Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job description

The department of anaesthetics works across the Trust, although all Consultants have a site base for their on-call.

There is an expectation that all anaesthetists will be willing and able to work sessions in both hospitals to enable all to maintain a full range of anaesthetic skills. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will work at West Cumberland Hospital one day per fortnight.

The Anaesthetic department provides a service for elective and emergency surgery, intensive and high dependency care, maternity, acute and chronic pain, pre-assessment and resuscitation described in more detail below.

The Anaesthetic department currently works a flexible rota. Areas of clinical interest, in terms of clinical theatre sessions, can be agreed and fixed within job planning. Fixed days of working may be discussed with the clinical director through the Trust's Flexible working policy.

Main duties of the job

Consultant Anaesthetists work as a team to undertake their clinical and related duties for the Trust. Individuals' job plans vary in accordance with their skills and interests as well as their role within the department.

The successful candidate will be offered four fixed, recurring theatre or clinic sessions per week (ie 5 PAs of Direct Clinical Care) to facilitate service and personal development. The speciality and area of these sessions will be agreed subsequent to discussion with the clinical director, taking into account the successful candidates interests. At present this can be accommodated across the spectrum of clinical activity within the department (excluding Intensive Care Medicine) as the department transitions to more fixed patterns of working. The balance of DCC sessions in a week will be flexible. Fixed days of working can be agreed through the Trusts Flexible working policy.

The standard Job Plan is for 10PAs comprising of 8.0 Direct Clinical Care PAs, of which job diaries have shown 2PA required for predictable and unpredictable on-call and a minimum of

1.5 Supporting Professional Activity PAs.

About us

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of 'safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Job description
Job responsibilities

6.0 PAs per week in routine DCC activity made up of a combination of some or all of the following:

All day operating list 2.5 PA

Half day operating list 1.25 PA

Clinics, including clinic admin time 1.25 PA

Daytime On Call 2.5 PA

In addition, a further average of 2 PA per week allocated for provision of out of hours on call cover on a 1 in 13 rota:

Predictable (weekday evenings and weekend mornings) 1.0 PA Unpredictable 1.0 PA

Anaesthetists duties when covering operating lists include pre- and post-operative ward work. Depending on when patients are admitted, this work is usually done on either the same day as the list, or the preceding day. The PA calculation is therefore based on an average notional 0800 1800 working day.

Daytime on call runs from 0800 1800, during the week, with change-over at 08:00 Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays.

There are predictable periods of on call activity during early evening on weekdays and in the mornings at weekends. It is normally expected that the on call Consultants will come in on Saturday and Sunday mornings at, or soon after 8:00am.

Routine and on-call duties are shared between Consultants according to an agreed and published rota. Every effort is made to make efficient use of the staff available whilst maintaining on call cover. Rotas will normally be published 6 weeks in advance and after that any change in time of sessions should be agreed by individual and the department. Location and nature of lists or clinics may be changed at shorter notice if the anaesthetist concerned is informed.
Supporting Professional Activities
This time is used for CPD, audit, teaching, training, departmental meetings, clinical governance, administration, appraisal, job planning, mandatory training and so on, some of which can be undertaken flexibly, in various locations. Also included are the duties undertaken by individuals in their respective departmental roles (e.g. Clinical Leads, Educational Supervisors). These roles will be detailed in the individuals personal job plans.

There is a separate allowance for some duties, for example College Tutor and Clinical Director. Again these will be detailed in individuals personal job plans.
Objectives
The objectives of the team job plan are to:

Provide the best possible Anaesthetic service with the staff and resources available.

Provide high quality training for junior medical staff and others

Contribute to the ongoing development of the service

Ensure that CPD meets personal development and service needs

Facilitate the full engagement of all professionals in developing the clinical governance function, including professionals from related clinical teams.

On-call for emergencies: 1 in 13, subject to future staffing changes (including shift over runs, return to working for clinical need and telephone advice whilst on-call etc).

Note: The job plan is subject to review once a year with the Consultant, Clinical Manager, Clinical Director or Clinical Lead.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Valid Registration with the General Medical Council.
• Fellow of Royal College of Anaesthetists or equivalent
• Completed Higher Specialist Training in Anaesthetics or evidence of equivalent competency (approved by PMETB/GMC).
• Evidence of day time and/or on call experience in ICU and maternity during the last 2 years, either at ST6-7 or consultant level.

Desirable

• Other relevant medical and non-medical training/degree.
• Other relevant postgraduate qualification.
• Instructor status in either ATLS/APLS/ALS
• Evidence of recent and on- going CPD in intensive care
• On the Specialist Register

Skills
Essential

• Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues, managers and other staff
• Knowledge of Audit process & Clinical Governance
• Ability to organise workload efficiently
• A special interest to complement that of the existing post-holders

Desirable

• A commitment to, and experience of teaching

Experience
Essential

• High level of clinical experience and competence in a wide variety of fields of anaesthesia

Desirable

• Experience and understanding of District General Hospital practice

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