Job summary
The Royal Marsden Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine provides a consultant-delivered service across the Trust. The emphasis is on delivering exceptional evidence-based and compassionate care to cancer patients. There are 7 operating theatres at the Chelsea site and 2 at the Sutton site. In Chelsea, the case mix is predominantly complex major surgery across a wide range of specialities: upper gastrointestinal (oesophagectomy, gastrectomy), lower gastrointestinal (total pelvic exenteration, rectal and colonic resections), gynaecology (ovarian debulking, hysterectomy), urology (prostatectomy, cystectomy, nephrectomy), sarcoma (retroperitoneal sarcoma resection, melanoma and peripheral sarcoma resection), head and neck, and plastics (breast free flap reconstruction, pelvic reconstruction). There is a well-established robotic programme. Breast surgery and brachytherapy is also performed in Chelsea theatres, as well as adult vascular access (Portacath insertion). In Sutton, the case mix includes breast, sarcoma and plastics (typically day case procedures); there is also a vascular access service (adult and paediatric). Theatres are equipped with modern equipment and electronic anaesthetic charts. There is almost exclusive use of total intravenous anaesthesia, and depth of anaesthesia monitoring is available in every theatre, as well as videolaryngoscopes and fibreoptic scopes.
Main duties of the job
In addition to theatre activity, the department provides anaesthetic support for patients undergoing interventional radiology procedures and endoscopy at the Chelsea site as well as additional endoscopy at the newly opened Oak Cancer Centre in Sutton. At the Sutton site, consultants provide daily anaesthetic support for paediatric patients undergoing oncology procedures (radiotherapy, intrathecal chemotherapy, bone marrow aspirate) and imaging (MRI, MIBG scans).
About us
The Royal Marsden operates as a specialist cancer hospital and together with its principal academic partner, The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), is a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) for cancer.
The Royal Marsden and the ICR have a combined workforce of almost 6,000 people and are ranked as one of the top comprehensive cancer centres in the world for the impact of their research, seeing over 60,000 NHS and private patients every year and having nearly 1,000 clinical trials open to patients at any one time.
It is a centre of excellence with an international reputation for ground breaking research and for pioneering the very latest in cancer treatments and technologies, as well as leadingthe way in innovative cancer diagnosis, education and cancer survivorship programmes.
The Royal Marsden has two hospitals, one in Chelsea, London and another in Sutton, Surrey. It also has a Medical Day Unit at Kingston Hospital and a private care diagnostic and treatment centre in Cavendish Square, central London.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on what this job entails, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details on what this job entails, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- FRCA or equivalent
- ALS certification
Desirable
- Experience of understanding of the UK health care systems
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of academic achievement, endeavour and or project completion leading to publication in peer reviewed media, textbooks or presentation at national and international meetings
- Research or service development related to Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia
- Experience in Intensive Care Medicine
- Paediatric anaesthesia experience
Desirable
- Experience in a centre with an oncological workload
- Evidence of commitment to education and training e.g educational supervisor, courses and/or setting up an educational programme
- APLS or PILS current certification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- The ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues and work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team across management and clinical disciplines, grades and abilities
- The ability to work in a team of different disciplines
- Commitment to achieving excellence
- Effective communication and leadership skills
- Committed to personal and professional development
- Completion of NHS recognised equality and diversity and equal opportunities training
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full and specialist registration (and with a licence to practise) with the General Medical Council (GMC) (or be eligible for registration within six months of interview)
- FRCA or equivalent
- ALS certification
Desirable
- Experience of understanding of the UK health care systems
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of academic achievement, endeavour and or project completion leading to publication in peer reviewed media, textbooks or presentation at national and international meetings
- Research or service development related to Intensive Care Medicine or Anaesthesia
- Experience in Intensive Care Medicine
- Paediatric anaesthesia experience
Desirable
- Experience in a centre with an oncological workload
- Evidence of commitment to education and training e.g educational supervisor, courses and/or setting up an educational programme
- APLS or PILS current certification
Personal Qualities
Essential
- The ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with patients, relatives and colleagues and work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team across management and clinical disciplines, grades and abilities
- The ability to work in a team of different disciplines
- Commitment to achieving excellence
- Effective communication and leadership skills
- Committed to personal and professional development
- Completion of NHS recognised equality and diversity and equal opportunities training
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
