Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust
A full time Consultant in Anaesthesia is required to meet the demand for Anaesthetic services at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. This will be based at Harrogate District Hospital. This is a new post to join the existing 19 Consultants and 15 SAS doctors in Anaesthesia. There might also be the opportunity to take on management responsibilities and work with the senior management team. The newly appointed Consultant will take part in the out-of-hours Generalist Consultant in Anaesthesia on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
1. Provision of a comprehensive anaesthesia service to elective operating lists for patients aged 2 years and above (including, but not limited to, preoperative assessment, intraoperative care and postoperative prescriptions).
2. Provision of a comprehensive anaesthesia service to patients presenting acutely and requiring anaesthesia input.
3. Provision of clinics as specified in the job plan.
4. Support for the Trust's various medical emergency teams (for example, adult and paediatric 'crash' teams, and the trauma team).
5. Provision of on-call anaesthesia cover for the acute theatre, Delivery Suite and paediatric critical care (in conjunction with the on-call Paediatric Consultant and paediatric retrieval service, Embrace).
6. Compliance with national guidelines (for example, NICE and RCoA).
About us
At Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff. We support staff through benefits, health and wellbeing initiatives and opportunities for personal and professional development.
* An inclusive and supportive culture our Trust encourages staff to bring their whole selves to work and active Staff Networks identify areas for improvement.
* Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise staff with our Making a Difference, Team of the Month Awards & Colleague Recognition Awards.
* Employee Support and wellbeing - we have a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and fast track physiotherapy service for employees.
* Staff Benefits - We have a range of staff benefits and schemes to support staff health, engagement, wellbeing and inclusion.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached for detailed job description and person specification.
For further information please contact:
Will Emery - Consultant Anaesthetist/Clinical Lead for Anaesthetics & Day Surgery
will.emery@nhs.net
Dr Chunda Sri-Chandana - Consultant Anaesthetist and Care Group Lead
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Entry on GMC Specialist Register; eligible for entry on Register or within six months of receipt of Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) at time of interview.
* FRCA or equivalent.
* ALS or ATLS.
* Instructor for ALS or ATLS.
Clinical Experience
* Five years supervised training in an appropriate training programme.
* Experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan.
* Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team, including senior trainees.
Research
* Ability to convert research evidence into clinical practice.
* Publication in peer reviewed journal(s).
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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