Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Consultant Anaesthetist to enhance its surgical and critical care services. The successful candidate will support oncological procedures and have opportunities for professional growth in one of the UK's leading cancer centers. Comprehensive job planning and a collaborative environment await at this dynamic facility.

Benefits

Continuing Professional Development support

Collaborative working environment

Dynamic department with growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Smooth progression through training and experience in anaesthesia/intensive care.
• Evidence of advanced training in airway management and surgical anaesthesia.
• Involvement in NHS settings preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide anaesthesia for oncological surgeries and support for paediatric patients.
• Share continuity of patient care and administrative duties with colleagues.
• Participate in job planning and continuing professional development.

Skills

Airway management

Anaesthesia

Critical care

Surgery

Education

Full GMC registration

CCT or CESR in Anaesthesia

FRCA

ALS certification

Job description

The post will be supporting the ongoing expansion of surgical, critical care, pain management, perioperative medicine and acute oncology services at The Christie. To contribute to the provision of anaesthesia across a range of oncological specialties held at The Christie. The post holder will do sessions in anaesthesia for oncological surgery, radiotherapy and dependent on the successful candidate's interests, there is also an opportunity to undertake sessions in proton therapy to help support the general anaesthetic service to our paediatric patients. An overview of the 10 PA job plan, there is a split of 7.5 programmed activities (PA) for Direct Clinical Care (DCC) and 2.5 PA for Supporting Programmed Activities (SPA), allocated according to the job plan. On appointment, the successful candidate will review and agree a job plan with the Clinical Director for Anaesthesia and Critical Care, in collaboration with the Directorate Operations Manager for the department. A Consultant's individual needs and specialist interests are supported and encouraged, whilst also ensuring our services are fully supported. The department of Anaesthesia & Critical Care is dynamic and rapidly expanding which offers further opportunities for the successful candidate to develop in the future. Applicants with a specialist interest in Critical Care are welcomed and will be accommodated with prospective job plans when possible.

Main duties of the job

This post is complemented by 25 other consultants, eight of which contribute to critical care cover. There are nine resident specialty doctors covering OCCU, supported by two specialist trainees in acute medicine or internal Medicine, one clinical fellow and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP).The post holder will share with the other consultants the responsibility for the continuity of care of patients treated at The Christie. The successful candidate will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share administrative duties with consultant colleagues. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the successful candidate is expected to follow division's agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with health care professionals on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

About us

The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.

Job description

Job responsibilities

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES This post is complemented by 25 other consultants, eight of which contribute to critical care cover. There are nine resident specialty doctors covering OCCU, supported by two specialist trainees in acute medicine or internal Medicine, one clinical fellow and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP).The post holder will share with the other consultants the responsibility for the continuity of care of patients treated at The Christie. The successful candidate will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share administrative duties with consultant colleagues. Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the successful candidate is expected to follow divisions agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with health care professionals on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)The Trust supports the requirements for CPD as laid down by the GMC and royal colleges and is committed to providing time and financial support for these activities.

Job Planning The job plan outlines the requirements of the post and may be altered by joint agreement with the Divisional Clinical Director and Service Manager and in response to service needs. Job Plans are prospectively agreed subject to an annual individual job plan review (May September). It is expected that the initial Job Plan discussion will take place within the first six months of employment at the Trust and then be aligned to the Trusts annual Job Planning review cycle.

The annual review will examine all aspects of the job plan (including any educational and supervision components) and will also include an assessment of professional development with defined goals for the future. For more information refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this Job Description and also the Trusts Job Planning Policy

Essential Training/Mandatory Training To ensure you maintain safe practice and understand Trust requirements, you must ensure your essential/mandatory training modules are maintained at all times using allocated core SPA time to complete them.

Job Plan Timetable The timetable below is indicative and will be confirmed on commencement in post.

It is the requirement of the Trust that all new consultant colleagues must have 0.25 SPAs within their job plan to support Trust appraisal and supervision requirements. This can either be as appraiser or a supervisor for medical staff or Advanced Clinical Practitioners (ACP).

NB This timetable is indicative

Job Plan PA Summary
Total PAs Direct Clinical Care (DCC)
7.5

(insert activity break down from L2P, use additional lines if needed)

Supporting Professional Activities (SPA) (including 1.5 core SPA)

2.5

Supervision role (minimum 0.25 must be allocated)

0.25

(insert activity break down from L2P, use additional lines if needed)
Total Programmed Activities (PAs)
10

On call Commitments

This role does not require participation in the on-call rota

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a valid license to practice
• CCT or CESR (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or within six months of anticipated CCT date on the date of interview
• Member of a medical indemnity organisation
• FRCA or equivalent
• EDIC or equivalent
• ALS

Desirable

• Additional degree or postgraduate qualification (MRCP, MD etc)
• FFICM or equivalent
• Higher/Advanced or equivalent in new RCoA curriculum
• Post-Graduate Prizes

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of (or equivalent): Smooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstances
• Higher training in airway management, general, urological and gynaecological surgery
• Ability to manage risk and end of life decisions
• Experience in anaesthesia/intensive care

Desirable

• Evidence of (or equivalent): Relevant medical experience outside anaesthesia
• Advanced training general, urological and gynaecological surgery
• Advanced training in airway management
• Experience in working in NHS settings

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