Consultant Anaesthetist - Pain Management

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

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Job summary

We require enthusiastic and dynamic Anaesthetic Consultants to join our Department of Anaesthetics with special interest in Pain Management. Our two hospitals offer a varied scope of practice, with emergency and elective surgery split across the two sites.

The Tunbridge Wells Hospital is the hub for emergency General surgery, Paediatrics, ENT, Lower GI, Bariatric surgery, Gynaecology, Bariatric, Obstetric services and Trauma surgery, while Ophthalmic, Urology, Upper GI, Breast and Gynae-oncology surgery is based at Maidstone Hospital. There are opportunities to develop personal interests in amongst other things management, research, governance, perioperative medicine, long term vascular access and medical education within the new Kent medical school.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work across both our Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone sites for anaesthesia and inpatient pain ward rounds. The dedicated chronic pain outpatient and intervention unit is based at the Maidstone site. In addition post-Covid we still offer a large number of virtual clinic outpatient appointments. This secondary care pain service works closely with our community partners to provide both triage and comprehensive evaluation and holistic pain management. Collectively we form the West Kent Integrated Pain Management Service.

The Anaesthetic department offers anaesthetic services across a wide range of surgical specialties including trauma and orthopaedics, ophthalmology, urology, general surgery, obstetrics and gynaecology, regional anaesthesia and perioperative medicine. Applicants must be on the GMC Specialist register and have a minimum 12 months of advanced pain training or equivalent. FFPMRCA is desirable not essential.

About us

The Trust provides general hospital services to a population of approximately 480,000 in West Kent and North East Sussex, and some specialist services to a considerably larger population.Around 120,000 new patients present each year to the A&E departments. Its major hospitals are the Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury and Maidstone Hospital.

The Trust's Headquarters are at Maidstone Hospital. The Trust Chairman is Mr David Highton, the Chief Executive is Mr Miles Scott and the Medical Director is Dr Sara Mumford. The Chief Operating Officer is Mrs Sarah Davis. The Clinical Director for Anaesthetics is Dr Helen Burdett and the General Manager is Mrs Erica Houghton.

Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust is situated in an attractive part of the South East of England with good transport links to London and the Continent. We also have some of the finest schools in the country, in both state and private sectors. The Tunbridge Wells Hospital at Pembury is situated in a picturesque setting.

Date posted

13 September 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

359-MSD6630415Anaes

Job locations

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trsut - Cross site

Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells

ME16 9QQ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinicalresponsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, to provide high quality health care to the Trusts patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To provide a high standard of care to any patient for whom you have clinicalresponsibility. This will include any patients referred to you and cared for by you personally or by members of your team.

To participate in clinical and other service activities and developments with the aim of ensuring a high standard of patient care across the Trust.

To work in close co-operation with other medical, professional and managerial colleagues, both within and outside the speciality, to provide high quality health care to the Trusts patients, and to make a contribution to future thinking about the Trusts strategic direction.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS (or equivalent)
  • Registered with GMC
  • On the specialist register, or within 6 months of acquiring CCT
  • 12 months of advanced pain training

Desirable

  • FFPMRCA
  • ALS/APLS/ATLS or NLS provider or instructor
  • Additional complimentary post graduate qualification
  • Additional graduate or intercollated degree

Training and Experience

Essential

  • Experience and documented competence in any one or more of the following specialist areas oTrauma and orthopaedics oRegional anaesthesia oObstetric anaesthesia oMajor surgery oPerioperative medicine

Desirable

  • Interest in Intensive care Medicine

Audit

Essential

  • Evidence of participation and completion of audit projects

Desirable

  • Completed and presented the audit loop in a number of audits

Research

Essential

  • An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature

Desirable

  • Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Management

Essential

  • Evidence of organisational ability

Desirable

  • Attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties

Other requirements

Essential

  • Driving Licence
  • Basic IT skills (email, Microsoft Office, MS Teams)

Desirable

  • Experience in the training or development of trainees in medicine

Motivation

Essential

  • Punctuality, reliability, enthusiasm, initiative, common sense

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of good communication skills
  • Evidence of leadership

Desirable

  • To have undertaken a postgraduate communication skills course
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • MB BS (or equivalent)
  • Registered with GMC
  • On the specialist register, or within 6 months of acquiring CCT
  • 12 months of advanced pain training

Desirable

  • FFPMRCA
  • ALS/APLS/ATLS or NLS provider or instructor
  • Additional complimentary post graduate qualification
  • Additional graduate or intercollated degree

Training and Experience

Essential

  • Experience and documented competence in any one or more of the following specialist areas oTrauma and orthopaedics oRegional anaesthesia oObstetric anaesthesia oMajor surgery oPerioperative medicine

Desirable

  • Interest in Intensive care Medicine

Audit

Essential

  • Evidence of participation and completion of audit projects

Desirable

  • Completed and presented the audit loop in a number of audits

Research

Essential

  • An understanding of general principles, scientific method and interpretation of literature

Desirable

  • Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation
  • Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Management

Essential

  • Evidence of organisational ability

Desirable

  • Attended a National Health Service Management Course appropriate to Consultant duties

Other requirements

Essential

  • Driving Licence
  • Basic IT skills (email, Microsoft Office, MS Teams)

Desirable

  • Experience in the training or development of trainees in medicine

Motivation

Essential

  • Punctuality, reliability, enthusiasm, initiative, common sense

Personal Skills

Essential

  • Evidence of good communication skills
  • Evidence of leadership

Desirable

  • To have undertaken a postgraduate communication skills course

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

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trsut - Cross site

Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells

ME16 9QQ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Address

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trsut - Cross site

Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells

ME16 9QQ


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Consultant Anaesthetist Pain Management Lead

Kevin Fai

kevinfai@nhs.net

01892635737

Date posted

13 September 2024

Pay scheme

Hospital medical and dental staff

Grade

Consultant

Salary

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum/pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

359-MSD6630415Anaes

Job locations

Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trsut - Cross site

Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells

ME16 9QQ


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