Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia

Transformation Unit; Reading; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a full-time Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia. The role involves leading anaesthetic care, teaching trainees, and contributing to governance and service improvement within a busy dpt.

You will collaborate across teams to maintain high-quality patient care. The post requiresUK GMC registration, NHS anaesthesia experience, and commitment to education.

Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration
• Within 6 months of CCT or CESR in Anaesthesia at interview date
• Current Advanced Life Support training
• Membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists of the United Kingdom or equivalent
• Higher degree or other relevant qualifications related to anaesthetic practice

Responsibilities

• Provision of anaesthesia, pre-operative assessment, post-operative visits, administration, teaching and audit
• Work in multidisciplinary teams providing high quality care and advisory service
• Participate actively in clinical governance, teaching and management activities
• Participation and involvement in meetings and business planning in the anaesthesia service

Skills

GMC registration

Advanced Life Support

Teaching & supervision

Clinical governance

Research involvement

Education

GMC registration

CCT/CESR in Anaesthesia

Advanced Life Support training

Membership of RCoA

Higher degree in anaesthetic practice

Job description

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.

We areCompassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We areAspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We areResourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We areExcellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

This is a full time Locum Consultant post for which we are looking for an enthusiastic and collaborative team player to join our Anaesthetic department. Upon appointment the final job plan will be agreed ensuring both individual and Trust / departmental objectives align.

The post holder will share clinical and managerial leadership within the Anaesthetic department with the present consultants. There is an expectation that the successful candidate will work flexibly with colleagues to ensure the maintenance of a continuing high quality service meeting patient needs and to raise departmental profiles through teaching and education.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will:

• Have duties that include provision of anaesthesia, pre-operative assessment, post-operative visits, administration, teaching and audit.
• Work in multidisciplinary teams providing high quality care to patients and work well with colleagues providing an advisory and consultation service.
• Participate actively and enthusiastically in the clinical governance, teaching and management activities of the department.
• Participation and involvement in meetings and business planning in the anaesthesia service.

Working for our organisation

Our theatres provide elective, emergency and trauma surgery within multiple operating theatres allowing a throughput of ~23,000 cases each year. The department works with the multi-disciplinary team from numerous specialities; including ENT, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, General surgery etc. to deliver surgical care safely and of a high standard. The department works to support the latest technologies, such as robotic surgery and have two state of the art Robots used for Urology, Upper GI and Colorectal surgeries.

The main site at RBH comprises of 19 operating theatres, in three separate complexes and one ring fenced Elective Orthopaedic Unit and 1 procedure room.

• South Wing Theatres - 7 theatres
• Redlands Theatres - Ring fenced Orthopaedic Unit, 4 theatres.
• Central Theatres - 5 theatres
• Maternity Theatres - 3 theatres, 1 procedural room

Prince Charles Eye Unit and West Berkshire Community Hospital provide elective services within a self-contained day bed unit:

• West Berkshire - comprises of 2 operating theatres and 1 procedural room
• Prince Charles Eye Unit - comprises of 2 operating theatres. The team specialise in Ophthalmology only within the unit.

The department also supports services provided in Interventional and diagnostic Radiology, as well as external contracts with BHFT Dental Surgery, Prospect Park and Broadmoor.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.

Person specification

Education and Qualifications

• Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration
• Within 6 months of CCT or CESR in Anaesthesia at interview date
• Current Advanced Life Support training
• Membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists of the United Kingdom or equivalent
• Higher degree or other relevant qualifications related to anaesthetic practice

Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• Fully trained in Anaesthesia – Level of training equivalent to that required to obtain a CCT in Anaesthesia in the UK as defined by the RCoA
• Excellent clinical knowledge of aspects of relevant anaesthesia practice and patient care
• Subspecialty interest in obstetric and paediatric anaesthesia within UK DGH

Audit, Management & IT

• Ability to work within clinical governance guidelines
• Evidence of participation in audit and quality improvement projects, presenting data and implementing change as appropriate
• Good IT skills; use of patient and hospital databases
• Understanding of NHS management structures
• Previous involvement in clinical leadership roles

Research, Teaching Skill & Experience

• Evidence of providing good teaching and supervision to trainees
• Evidence of personal involvement in research
• Educational qualification or equivalent educational experience
• Contributes to improving patients’ experience
• See patients as individuals and involve them in decisions about their care
• Ability to work in partnership to deliver a patient-centered service
• Demonstrates an understanding and willingness to embrace user involvement

Personal Qualities

• Able to abide by the Trust CARE Values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Excellence
• Ability to communicate with clarity and intelligence in both written and spoken English
• Willingness to take responsibility, and experts appropriate authority
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams, understanding each other's roles

We are NOTable to carry out telephone interviews thus applicants must be prepared to travel for an interview.

All new appointments to the Trust, with the exception of executive positions, are subject to a probationary period.

No unsolicited recruitment agency telephone calls or emails.

All applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview. This is in order to comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016.

IMPORTANT:

1.Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
2. Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

3. All vacancies followed by INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY have been classified as an internal role and only internal candidates will be considered.

4. All staff identified as AT-RISK who meets the requirements of the post will be prioritised accordingly. Priority will initially be given to Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust employees.

5. All applicants who have a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the post can opt for a guaranteed interview.

Applications from Tier 2 candidates who require Tier 2 immigration status to work in the UK are welcome but such candidates will not be appointed to the post if there are a sufficient number of other suitable and available candidates, as the employing body will in those circumstances be unable to satisfy the Resident Market Labour Test as required by the Border Immigration Authority.

*The Trust operates a smoke-free policy*

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.