sub‑specialty practice, plus flexible DCC sessions which will be scheduled after agreement with the successful candidates. The post holder will contribute to the general, cross‑campus out‑of‑hours service covering a single campus per on‑call. These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, his/her Consultant colleagues and the Trust.

Any Consultant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full‑time will be eligible to be considered for the post on a part‑time basis; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with Consultant colleagues. Anaesthesia provides a clinical service across both campuses. It is anticipated that the post holder may be reasonably asked to provide clinical sessions on either campus in the future as required by the service.

Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

Registration

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register: CCT holder or expected within 6 months of interview or CESR holder

Qualifications

• ALS Provider or equivalent.
• Higher professional qualification

Clinical Skills/Experience

• Training and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan, including on call work.
• Significant post‑graduate experience in Anesthesia at a senior level in the NHS.
• Technical skills/competencies required for all aspects of the job plan.
• Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi‑professional team including junior doctors in training.
• Specific training in communication skills
• Completion of Stage 3 SIA relevant to the job plan
• Post‑CCT Anaesthesia fellowship relevant to the job plan

Management Skills

• Experience of change management

Teaching, Audit, & Research

• Original research
• Publications
• Higher teaching degree/qualification

Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates

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Apprenticeship for 16‑17 year olds

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full‑time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part‑time education or training

Salary

The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence

All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy

NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks

NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre‑employment check documentation.

Consent

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Department confidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name Dr Tom Blanks

Job title Head of Service - QMC Campus

Email address [e-mail]

Telephone number 0115 9249924

Additional information

ext 81195

or

Dr Suzanne Wake

[e-mail]

0115 9249924 ext 81195