Locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthetics

Integrated Care System; Leeds; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading integrated care system is seeking a locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthetics for a six-month contract. The successful candidate will support the paediatric anaesthetic team at Leeds Children's Hospital and contribute to teaching and service development. Candidates should be FRCA accredited and possess demonstrated skills in paediatric anaesthesia.

Qualifications

• Must hold full GMC registration and be eligible for the Specialist Register.
• At least 12 months in a recognized training program in paediatric anaesthesia.
• Strong commitment to teaching and service development.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive anaesthetic services in a team of consultants.
• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching programs.
• Participate in clinical governance and service planning.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Time management

Education

FRCA accreditation

Higher specialist training in Anaesthesia

Job description

Locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthetics

Thispost is for a locum post for a period of six months. It is a 10 PA locum appointment for aConsultant Paediatric Anaesthetist. Thispost will be offered with a six-month contract.

Thispost will deliver 10 PAs supporting the paediatric anaesthetic team at theLeeds Childrens hospital (LGI site) in Leeds.

Thesuccessful applicant should hold accreditation in the FRCA in the Royal Collegeof Anaesthetics or equivalent, and should be on the Specialist Register, orwithin six months of being admitted to the Register for trainees if currentlyin a training programme within the UK or have references which have beenauthorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.

Applicantsshould have established skills in paediatric anaesthesia and have undertaken atleast 12 months advanced training in this area.Excellent communication and team working skills, a strong commitment toteaching and service development are essential.

Considerationwill be given to applicants who wish to work full or part time and thosewishing to job share. Prospective applicants are encouraged to visit thehospital, which can be arranged by contacting:

Consultantin Paediatric Anaesthesia,

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Main duties of the job

Towork with other consultant colleagues in the provision of a comprehensiveAnaesthetic service in the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust.

Todevelop and/or consolidate expertise in Paediatric Anaesthesia.

Tomaintain and expand the excellence of teaching and research already establishedwithin the Trust.

Tosupport service plans for the specialty, taking account of the changes inclinical practice and new technologies available.

Toparticipate in and progress Clinical Governance.

TheTrust as a teaching hospital recognises the importance of links with theUniversity of Leeds, School of Medicine for the undergraduate teaching and allConsultant and medical staff are required to provide an appropriatecontribution to the undergraduate teaching programme.

Thepost-holder will be required to participate in the undergraduate teachingprogramme for the school of Medicine, University of Leeds, which is organisedon a speciality or clinical area basis.

Thepost-holder will be required to collaborate with clinical colleagues to deliverappropriate undergraduate teaching in accordance with the Trust contract withthe NHS Executive in association with the University of Leeds.

Theappointee will be expected, with colleagues to also contribute to the teachingof postgraduates, including the teaching programme for SpRs in anaesthesia inthe Yorkshire Deanery

Forfull details please see attached Job Description.

About us

Thisis a 10 PA locum appointment for a Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist.

Theposts will deliver 10 PAs supporting the anaesthetic team. The posts will bebased at the Leeds General Infirmary or St Jamess University Hospitaldepending upon service need and candidates skills and experience. Thesuccessful applicant will join an existing team of over 150 Consultants.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our processof redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. Assuch, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the rightto close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you doexperience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, pleasebear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact ifyou have any questions.

Job responsibilities

THELEEDS WAY VALUES

Ourvalues are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see thisas a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by ourstaff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:

Accountable

Empowered

Allour actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values

LeedsTeaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association ofAcute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from acrossWest Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possiblecare for our patients.

Bybringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across WestYorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and drivingforward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHSTrust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAATis the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and CarePartnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. ThePartnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health andwellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports thatambition.

