South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Consultant in Anaesthesia with an interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia

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Job summary

Clinical/on-call responsibilities

Undertake the responsibilities associated with the role of a consultant in anaesthesia, with clinical sessions based at The James Cook University Hospital and The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton
Contribute to quality improvement and clinical leadership as part of the Obstetric Anaesthesia team
Cover for periods of colleague absence due to annual leave and other authorised undertakings
Provide professional supervision and management of trainee and specialty medical staff
Provide professional supervision of Anaesthesia Associates both in post and in training
Be actively involved in the leadership of the department
Regular participation at Audit, Governance and Consultant/Centre meetings
Take part in annual appraisal, and revalidation
Active involvement in audit and service improvement projects
Involvement in research is encouraged
Teaching both trainees and undergraduates
Maintain appropriate Continuing Professional Development
Following appointment, all new colleagues are offered the opportunity to take on a leadership, management or administrative role within the Department or wider hospital

Main duties of the job

A breakdown of a specimen week job plan is shown below

Direct Clinical Care: 8.05 PAs

Monday 2.5 PA

Theatre List 08:00 to 18:00 (1.25 PAs per session)

Tuesday 1.25 PA

Theatre List 08:00-13:00

Wednesday 2.5 PA

Labour ward session 08:00 to 18:00

On Call 1.8 PAs

Supporting Professional Activities: 2.0 PAs

TOTAL: 10.05PAs/week

Each theatre session represents 1.25 PAs and includes the associated pre and postoperative clinical time commitments.

Upon appointment, the Trust allocates as standard practice, each Consultant 1.5 PAs for core SPA, with up to 0.5PA available for additional SPA roles.

About us

There are approximately 80 Consultant Anaesthetists employed by the Trust, including in the specialist areas of Cardiac, Critical Care, Paediatrics and Pain who contribute to the work delivered by the perioperative services department, as well as 36 anaesthetic trainees and 8 locally employed anaesthetic doctors. We provide anaesthetic provision to a wide-ranging elective and emergency programme. This includes specialist services such as major neurosurgery, vascular surgery, interventional radiology and robotic ENT, general, urological and gynaecological surgery. We have a highly regarded anaesthesia research team and a newly refurbished anaesthetic department with well-equipped teaching facilities. We have a recently expanded Perioperative Medicine Clinic and a Post Anaesthetic Care Unit. These posts will support our expanding perioperative medicine service. Completion of a new surgical treatment hub including 6 main theatres and 2 minor procedure theatres at Friarage Hospital is due by April 2025 opening up further opportunities for anaesthesia for elective and day case surgery.

We are a large team that strives to deliver the best possible service to the people of South Tees and the surrounding areas. We pride ourselves on our collaborative approach to working and the supportive and friendly environment that we foster here. We look forward to providing the successful candidate with the support and development opportunities required.

Date posted

10 April 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£93,666 to £126,281 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-UE-MED-0148

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification GMC Registration (including current license to practice) Evidence of completion of RCoA core competencies or equivalent by commencement date. This includes completion of Royal College of Anaesthetist's "Initial Assessment of Competence" and "Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia" ALS or equivalent Transfer training course or equivalent

Desirable

Additional qualification in research methods, statistics, quality improvement, leadership

Experience

Essential

Applicant should be achieving satisfactory progression in their training programme, if relevant, according to ARCP goals. Must have evidence of adequate experience to fulfil service need. This includes completion of Royal College of Anaesthetist's "Initial Assessment of Competence" and "Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia".

Desirable

Evidence of working with multidisciplinary teams in non-clinical environments Evidence of active involvement in research or quality improvement projects.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

MBBS or equivalent medical qualification GMC Registration (including current license to practice) Evidence of completion of RCoA core competencies or equivalent by commencement date. This includes completion of Royal College of Anaesthetist's "Initial Assessment of Competence" and "Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia" ALS or equivalent Transfer training course or equivalent

Desirable

Additional qualification in research methods, statistics, quality improvement, leadership

Experience

Essential

Applicant should be achieving satisfactory progression in their training programme, if relevant, according to ARCP goals. Must have evidence of adequate experience to fulfil service need. This includes completion of Royal College of Anaesthetist's "Initial Assessment of Competence" and "Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia".

Desirable

Evidence of working with multidisciplinary teams in non-clinical environments Evidence of active involvement in research or quality improvement projects.

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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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

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Employer's website

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