Consultant in General Anaesthesia with interest in Chronic Pain

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post-holders duties will be primarily at the Churchill Hospital, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trusts locations: John Radcliffe(JR), Churchill(CH), Horton Hospitals(HH) and the Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital (NOC).

Clinical

The focus of this post is the delivery of high-quality pain management in the Churchill Hospital and high- quality anaesthesia at the Nuffield Orthopaedic centre and Horton Hospital theatre suites. In addition, there are flexible sessions in the posts allowing the post-holder to maintain an interest and skills in other areas of anaesthesia. Out of hours the post-holder will be resident / non-resident on call to provide emergency cover for the Horton Hospital site.

Teaching/Research

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust is a teaching hospital trust, and the post-holder will be required to participate in programmes for teaching clinical students, training junior doctors and in clinical examinations. It is expected that this will be an integral part of everyday clinical activity. The post-holders contribution to teaching, training and research will be included in the regular job plan review.

Clinical Governance

The post-holder will participate in all clinical governance activities, including clinical audit, clinical effectiveness, risk management, quality improvement activities as required by the Trust, and external accrediting bodies.

Personal and Professional Development

The post-holder will be required to keep fully up-to-date with their relevant area of practice and to be able to demonstrate this to the satisfaction of the Trust through Appraisal.

Professional or study leave will be granted at the discretion of the Trust, in line with the prevailing Terms and Conditions of Service, to support appropriate study, postgraduate training activities, relevant CME courses and other appropriate personal development needs.

Management

The post-holder will be required to work within the Trust's management policies and procedures, both statutory and internal, accepting that the resources available to the Trust are finite and that all changes in clinical practice or workload, or developments requiring additional resources must have prior agreement with the Trust. He/she will undertake the administrative duties associated with the care of his/her patients, and the running of his/her clinical service under the direction of the lead clinician and/or directorate chair.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Medical Degree FRCA or equivalent
• CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent with entry in Specialist Register for Anaesthesia (or within 6 months of the date of interview)

Desirable

• Possession of other related postgraduate qualification such as FFPMRCA, MD, BSc, MSc or PhD
• Additional advanced training or fellowship in a relevant sub-specialty ALS/ATLS/APLS Course Instructor

Experience

Essential

• To be able to work independently at consultant level and perform as a member of a team Additional advanced training in pain management
• Evidence of ability to manage complex clinical problems

Desirable

• Evidence of completion of additional training in other relevant sub-specialty ( regional anaesthesia, paediatrics etc) Membership of relevant Specialist Societies or professional bodies.
• Evidence of ability to make decisions at Consultant level

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Leadership skills
• Effective administrative and time management skills Training in clinical management Knowledge of the NHS and the role of Clinical Networks Understanding of the complexities of working in a regional referral centre
• Evidence of significant contribution to successful teamwork
• Good spoken and written English. Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
• Experience of formal and informal contributions to teaching and training
• Evidence of effective and sustained contribution to clinical governance, clinical risk management and clinical audit activities
• Knowledge of the NHS and the role of Clinical Networks
• Understanding of the complexities of working in a regional referral centre

Desirable

• Evidence of ability to lead a clinical team in a teaching hospital.
• Leadership and Management qualification
• Willingness to undertake additional roles at local, regional and national levels
• Education qualification
• Experience of leading audits, implementing change and monitoring compliance
• Peer reviewed publications

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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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).

Employer details

Employer name

Oxford University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Radcliffe Hospital

Headley Way

Headington

OX3 9DU

Employer's website

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)