Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics and Pain
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
We are seeking full-time Locum Consultant to join our OUTSTANDING Trust in our Pain Management team, as part of the Anaesthetic department to cover maternity leave. Applications are invited for a Consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthesia. This new appointment affords an exciting opportunity to join a busy, innovative, developing and expanding anaesthetic department. These posts are full time appointments for a 12 month period (10 PAs) with 9 PAs of Direct Clinical Care including 1 PA for Supporting Professional Activity.
The Department provides anaesthetic services for elective surgery in: General Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burns Surgery, Urology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery and Gynaecology. The Trust has taken delivery of a surgical robot, and currently Colorectal, Gynaecological and urological robotic surgery is well established. The Trust is the only Trust in Merseyside undertaking emergency and elective Bariatric surgery.
The department also provides emergency anaesthetic cover for these services on a 24-hour basis, including a 24-hour epidural service for analgesia during labour, and a 24-hour anaesthetic service for obstetric emergencies including caesarean sections.
Main duties of the job
On call/emergency commitments
Out of hours, there is a 3-tier resident on-call service. Tiers 1 and 2 comprise trainees, one primarily for obstetrics duties. The 3rd Tier is staffed by Specialty Doctors.
The 1st on call Consultant is required to liaise closely with the 2nd on call Consultant. The 2nd On Call Consultant Anaesthetist would attend at the request of the 1st On Call Consultant Anaesthetist.
There is a consultant anaesthetic delivered weekend and public holiday orthopaedic trauma service providing all day (08:00 to 18:00) cover, along with 4 weekend plastic surgical trauma sessions, two of which benefit from anaesthetic cover.
There is significant "Out-of-Hours" (OOHs) elective activity, which provides increased capacity required to meet clinical targets and is in line with the NHS moving toward seven day working.
The appointees will be required to take part in the on-call rota and/or other weekend and public holiday work, which may include orthopaedic trauma service rota, the weekend plastic surgical trauma lists and OOHs elective workload subject to appropriate job planning and the varying requirements of the trust.
About us
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites. We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Job responsibilities
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 11th December 2024
Closing Date: 23rd December 2024
Shortlisting Date: 24th December 2024
Proposed Interview Date: 2nd Week of January 2025
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Applicants must hold full registration with the GMC at the time of application.
* MBBS or equivalent medical qualification.
* FRCA Diploma or equivalent medical qualification.
* Minimum of 7 years' experience in Anaesthesia.
* MD/PHD or equivalent medical qualification.
* Significant previous experience in NHS.
Knowledge and Experience
* General Duties Anaesthesia (Stage 3 or equivalent).
* Subspecialty Anaesthetic Interest of benefit to the Trust and patients.
* Subspecialty Anaesthetic Training and Accreditation.
* Obstetric Anaesthesia (Stage 3 or equivalent).
* Orthopaedic Anaesthesia (Stage 3 or equivalent).
Skills
* Appropriate knowledge base and ability to apply sound clinical judgement to problems.
* Capacity to operate under pressure. Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with changing circumstances.
* Knowledge and understanding of the process of Clinical Governance.
* Experience of teaching medical undergraduates, operating theatre staff and other non-medical staff.
* Demonstrates clarity in written/spoken communication & capacity to adapt language as appropriate to the situation.
* Formal training in theory and practice of clinical teaching and methods of appraisal and assessment of trainees in anaesthesia.
Other
* Capacity to manage/prioritise time and information effectively.
* Basic word processing, database, spreadsheet and presentational skills.
* Broad awareness of NHS organisation and day to day management of Anaesthetic Department.
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.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata (Grade YM 73)
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