We are looking for a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to join our established team.
This post will be based at Morriston Hospital and will support the planned expansion of the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) and Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CITU). The PACU and CITU share a footprint and provide outstanding care of the post-operative general and cardiac patients. This role is expected to provide daytime input into both cohorts of patients and will support the ongoing development of the PACU. Morriston Hospital has a very active and successful Research Department embedded in the site. The full-time staff are invaluable in assisting and running research projects. This role will also aim to link the Anaesthetic Department with the research unit to improve the output of high-quality research within the anaesthetic and surgical fields. It would be hoped that the candidate could provide leadership and growth within this area.
Main duties of the job
There will also be the opportunity for the successful candidate to undertake a variety of other subspecialty elective work through a number of flexible sessions. An on-call commitment will be undertaken through mutual agreement with the department. Where agreed, it will be to the hybrid General rota at Morriston Hospital. This will include burns admissions out of hours and urgent burns surgery in-hours on the weekend. The on-call consultant rota is split into 2 tiers. The 1st on-call being the initial responder and the 2nd on-call who will provide support within the health board, where deemed necessary by the 1st on-call and clinical requirement. The frequency of weekday on-calls will be 1:16. Weekend cover will be 1 in 8, split between resident and non-resident work. The first on-call is expected to be within 30 minutes of attendance at Morriston hospital and the second-on, within an hour.
About us
Swansea Bay University Health Board has responsibility for the health of around 390,000 people in the Neath Port Talbot and Swansea areas, with a budget of around £1 billion and employing 12,500 people. We are a University Health Board working in partnership with Swansea University, Swansea School of Medicine, the School of Health Science and the Institute of Life Science. The HB has three major hospitals providing a range of services: Morriston and Singleton hospitals in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot hospital in Baglan, Port Talbot.
The Health Board is part of A Regional Collaboration for Health (ARCH), which is a partnership with Hywel Dda UHB and Swansea University. Aimed at improving the wellbeing and wealth of South West Wales.
Swansea is Wales' second-largest city, and sits on the five-mile sweep of Swansea Bay. An ideal base for exploring South-West Wales, there is also much on offer for visitors in Swansea itself. Swansea has a range of shops, cozy cafes, great restaurants, art galleries as well as being able to offer good outdoor lifestyle with its beautiful coastline and beaches on the Gower Peninsula. Swansea also has excellent sporting facilities including the Wales National pool and liberty stadium home to the Ospreys and Swansea City football club.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For more details in relation to this post, please click on the supporting documents section to find the full job description and person specification. These are available bilingually, in both English and Welsh.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. Registered with the GMC
2. Licensed to practice
3. CCT in Anaesthesia (or expected within 6 months of interview) or on Specialist Register with GMC (or expected within 6 months of interview)
Desirable
1. CCT in Intensive Care Medicine (or expected within 6 months of interview) or equivalent experience and expertise in Intensive Care Medicine
2. Demonstrates Experience in Medical Research
3. Further relevant degree/diploma
4. Teaching qualification/Higher qualification in medical education
Experience
Essential
1. Evidence of an ability to develop effective working relationships, on an individual and multi-disciplinary basis with all levels of staff (Working Together)
2. Evidence of working with management and clinical colleagues to improve a service (Always Improving)
3. Values partnership with other agencies (Working Together)
4. Evidence of teaching and training of post/undergraduate clinical staff
5. Evidence of initiating, progressing and completing audit
Desirable
1. Development and commissioning of anaesthetic services
2. Evidence of research in Anaesthesia
Skills & Abilities
Essential
1. Effective leadership ability to take responsibility and demonstrate leadership when appropriate
2. Understands the importance of effective Team Working with all levels of staff, take time to listen, understand and involve people receptive to appropriate change (Working Together)
3. Understands and can apply the principles of Prudent Healthcare (Caring for each other)
4. Excellent interpersonal skills - ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients, colleagues, relatives and staff communicate openly and honestly and explain things clearly (Caring for each other)
5. Understands information systems and technology
6. Clinical Skills - Burns Anaesthesia/ ITU, General Anaesthesia, Emergency Anaesthesia
Desirable
1. Demonstrates learning in Improvement science and methodology, ability and drive to use information and experience to improve the service (Always Improving)
Personal Attributes
Essential
1. Flexible and adaptable to competing demands with the ability to work effectively under pressure and cope with setbacks
2. Ability to undertake on-call
3. A commitment to continuous improvement, with a positive attitude, seeks out learning, and continually develops skills and the service (Always Improving)
4. Empathy and sensitivity: ability to listen, understand and involve people see people as individuals
Desirable
1. Ability to take a lead role in service development
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