Consultant Anaesthetics with an Interest in Vascular Anaesthesia
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospitals NHS Trust is looking for an enthusiastic, highly driven Consultant Anaesthetist with a passion for anaesthesia to join our expert and energetic team. This role will have some theatre sessions at the Royal Shrewsbury and some at Princess Royal Hospital in Telford.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job include:
* All consultants are expected to provide support to the trainees and actively contribute to training and continuity of service at senior level.
* To have a professional attitude to work well in a multi-professional team.
* To have excellent team working skills and a professional attitude.
* To have exceptional communication skills, especially in compassionate dealings with patients in pain.
* To deliver clinical and quality targets agreed both nationally and locally with clinical teams and commissioners, particularly in response to the Ockenden report.
* To be flexible and deliver elective and emergency theatre sessions.
* To provide on-call support out of hours.
About us
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) is the main provider of acute hospital services for around half a million people in Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin and mid Wales.
Our main service locations are the Princess Royal Hospital (PRH) in Telford and the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital (RSH) in Shrewsbury, which are located 20 minutes' drive apart and together provide 99% of our activity.
Job responsibilities
A formal job plan will be agreed between the successful candidate and their Clinical Director and consultant colleagues within 3 months of starting in post. A full-time job plan is based on a 10 PA working week, covering all aspects of a consultant's professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, and managerial responsibilities.
For a full-time contract, the job plan will be divided on average per week (pro-rata for a part-time post) as follows:
7.5 Programmed Activities (PAs) of Direct Clinical Care - includes clinical activity, clinically related activity, and predictable and unpredictable emergency work.
2.5 Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) - includes CPD, audit, teaching, and research.
Any applicant who is unable to work full-time will be considered for the post, with modifications to job content discussed on a personal basis.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* MBBS, MbCHB or equivalent medical qualification
* ALS or equivalent certification
* APLS certification
* Level 3 Safeguarding Children training (within the last 3 years)
* Higher degree (e.g., MD or PhD) or evidence of higher education
Entry Criteria
* Full Registration and a licence to practise with the General Medical Council (GMC)
* Entry on the GMC Specialist Register for Intensive Care Medicine and/or Anaesthesia, Emergency Medicine or Acute Medicine via Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
* Minimum of four years of NHS experience
* Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients
* Paediatric experience
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities
* Ability to be compassionate towards patients in pain and vulnerable situations
* Excellent written and spoken English
* Appreciation of and ability to work effectively in the MDT
* Higher Obstetric training
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and a submission for Disclosure will be made to check for any previous criminal convictions.
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Clinical Lead/Consultant in Obstetric Anaesthesia
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