3. REQUIREMENTS OF THE POST

3.1 General Training and Qualifications

Theappointee must hold accreditation in FRCA in the Royal College ofAnaesthetists or equivalent, and have completed higher specialist training(or equivalent) if currently in a training programme within the UK. Applicants should have completed arecognised training programme in Anaesthesia

Applicantsmust be on the Specialist Register or within six months of being admitted tothe Register for trainees if currently in a training programme within theUK, or have references which have beenauthorised by the Deputy Medical Director and Clinical Director.

Applicantsmust provide information regarding their status from the GMC and/or relevantRoyal College at the time of application, in order for their application tobe progressed further.

3.2 Experience

Theappointee must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience andcompetence in all aspects of anaesthesia and appropriate experience inpaediatric anaesthesia. It is desirable that the candidates have experiencein the conduct of clinical trials.

3.4 Clinical Audit

Theappointee will be expected to contribute and, where appropriate, take thelead in the following:

Mortality and morbidity meetings;

Development and application ofagreed clinical guidelines.

Thisis to be included in allocated time in the individuals job plan as asupporting programmed activity. Itwould be expected that the time allocated for this would include attendanceat the relevant departmental audit meeting(s) and that such attendance wouldbe recorded (in accordance with the Trusts clinical audit policy).

Inthe discharge of these responsibilities the candidate will be expected tomaintain and update his/her skills and knowledge through appropriatecontinuing medical education.

4. TEACHING

TheTrust as a teaching hospital recognises the importance of links with theUniversity of Leeds, School of Medicine for the undergraduate teaching andall Consultant and medical staff are required to provide an appropriatecontribution to the undergraduate teaching programme.

Thepost-holder will be required to participate in the undergraduate teachingprogramme for the school of Medicine, University of Leeds, which is organisedon a speciality or clinical area basis.

Thepost-holder will be required to collaborate with clinical colleagues todeliver appropriate undergraduate teaching in accordance with the Trustcontract with the NHS Executive in association with the University of Leeds.

Theappointee will be expected, with colleagues to also contribute to theteaching of postgraduates, including the teaching programme for SpRs inanaesthesia in the Yorkshire Deanery.

5. JOB PLAN AND WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

Thejob plan review will take place annually, normally with the Clinical Directoror Lead Clinician for Anaesthesia.There may be an interim review of the job plan where duties,responsibilities, accountability arrangements or objectives have changed orneed to change significantly within the area.

5.1 Proposed Job Plan

Thepost consists of 10 PAs with 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care (DCC) and 1.5 PAof supporting professional activity (SPA). These 10 PAs will be delivered inanaesthesia.

Thisjob plan will fit together with colleagues job-plans with a careful rota ofclinical sessions, to ensure robust cover.

5.2 Accountability

Thepost-holder is managerially accountable for the use of resources to the ChiefExecutive and professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer throughClinical Directors. This may beamended in the light of the Trusts management arrangements.

5.3 Standards of Conduct and Behaviour

He/shewill be required to work to the standards set out by the General MedicalCouncil in Good Medical Practice. Thisincludes protecting patients when you believe that a doctors or othercolleagues conduct, performance or health is a threat to them.

If,after establishing the facts, it is necessary, you must follow the Trustsprocedures in this matter and inform your Clinical Director or MedicalDirector in the first instance.

Yourgeneral conduct at work should comply with the standards set out in theTrusts document on Appraisal, in particular the section on Core Behaviours.

Appraisalwill be a contractual requirement for all consultant staff and the Trustattaches considerable importance to this approach intended to be of benefitto individual consultants and to achieve the highest possible standards inthe delivery of healthcare and services.Arrangements for annual appraisal will be managed through the medicaldirector for workforce

5.5 Leave Arrangements

Allleave should be applied for in accordance with the Trusts Leave Policy,normally giving six weeks notice of any leave, other than in exceptionalcircumstances.

5.6 Training

Duringthe course of your employment, you agree to undergo whatever training theTrust deems necessary. You willundertake all mandatory training required for the role. This may include, but is not limited to,induction training, professional development and safe working practices. Funding of such training will be inaccordance with the Trusts Staff Development Policy.

