Locum Consultant Anaesthetist (WM site)

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in healthcare is seeking an enthusiastic Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics for a full-time position. You will be responsible for providing high-quality clinical care, participating in teaching, and engaging in research within a dynamic team. With opportunities for professional development, this role promises to be rewarding in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.
• Develop and maintain competencies for post duties.
• Experience with management of high-risk patients required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical care on theatre lists and cover labour ward as required.
• Teach and train medical undergraduates and other staff.
• Collaborate on clinical research and audits.

Skills

Proficiency with regional Anaesthesia esp. upper limb blocks

Excellent communication

Presentation skills

Influencing skills

Highly organised

Self-motivated

Education

FRCA or equivalent

CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent

Higher Degree

Job description

We are an award winning organisation providing care at two main hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital—and a number of community-based services across London, such as sexual health and HIV clinics.

With 6,700 members of staff, we are proud to care for a diverse population of one million people. We are committed to ensuring that our workforce is just as diverse with a strong mix of skills and abilities.

Our staff are at the very heart of our organisation and we recognise the valuable contribution that each and every person working at the Trust makes. One of our Trust priorities is to be an employer of choice—a place where people want to start their career and to grow with us through continued education, professional development and support .

Main area Anaesthetics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Locum Consultant Contract Fixed term: 6 months (6 months renewable up to 1 year) Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 289-PCD-LCON-0349-B

Site West Middlesex University Hospital Town Isleworth Salary £105,504 - £139,882 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/07/2025 23:59

Job overview

We are looking for one enthusiastic and self-motivated consultants to join our department. This will be a 6 month renewable contract up to 1 year in total. The successful candidate will cover general theatre lists as well as labour ward and may have the opportunity to participate in general on-calls once fully orientated to the department.

Depending on workload and departmental needs, the post may be extended beyond the original period.

Main duties of the job

This is a full time post of 10 PA, divided into 9PA direct clinical care and 1 PA supporting professional activities. SPA time is given to support personal CPD, preparation for GMC appraisal, governance and quality improvement activities as required for successful appraisal. This translates to 5 theatre sessions per week (each at 1.25PA, resulting in 8.75 PA for clinical work). The remainder of 0.25 PA can be delivered flexibly and suitable options will be discussed with the successful applicant.

The post holder will provide clinical care on theatre lists and cover labour ward if required.

Working for our organisation

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is proud to be one of the top performing and safest trusts in England.

We have two main acute hospital sites—Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, plus our award-winning clinics across North West London and beyond.

· We employ over 7,000 staff and 500 volunteers

· We treat someone in A&E every 90 seconds

· We deliver a baby every 50 minutes

· We operate on a patient every 16 minutes

· We do 50 imaging procedures each hour

· We serve a diverse population of 1.5 million from the beginning to the end of life

Our values

Our PROUD values demonstrate to staff, patients and the public the standards of care and experience they should expect from our services:

· Responsive to patients and staff

· Open and honest

· Unfailingly kind

· Determined to develop

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Roles and responsibilities:

Provide High Quality Care to Patients

1.1. The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.

1.2. Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

1.3. Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

1.4. Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

1.5. Adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times.

1.6. Develop clinical practice through self-reflection and learning from experience, application of research into practice and active contribution within the multi-disciplinary team.

• Research, Teaching and Training

2.1. Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.

2.2. Responsible for teaching and training non-Consultant postgraduate colleagues.

2.3. Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust’s translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.

• Performance Management
  • Work with medical, nursing, other clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
• Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
• Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates
• Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team
• Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• FRCA or equivalent
• CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent (on or within 6 months of inclusion on Specialist register at time of interview)
• Higher Degree

Experience

• Experience with management of high-risk patients
• Advanced Training in Obstetric Anaesthesia
• Implementation of Quality Improvement processes/ audit
• Previous consultant-level experience

Skills and Knowledge

• Proficiency with regional Anaesthesia esp. upper limb blocks
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills
• Highly organised, self –motivated, track record of achieving sustained change
• Experience with high risk orthopaedics and trauma

Important

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.

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.

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The recruitment team are available to provide support from 9am–5pm, Mon–Fri. To contact the team please call the Trust switchboard and ask for ‘Recruitment team, Human Resources Department’.