Locum Consultant Anaesthetics

West Herts Hospitals; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia for a six-month period, covering theatre sessions across Watford General Hospital and St Albans City Hospital. The post requires leadership in anaesthesia and commitment to patient care.

You will supervise trainees, participate in audits and governance, and support teaching and CPD. Flexibility to meet service needs is essential, with opportunities for research and professional development.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent required.
• FRCA or equivalent required.
• Must be on GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview.
• Up-to-date evidence-based practice for adult and pediatric anesthesia in elective and emergency settings.
• Extensive UK-appropriate experience across a wide range of anaesthetic subspecialties.

Responsibilities

• Theatre lists (elective and emergency), including obstetric anaesthesia.
• Cover for periods of colleague absence (annual leave, etc.).
• Provide supervision and management of trainee and specialty medical staff.
• Participate in departmental governance, audits and consultant meetings.
• Engage in annual appraisal and revalidation; contribute to audit and service improvement projects.
• Encourage involvement in research and teaching trainees and students.

Skills

Theatre lists

Supervision of trainees

Audit & governance

Teaching

Continuing professional development

Education

MBBS or equivalent

FRCA or equivalent

Job description

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This post is for a Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia at the West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for 6 months. The successful candidate will be expected to cover Anaesthetic theatre sessions for surgical specialties typical of most district general hospitals and work flexibly dependent on the service needs of Anaesthesia and Pain. Duties will be at Watford General Hospital (WGH) and St Albans City Hospital (SACH).

Main duties of the job

Primary duties of the job are:

• Theatre lists (including weekend work): this will be across elective and emergency settings, including Obstetric anaesthesia.
• Cover for periods of colleague absence due to annual leave and other authorised undertakings
• Provide professional supervision and management of trainee and specialty medical staff.
• Be actively involved in the management of the department including attendance at Audit, Governance and Consultant meetings.
• Take part in annual appraisal, and revalidation.
• Active involvement in audit and service improvement projects.
• Involvement in research is encouraged
• Teaching both trainees and undergraduates.
• Maintain appropriate Continuing Professional Development.

Working for our organisation

With a new hospital planned for Watford, work underway to update theatres at St Albans City Hospital and plans for a neighbourhood healthcare centre in Hemel Hempstead, this is an exciting time to join us.

We are building on the success of our award-winning virtual hospital and re-imagining models of care, working closely with partners and making the most of advances in digital healthcare.

Staff wellbeing and development are a priority, as is the role of innovation in improving clinical care, outcomes and patient experience.

Our vision is Excellent patient care, together and our values are to be empowered, compassionate, professional and inclusive. They capture an important balance across what we must all do as individuals and to support others.

We offer a variety of flexible working options as we recognise the importance of a good work life balance.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see example timetable in the attached job description for an example of job responsibilities and hours. A job plan will be agreed upon successful appointment.

This job plan will contain flexible sessions where the post holders will be required to cover any sessions within their competency. These are useful for the department in introducing flexibility into Consultant working and are useful for the individual in that they allow skills to be retained in a wider range of sub-specialties than would be in a fixed job plan.

Person specification

• MBBS or equivalent
• FRCA or equivalent
• Must be on the Specialist Register of GMC or within 6 months of CCT (and gaining specialist registration) at time of interview
• Up to date evidence based practice for adult and paediatric anaesthesia in the elective and emergency setting.
• Extensive experience in a wide range of Anaesthetic specialties equivalent to a UK CCT in Anaesthesia.
• Experience in Emergencies, Trauma, Obstetric and Paediatric Anesthesia
• Special interest in Regional anaesthesia and Remote Anaesthesia.
• Difficult Airway expertise.
• Life support provider (ALS or ATLS, APLS or MOET)
• Advanced Obstetric Anaesthesia Expertise
• Work experience in a major (or University Hospital) obstetric unit/ trauma centre/ paediatric anaesthesia unit

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