5.7 Continuing Medical Education

TheTrust fully supports the requirement for CME by the relevant Royal Collegeand acknowledges that it is an essential component of a consultantsprofessional activities that will be reviewed during the appraisal processand revalidation. Time and financialsupport for these activities will be granted in accordance with the TrustsLeave Policy.

5.8 Secretarial Support

Aspart of the resource commitments to enable the post-holder to fulfil theirjob plan, the appointee will have access to such secretarial assistance as isrequired. An office with IT facilities (PC, email etc) will be provided.

5.9 Health & Safety

TheTrust has a responsibility to provide a safe working environment for allstaff.

Asan employee/supervisor/manager you are responsible for your own safety andthat of others. This will require youto comply with the Trust arrangements for Health & Safety and RiskManagement, in particular by following agreed safe working procedures, andreporting incidents using the Trust Incident Reporting system. As a supervisor/manager, you will beresponsible for ensuring your team work in a safe manner and are competent todo so.

5.10 Equality & Diversity

Thejobholder must comply with all policies and procedures designed to ensureequality of employment and that services are delivered in ways that meet theindividual needs of patients and their families. No person whether they are staff, patientor visitor should receive less favourable treatment because of their gender,ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion etc.

TheTrust's Equality and Diversity Policy ensures that barriers to employment fordisadvantaged groups are identified and removed, and that no person istreated less favourably on the grounds of their race, ethnic group, religion,impairment, age, gender, sexual orientation or mental health status.Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants and post holderswhere required.

5.11 Smoking Policy

TheLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust recognises the serious hazards to healthcaused by smoking and has adopted a strict no smoking policy. Under the terms of our No Smoking Policy,staff, visitors and patients will not be permitted to smoke at any time or inany part of Trust property, whether inside or outside the hospitalbuildings.

5.12 Rehabilitation of Offenders Act & DBSCheck

Thisposition involves access to patients during the normal course of duties andis therefore subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ExceptionsOrder) 1975. As such you must revealany information which you may have concerning convictions which wouldotherwise be considered as spent.

Please read Job Description attatched for more information.

Person Specification

Clinical, Academic, and Personal Skills

• Should have completed at least 12 months in a recognised training programme in paediatric anaesthesia
• Evidence of the ability to carry out medical research
• Previous experience of supervising research by junior staff
• Previous attendance on Appraisal Techniques and Small Group
• Teaching Workshops
• Experience in training undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors.

Additional Requirements

• Understanding of current issues in the NHS
• Attendance at recognised management course
• Well organised and skilled in good time management
• Effective interpersonal skills
• Demonstrate ability to relate to and work within a team

Clinical Experience and Career Progression

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in paediatric Anaesthesia.
• Specifically, he/she must demonstrate advanced training in paediatric anaesthesia.
• Evidence of continuous career progression consistent with personal circumstances

Qualifications

• Hold full GMC Registration with a license to practice
• Entry on the GMC Specialist Register via: - CCT (proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of interview), CESR (or) European Community Right

Eligibility, Fitness to practice, and Language Skills

• Eligible for full registration with the GMC at time of appointment and hold a current licence to practice
• Eligibility to work in the UK
• Is up to date and fit to practise safely
• All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written & spoken English adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients & colleagues demonstrated by one of the following
• Applicants have undertaken undergraduate medical training in English. OR
• Achieved the minimum score of 7 across all 4 of the following categories in the academic International English Language Testing System (IELTS) in a single sitting within 24 months at time of applicatn
• Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. (An overall minimum score of 7.5) OR
• Achieved the minimum Grade B across all 4 of the following categories in the Occupational English Test (OET) in medicine in a single sitting within 24 months at time of application
• Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. (You must provide your candidate number)
• Medically fit to fulfil ALL aspects of the post, and to be able to respond quickly to emergencies, as necessary. Meets professional health requirements (in line with GMC standards/Good Medical Practice

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.