Job summary
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006 and was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer and is among the hospitals training medical students from the new Brunel Medical School.
The Trust is beginning a major modernisation of its services and its buildings. Our dual objective is to develop and deliver outstanding NHS services that are fit for the future, and to play a greater part in the growth and development of our local economy. This long-term, modernisation programme will see the investment of hundreds of millions of pounds over the course of the next ten years and will involve every one of our public and private sector partners. Further information about this plan can be found via the Trust's website or via the Building Berkshire Together digital platform: Home - Building Berkshire Together New Hospital Programme
Please note the Simulation date is 05th December 2024 and the Interview date is 18th December 2024.
Main duties of the job
The hospital provides all those services normally associated with a very large District General Hospital. The hospital provides services on a single site for all the major specialities including Accident and Emergency, Trauma and Orthopaedics, Intensive Care, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Genitourinary Medicine, Ophthalmology, ENT, Paediatrics (including a NICU), General medicine (including all major medical specialities including CCU, Renal Unit, Intensive care and Gastroenterology), Radiotherapy and Oncology, and all the general surgical specialities, including a Bariatric service.
The trust provides several services Berkshire-wide (e.g. Ophthalmology, renal). Following the principle of care closer to home, the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust offers services from many locations, including King Edward VII Hospital, Windsor, Windsor dialysis unit, West Berkshire Community Hospital, Royal Berkshire Bracknell Healthspace, Townlands Hospital Henley and there are visiting clinics in Wallingford and Wantage.
About us
The hospitals have five operating suites including a total of twenty-one theatres allowing a throughput of ~20,000 cases each year. All theatres (except theatre 12) have anaesthetic rooms and each suite has fully staffed recovery facilities. As part of the consolidation plan there has been an expansion of operating facilities in the South Wing theatres and the development of a larger recovery area and provision for higher monitored care within the recovery room. In 2020 there was significant investment in anaesthetic equipment with complete replacement of all TIVA pumps, anaesthetic machines (Maquet Flow-C and Flow-I machines) and fully integrated and portable Philips monitoring. The anaesthetic equipment is of a very high standard and fully complies with minimal monitoring standards. We were one of the first cohort of hospitals in the UK to move to a model of universal video-laryngoscopy. The equipment across the Trust is uniform and we have on- site maintenance. In 2021 we moved to a paperless theatre environment, including electronic anaesthetic records, with full integration with our Cerner electronic patient record.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Have duties that include provision of anaesthesia, pre-operative assessment, post-operative visits, administration, teaching and audit. There will be a job plan review immediately upon starting to discuss use and scheduling of SPA time. This will be followed by a further review after 3-6 months to ensure that the SPAs are appropriately used and fulfilling the needs of the individuals and the department.
- 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.
- Record all absence from the Trust using Department and Trust processes; provide this record at annual job plan review; and provide cross cover for colleagues leave when necessary.
- Comply with all department and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, and work providing care in line with national standards.
- Take personal responsibility for completing all mandatory and statutory training.
- Participate in appropriate Continuing Professional Development activities; complete annual appraisal and revalidation requirements; work to achieve objectives set at annual appraisal and job plan review.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Have duties that include provision of anaesthesia, pre-operative assessment, post-operative visits, administration, teaching and audit. There will be a job plan review immediately upon starting to discuss use and scheduling of SPA time. This will be followed by a further review after 3-6 months to ensure that the SPAs are appropriately used and fulfilling the needs of the individuals and the department.
- 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.
- Record all absence from the Trust using Department and Trust processes; provide this record at annual job plan review; and provide cross cover for colleagues leave when necessary.
- Comply with all department and Trust policies, procedures and guidelines, and work providing care in line with national standards.
- Take personal responsibility for completing all mandatory and statutory training.
- Participate in appropriate Continuing Professional Development activities; complete annual appraisal and revalidation requirements; work to achieve objectives set at annual appraisal and job plan review.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration
- FRCA of equivalent qualification
- Within 6 months of CCT in Anaesthesia at interview date
- Membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists of the United Kingdom or equivalent
- Current Advanced Life Support training
Desirable
- Higher degree or other relevant qualifications related to anaesthetic practice
Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Higher or advanced training in a desirable subspecialty as indicated in job description
Audit, Management & IT
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS management structures
- Previous involvement in clinical leadership roles
Research, Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of providing good teaching and supervision to trainees
Desirable
- Evidence of personal involvement in research
- Educational qualification
Patient Experience
Essential
- 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
Essential
- Able to abide by the Trust CARE Values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Excellence
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with the GMC/eligible for registration
- FRCA of equivalent qualification
- Within 6 months of CCT in Anaesthesia at interview date
- Membership of the Royal College of Anaesthetists of the United Kingdom or equivalent
- Current Advanced Life Support training
Desirable
- Higher degree or other relevant qualifications related to anaesthetic practice
Clinical Experience, Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Higher or advanced training in a desirable subspecialty as indicated in job description
Audit, Management & IT
Essential
- 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
Desirable
- Understanding of NHS management structures
- Previous involvement in clinical leadership roles
Research, Teaching Skill & Experience
Essential
- Evidence of providing good teaching and supervision to trainees
Desirable
- Evidence of personal involvement in research
- Educational qualification
Patient Experience
Essential
- 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
Essential
- Able to abide by the Trust CARE Values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Respectful and Excellence
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
