Consultant Anaesthetists with an Interest in Vascular Anaesthesia
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Job summary
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide wide ranging anaesthesia for specialised services. This includes working flexibly within the job plan to maintain skilled consultant cover for emergency service provision. The department provides support to develop wider range of anaesthetic experience and interests.
In addition, upon appointment, a selection of theatre sessions is available from which to choose set theatre lists. The adoption of the duty (floating) anaesthetist role by the department also allows support for colleagues when necessary. As a Trust covering many tertiary services a wide breadth of surgical specialties and varying interests is also highly desirable for this post. The consultant anaesthetist will be expected to provide pre-operative assessment, anaesthesia and follow-up. He/she will be expected to introduce and apply new techniques as appropriate and to take a share of the general work of the department, including cover for consultant colleagues where practical.
Main duties of the job
Assume a continuous commitment for the care of patients even if employed less than full-time and ensure, in consultation with colleagues, that adequate arrangements are made for leave and off duty periods.
Promote high professional standards of clinical care for patients, both through direct patient care, supporting professional activities and by the maintenance of continuing professional development.Promote and develop the perioperative care services across the trust.
Clinical(a) Provide an anaesthetic service as a member of the Department of Anaesthesia. This will be across both Preston and Chorley sites depending on Directorate service requirements.(b) Undertake pre-operative assessment of patients as appropriate, together with post-operative management and follow-up of patients in appropriate cases.(c) Undertake weekly theatre sessions as allocated of which a proportion will be delivered flexibly over each week, to maintain the high level of anaesthetic service delivery required by the Trust. These may include evening sessions, or, rarely, a weekend session (by mutual agreement).(d) Undertake administrative duties involved with the care of his/her patients.(e) Promote high professional standards of clinical care of patients and the health and safety of the theatre environment.(f) Maintain continuing education and professional development at least to the requirements of the Royal College of Anaesthetists.
About us
The Vascular Centre was launched in January 2015, centralising all major arterial services into the Centre based at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Trust with support of the three arterial partner hospitals at Blackpool, Morecambe Bay and Wigan Trusts. The Vascular centre covers a population of approximately 1.5 million in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
There is a large but well integrated team with 10 vascular surgeons, 7 Vascular Interventional Radiologists and a core of approximately 15 consultant anaesthetists doing regular sessions. The workload of the anaesthetists involves Aneurysm surgery both Open and EVAR, Carotid Endarterectomy, Limb revascularisation involving both endovascular and bypass techniques, amputation and renal vascular access.
The Vascular Anaesthetists are also very active in the perioperative period, providing CPEX testing, preop counselling and assessment and a regular involvement in MDT decision making. The team provides separate daily emergency and elective surgery lists for vascular patients and work closely with interventional radiology colleagues. We have modern theatre facilities built in 2014 with a state of the art Hybrid Theatre as well as a recently refurbished IR suite.
Details
Date posted
01 June 2023
Pay scheme
Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade
Consultant
Salary
£88,364 to £119,133 a year Based on 10 PA's
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
438-CA678A
Job locations
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer details
Employer name
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Royal Preston Hospital
Sharoe Green Lane, Fulwood
Preston
PR2 9HT
Employer's website
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