Job summary
We are seeking to recruit two enthusiastic, innovative and progressive Consultants to join the General or Obstetric group of Anesthetists at the SWBH NHS Trust, Birmingham. We are a friendly group of committed individuals who are passionate about improving patient care and safety. If you share this passion, wed love you to join us.
The applicant must be on the GMC specialist register or, if currently in training, must be eligible to be on the specialist register within six months of the interview date. Applicants must have wide training and experience in obstetric and or General anaesthesia. Requirements for training are described in the Person Specification.
These are substantive jobs to meet the increase workload.
Closing date: 18th July 2021
Interview date: 12th August 2021
Main duties of the job
Two new consultants are required to join the General or Obstetric group of Anesthetists at the SWBH NHS Trust, Birmingham. These jobs have been created to meet the increasing anaesthetic and Peri-operative activity.
Applicants with Obstetric interest will join a team of 12 obstetric anesthetists and will join the nonresident 1 in 12 Obstetric on-call rota at City Site.
Those wishing to apply for the General post will join the non-resident 1 in 12 General on-call rota at Sandwell Site.
Further sub-specialty interests can be accommodated depending on capacity within the department.
About us
A community of half a million is eagerly anticipating the brand new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital which will be opening in summer 2022. It will be worth the wait. Its opening will be the beginning of a fresh chapter in our ambitious journey to be the nations leading provider of integrated care. This new state of the art acute hospital in Grove Lane, Smethwick will bring together all acute services onto one site.
The anaesthetic department received the prestigious Anaesthetic and Perioperative Team of the year award in 2019 at BMJ awards. We are extremely proud to be one of only 10 critical care services to be rated as Outstanding by the CQC.
We have a busy maternity unit with nearly 6000 deliveries a year. Maternity services were rated as Good by CQC in April 2019. They commended the team for compassionate care provided to the patients.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more information on the job role and responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description attached.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) or equivalent.
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Anaesthesia, (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview).
- Advanced Training in Obstetric Anaesthesia (or evidence of equivalent experience) - Obs Post as specified in the RCoA's 2010 CCT in Anaesthetics (Annex E).
- Obtained CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration)
- Full GMC registration & licence to practice.
Desirable
- Additional Post Graduate Qualifications
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients and offer expert clinical opinion in the specialty
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Anaesthesia
- Skills and experience in Anaesthesia appropriate for a consultant in District general hospital including Paediatric resuscitation.
- Demonstrates a clear, logical approach to clinical problems and an appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Able to prioritise clinical need.
- Demonstrates awareness of breadth of clinical issues
Desirable
- Advances training in Anaesthesia for Major Surgery
- Experience in Peri-operative medicine
- Experience in Enhanced recovery Methodology
- Advanced Training in Airway management
- Advanced training in Regional Anaesthesia
- Experience in additional patient management skills like CPET, Variety COP monitoring
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working and communication
Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Good spoken and written English language skills
- Communicates effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues, nurses and allied health professionals
- Information technology skills
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to work with multi-professional teams and to establish good professional relationships
- Evidence of patient and colleague feedback
- Excellent presentation skills; engages audience
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Desirable
- Experience in rota management
- Defined leadership or quality improvement qualifications.
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- Demonstrates clear understanding of quality improvement and clinical governance within the NHS
- Experience of conducting clinical audit or QIPs
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making.
- Enthusiasm to embrace developments in Anaesthetic and Peri-operative service.
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
- Evidence of involving patients in practice
- Experience in risk management
Teaching and Training experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
- The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching
- Defined educational roles or qualifications
- Higher qualification in medical education
- Experience in Simulation Training
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current speciality developments, initiatives and issues.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to anaesthetics
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Higher Degree e.g. MSc/MD/PhD
- Current Certificate of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Flexible and adaptive attitude
- Punctual and reliable
Desirable
- Demonstrates initiative in personal practice
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at a local level
Other Requirements
Essential
- Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Residence within a reasonable distance of City & Sandwell Hospitals
- Ability to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust's sites.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (FRCA) or equivalent.
- Entry on the Specialist Register in Anaesthesia, (or entry expected within 6 months from the date of interview).
- Advanced Training in Obstetric Anaesthesia (or evidence of equivalent experience) - Obs Post as specified in the RCoA's 2010 CCT in Anaesthetics (Annex E).
- Obtained CESR (Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration)
- Full GMC registration & licence to practice.
Desirable
- Additional Post Graduate Qualifications
Clinical Experience
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients and offer expert clinical opinion in the specialty
- Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining CCT in Anaesthesia
- Skills and experience in Anaesthesia appropriate for a consultant in District general hospital including Paediatric resuscitation.
- Demonstrates a clear, logical approach to clinical problems and an appropriate level of clinical knowledge
- Able to prioritise clinical need.
- Demonstrates awareness of breadth of clinical issues
Desirable
- Advances training in Anaesthesia for Major Surgery
- Experience in Peri-operative medicine
- Experience in Enhanced recovery Methodology
- Advanced Training in Airway management
- Advanced training in Regional Anaesthesia
- Experience in additional patient management skills like CPET, Variety COP monitoring
Professional and Multi-disciplinary team working and communication
Essential
- Ability to work well with colleagues and within a team
- Good spoken and written English language skills
- Communicates effectively with patients, relatives, colleagues, nurses and allied health professionals
- Information technology skills
Desirable
- Evidence of ability to work with multi-professional teams and to establish good professional relationships
- Evidence of patient and colleague feedback
- Excellent presentation skills; engages audience
Management, Leadership and Administrative Experience
Essential
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgements when faced with conflicting pressures
- Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
Desirable
- Experience in rota management
- Defined leadership or quality improvement qualifications.
Clinical Effectiveness
Essential
- Demonstrates clear understanding of quality improvement and clinical governance within the NHS
- Experience of conducting clinical audit or QIPs
- Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision-making.
- Enthusiasm to embrace developments in Anaesthetic and Peri-operative service.
Desirable
- Evidence of innovative development and implementation of guidance
- Evidence of involving patients in practice
- Experience in risk management
Teaching and Training experience
Essential
- Ability to teach clinical skills to medical and nursing staff and other disciplines
- The ability to appraise junior doctors and other staff
Desirable
- Formal training in teaching
- Defined educational roles or qualifications
- Higher qualification in medical education
- Experience in Simulation Training
Research, Innovation and Service Improvement Experience
Essential
- Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
- An awareness of current speciality developments, initiatives and issues.
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of the application of information technology to anaesthetics
- Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last five years.
- Evidence of having undertaken original research
- Higher Degree e.g. MSc/MD/PhD
- Current Certificate of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) in Research
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Energy and enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- An enquiring and critical approach to work
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies.
- Commitment to Continuing Medical Education and Professional Development
- Flexible and adaptive attitude
- Punctual and reliable
Desirable
- Demonstrates initiative in personal practice
- Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at a local level
Other Requirements
Essential
- Appropriate Immigration Status (where appropriate)
- An understanding of the current NHS environment, particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues.
Personal Circumstances
Essential
- Residence within a reasonable distance of City & Sandwell Hospitals
- Ability to undertake clinical commitments at any of the Trust's sites.
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
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).
