Job summary
Applicants
are invited to apply for the post of Locum Consultant Anaesthetist. Applicants
will be required to contribute to the general and obstetric on call rota.
The new
appointee will be expected to contribute to clinical governance meetings (at
present 11 per annum), audits and medical education including simulation
training within the Trust.
All
candidates must hold full GMC registration with a licence to practice, and
preferably already be on the Specialist Register in Anaesthesia at the time of
interview. FRCA (or equivalent) is an essential qualification for this post.
The Anaesthetic
department provides services to three sites (Worcestershire Royal Hospital,
Alexandra Hospital, Kidderminster Treatment Centre), encompassing all major
specialities with a strong countywide working ethos. Clinical governance is
fundamental to the operational delivery of anaesthetic services, and the
department was proud to receive Anaesthesia Clinical Services Accreditation
(ACSA) in October 2018, recognising 100% compliance with ACSA standards.
Main duties of the job
The
Anaesthetic department is renowned for providing a highly supportive working
environment both for consultant colleagues and for trainees, for whom we
endeavour to provide the highest quality training opportunities.
Potential
applicants are encouraged to visit and to seek further details on the
operational aspects of each department.
The post
will encompass a variety of anaesthetic subspecialties, with on-call
commitments at both Worcestershire Royal Hospital and The Alexandra Hospital,
Redditch. On call work will cover emergency theatres at the Alexandra Hospital
and emergency theatres and obstetrics at Worcestershire Royal Hospital. Further
details are specified in the person specification below.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants
invited with specialist interests in anaesthesia for major urology, colorectal,
upper GI, orthopaedic surgery, pre-operative assessment, obstetric anaesthesia,
head and neck or vascular surgery.
Provisional
Assessment of Programmed Activities in Job Plan:
Direct clinical care:
8.5 PAs per
week to include clinical activity, clinical related activity, predictable and
unpredictable on call. Cross-site travel time is included in each session of
direct clinical care.
Supporting Professional Activities:
1.5 SPAs per
week to support your CPD and revalidation related activities.
Additional PA
allocations are provided for leadership roles, educational supervision,
governance roles, being an appraiser or other pre-agreed additional activities.
On call: 1.5
PA on call and category A 3% on call availability supplement. Rota frequency is
anticipated to be 1:14 however may be subject to change to meet service
requirements to support Surgical reconfiguration
The successful
applicant will be expected to participate in the countywide general on call
rota which covers emergency theatres at the Alexandra Hospital and Obstetric
and emergency theatres at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
The on call
responsibility would involve both predictable and unpredictable elements. It is
expected that the predictable element would involve consultants being present
in the theatre suite during the evenings and during the daytime at weekends in
order to manage the service, provide leadership and clinical supervision. At
the Alexandra Hospital, the on call service is entirely consultant delivered
with the consultant being resident until 8pm and then on call from home. At the
Worcestershire Royal Hospital there are 4 resident trainees with the consultant
being resident until 8 pm on weekdays then on call from home. At both sites,
the weekend and bank holiday days are resident from 8am-6pm and then on call
from home.
On call
activity currently attract an allocation of 1.5 PAs of direct clinical care,
subject to review in line with monitoring exercises.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Applicants
invited with specialist interests in anaesthesia for major urology, colorectal,
upper GI, orthopaedic surgery, pre-operative assessment, obstetric anaesthesia,
head and neck or vascular surgery.
Provisional
Assessment of Programmed Activities in Job Plan:
Direct clinical care:
8.5 PAs per
week to include clinical activity, clinical related activity, predictable and
unpredictable on call. Cross-site travel time is included in each session of
direct clinical care.
Supporting Professional Activities:
1.5 SPAs per
week to support your CPD and revalidation related activities.
Additional PA
allocations are provided for leadership roles, educational supervision,
governance roles, being an appraiser or other pre-agreed additional activities.
On call: 1.5
PA on call and category A 3% on call availability supplement. Rota frequency is
anticipated to be 1:14 however may be subject to change to meet service
requirements to support Surgical reconfiguration
The successful
applicant will be expected to participate in the countywide general on call
rota which covers emergency theatres at the Alexandra Hospital and Obstetric
and emergency theatres at Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
The on call
responsibility would involve both predictable and unpredictable elements. It is
expected that the predictable element would involve consultants being present
in the theatre suite during the evenings and during the daytime at weekends in
order to manage the service, provide leadership and clinical supervision. At
the Alexandra Hospital, the on call service is entirely consultant delivered
with the consultant being resident until 8pm and then on call from home. At the
Worcestershire Royal Hospital there are 4 resident trainees with the consultant
being resident until 8 pm on weekdays then on call from home. At both sites,
the weekend and bank holiday days are resident from 8am-6pm and then on call
from home.
On call
activity currently attract an allocation of 1.5 PAs of direct clinical care,
subject to review in line with monitoring exercises.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Entry on Specialist Register in Anaesthesia (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead the Anaesthetics firm and multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Anaesthesia
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Expertise in subspecialty
Other requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise
- Success in Intercollegiate Specialty Examination or overseas equivalent
Desirable
- Higher degree
- Entry on Specialist Register in Anaesthesia (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date)
Management and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist service
- Ability to organise and manage outpatient priorities
- Ability to manage and lead the Anaesthetics firm and multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of audit management and conducting clinical audit
Desirable
- Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
- Ability to use the evidence based and clinical audit to support decision making
Teaching Experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical, nursing staff and other disciplines
- Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
Desirable
- Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives
Desirable
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Ability to work in a team
- Enquiring, critical approach to work
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
Desirable
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Experience
Essential
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining (UK) CCT in Anaesthesia
- Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on range of problems both emergency and elective within specialty
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
- Expertise in subspecialty
Other requirements
Essential
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job and return to the hospital within 30 minutes when on call
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).
