Job summary
Job SummaryWe are looking for two enthusiastic and self-motivated consultants to join our department on a substantive basis, following the recent retirement of two consultants.o Post 1 will be focussed on obstetric anaesthesia with 2 sessions per week in Delivery Suite and requires someone with advanced training in obstetric anaesthesiao Post 2 is suitable for those with more general interests. We would welcome someone with expertise in areas such as preoperative assessment in this role, with opportunity to take over as lead for the Preoperative Assessment in due course.However, the exact details of the job plan will be tailored to suit each successful candidate's interests and the needs of the Department following the resumption of the elective surgical programme.Both jobs will involve covering general theatre lists and participating in the general on-call rota. All jobs are appointed to the Trust and will involve an element of cross site working and/or collaboration.
Main duties of the job
Job SummaryWe are looking for two enthusiastic and self-motivated consultants to join our department on a substantive basis, following the recent retirement of two consultants.o Post 1 will be focussed on obstetric anaesthesia with 2 sessions per week in Delivery Suite and requires someone with advanced training in obstetric anaesthesiao Post 2 is suitable for those with more general interests. We would welcome someone with expertise in areas such as preoperative assessment in this role, with opportunity to take over as lead for the Preoperative Assessment in due course.However, the exact details of the job plan will be tailored to suit each successful candidate's interests and the needs of the Department following the resumption of the elective surgical programme.Both jobs will involve covering general theatre lists and participating in the general on-call rota. All jobs are appointed to the Trust and will involve an element of cross site working and/or collaboration.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 6,000 members of staff that care for nearly one million people locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children's, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.We are one of the best performing Foundation Trusts in London for A&E waiting times, and mortality rates are better than average. Since the Care Quality Commission last inspected our hospitals we have taken on responsibility for a range of new services. Our new services include:o Cardiac catheter service and a paediatric assessment unit on the West Middlesex siteo Surgical assessment unit on the Chelsea siteo New sexual health clinic at 10 Hammersmith Broadwayo Virtual fracture clinicso Learning disabilities passportsPlans are in place for a £20 million expansion to critical care facilities and refurbishment of the children's unit at West Middlesex, both in partnership with the Trust's dedicated charity CW+.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities:Provide High Quality Care to Patients1.1. The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.1.2. Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.1.3. Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.1.4. Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.1.5. Adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times.1.6. Develop clinical practice through self-reflection and learning from experience, application of research into practice and active contribution within the multi-disciplinary team.2. Research, Teaching and Training2.1. Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.2.2. Responsible for teaching and training non-Consultant postgraduate colleagues.2.3. Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.Performance Management3.1. Work with medical, nursing, other clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:- Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team- Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.4. Medical Staff Management and Accountability4.1 Work with colleagues to ensure Junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD andNew Deal.4.2 Ensure that Trust systems and procedures are in place and followed to control andmonitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments.4.3 Adhere to Trust / department guidelines on leave, including requesting andreporting absence, and professional and study leave, and to ensure that members of staff for whom you are responsible do the same.4.4 Participate in the recruitment and induction of junior medical staff as delegated by theService Director.4.5 Responsible for ongoing assessment and regular appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Divisional Medical Director/Service Lead /Divisional Director of Operations.4.6 Participate fully in regular departmental activities including department meetings and team building activities.5. Governance5.1 Review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Divisional Medical Director/Service Lead /Divisional Director of Operations.5.2 Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
Work closely with the Directorate in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Divisional Medical Director/Service Lead /Divisional Director of Operations.5.4 Participate in ensuring NICE, NSF, CNST and other national guidance requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.5.5 Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and any other staff for whom the post has responsibility and that these are updated on a regular basis.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information
Job description
Job responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities:Provide High Quality Care to Patients1.1. The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.1.2. Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.1.3. Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.1.4. Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.1.5. Adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times.1.6. Develop clinical practice through self-reflection and learning from experience, application of research into practice and active contribution within the multi-disciplinary team.2. Research, Teaching and Training2.1. Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Service Lead. To contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training and other staff groups.2.2. Responsible for teaching and training non-Consultant postgraduate colleagues.2.3. Where possible to collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trusts translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.Performance Management3.1. Work with medical, nursing, other clinical and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:- Clinical efficiency e.g. Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.- Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates- Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team- Operational efficiency e.g. day-case rates, waiting list activity and demand management.4. Medical Staff Management and Accountability4.1 Work with colleagues to ensure Junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD andNew Deal.4.2 Ensure that Trust systems and procedures are in place and followed to control andmonitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments.4.3 Adhere to Trust / department guidelines on leave, including requesting andreporting absence, and professional and study leave, and to ensure that members of staff for whom you are responsible do the same.4.4 Participate in the recruitment and induction of junior medical staff as delegated by theService Director.4.5 Responsible for ongoing assessment and regular appraisal of all doctors in training, Trust doctors and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Divisional Medical Director/Service Lead /Divisional Director of Operations.4.6 Participate fully in regular departmental activities including department meetings and team building activities.5. Governance5.1 Review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Divisional Medical Director/Service Lead /Divisional Director of Operations.5.2 Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.
Work closely with the Directorate in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Divisional Medical Director/Service Lead /Divisional Director of Operations.5.4 Participate in ensuring NICE, NSF, CNST and other national guidance requirements are reviewed and implemented and monitored in the speciality areas.5.5 Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and any other staff for whom the post has responsibility and that these are updated on a regular basis.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- FRCA or equivalent
- CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent (on or within 6 months of inclusion on Specialist register at time of interview)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience with management of high-risk patients
- Advanced Training in Obstetric Anaesthesia (Post 1)
- Preoperative Assessment or Simulation (Post 2)
Desirable
- Implementation of Quality Improvement processes/ audit
- Previous consultant-level experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Proficiency with regional Anaesthesia esp. upper limb blocks
- Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills
- Highly organised, self -motivated, track record of achieving sustained change
Desirable
- Good IT skills
- Experience with high risk orthopaedics and trauma
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- FRCA or equivalent
- CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent (on or within 6 months of inclusion on Specialist register at time of interview)
Desirable
Experience
Essential
- Experience with management of high-risk patients
- Advanced Training in Obstetric Anaesthesia (Post 1)
- Preoperative Assessment or Simulation (Post 2)
Desirable
- Implementation of Quality Improvement processes/ audit
- Previous consultant-level experience
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Proficiency with regional Anaesthesia esp. upper limb blocks
- Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills
- Highly organised, self -motivated, track record of achieving sustained change
Desirable
- Good IT skills
- Experience with high risk orthopaedics and trauma
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
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).