Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Chronic Pain
Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Chronic Pain
10 sessions per week (7.5 DCC, 1.5 SPA and 1PA On-Call = 10PA plus 3% on call)
Permanent
Closing Date: 16th March 2025
Interview Date: 1st May 2025
**This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly. **
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A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic consultant with interest in chronic pain. The theatre lists are provisional and may be altered after discussion, if necessary. An element of flexibility in the job plan is crucial for the smooth running of the Service to meet the contractual commitments and changing service demands on a weekly basis, with 10% of sessions being flexible.
Main duties of the job
This post will attract a job plan of 10 PAs of which 8.5 PAs will be for direct patient care. Further clinical sessions may be undertaken by mutual consent and with suitable recompense. This job plan may be amended in consultation with the post holder as Trust developments evolve, and as part of the appraisal process.
On-call Duties:
1.0 PA is included each week for on-call duties. This was established from Consultant-on-call diaries and will be continuously reviewed. Consultant Anaesthetists currently work 1:16 on-call rota with prospective cover. After hours duties include Intensive Care, Theatres and Maternity cover. The department is ultimately committed to separating the consultant-on-call for ICU and Theatres / Maternity.
Example Job Plan:
Monday - SPA (AM), SPA (PM)
Tuesday - Pain theatre (AM), Pain theatre (PM)
Thursday - Flexi theatre (AM), Flexi theatre (PM)
Friday - Pain Clinic (AM), Pain Clinic (PM)
7.5 DCC, 1.5 SPA and 1PA On-Call = 10PA
About us
Here at George Eliot our vision to 'excel at patient care' takes centre stage. An ever-evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
xcellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, in house training and development, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Job Responsibilities
This is a replacement post and provides an opportunity for the appointee to introduce new ideas and aid in expanding chronic pain services. In addition to outpatient clinic and pain theatre, the post holder is expected to participate in elective theatres and on-call activity. To meet the changing demands of patient care and service delivery patterns it is possible that some flexibility will be introduced into Consultant work programs.
**For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached**
Person Specification
Qualification and Professional Training
* Full GMC Registration with a Licence to practise
* Entry on Specialist Register in Anaesthesia (or CCT expected within 6 months of interview date) FRCA or equivalent exam
* ALS / APLS provider status
Experience and Knowledge
* 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
* Minimum of six months training in Intensive Care Medicine at specialty registrar level or equivalent
* Advanced training in chronic pain
* Experience of teaching clinical skills to undergraduates and postgraduates
* Certified training in Medical Education
* Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Skills and Abilities
* 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 a multi-disciplinary team
* Experience of conducting clinical audit
* Ability to use the evidence base and clinical audit to support decision making
* Ability to teach skills to Medical, Nursing and other staffing groups
* Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical problems
* An awareness of current specialty specific developments and initiatives
* Ability to manage and lead specialist unit and working parties as appropriate
* Publications in relevant peer-reviewed journals in the last 5 years
* Evidence of having undertaken original research
* Experience in implementing electronic patient record system
Personal Qualities
* Ability to maintain cool at times of stress
* Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
* Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
* Enquiring, critical approach to work
* Flexibility, coupled with ability to work effectively within a team
* Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local regional or national levels
Other
* 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 20 minutes when on call
* Due to the nature of our work, all posts are deemed to require satisfactory Disclosure & Barring Service Check
* All posts working with children or vulnerable adults are required to be checked against ISA Vetting and Barring lists and may require ISA registration
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.
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