Main area: Pain Management and Anaesthesia
Grade: Consultant
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs)
Job ref: 236-SCO-CON-PAIN-25
Employer: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Salford Royal Hospital
Town: Salford
Salary: £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 07/04/2025 23:59
Consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthesia
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to join the Manchester and Salford Pain Centre (MSPC), part of Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA), as a full-time Consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthetics.
The successful applicant will join an existing team of anaesthetists providing anaesthetic at Salford Royal Hospital as well as five Consultant colleagues in the Pain Centre, which provides comprehensive pain management services to Salford, Greater Manchester and the North West.
The Pain Centre was one of the first to be established in the UK, and is now located in a purpose-built pain centre that opened in 2009. The fully integrated and interdisciplinary team includes Medics, Psychologists, Physiotherapists, Nurses and Admin staff.
The MSPC has provided pain management in Salford for 60 years, and is housed in a stand-alone centre complete with its own clinical, library and seminar room within Salford Royal Hospital. The Centre is focused on multi-disciplinary working to ensure the best outcomes for our patients. The role covers all aspects of Pain Management, including acute and chronic pain. The post will be split across Pain Management and Anaesthetics, although applications will be considered for those only interested in Pain Management. Individuals wishing to be a part of the Anaesthetic on-call rota will need to obtain ATLS or equivalent prior to starting on the on-call rota.
Main duties of the job
The proposed planned activities (PA’s) are:
1. Direct Clinical Care - 8 PA’s on average per week. These are split between anaesthesia – 4 sessions (including on-call) and pain management – up to 4 sessions. Both areas of clinical work depend strongly on multiprofessional and interspecialty liaison.
2. Supporting Professional Activities – 2 PA’s on average a week.
A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their clinical directors, on behalf of the medical director.
Candidates who are unable, for personal reasons, to work full time are eligible to apply and, if successful, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis in consultation with consultant colleagues.
The successful candidate will join a rota for the provision of general and emergency Anaesthetic services out of hours. The on-call rostering allows two consultants to cover weekends, bank holidays and weekday nights, with one first on, and one second-on. The on-call rota will be managed in accordance with the Trust’s policy on working time directive.
There is a 24hr emergency NCEPOD general theatre with separate daytime scheduled weekday lists in operation (typical cycle - week 1 fixed list and week 2 flexible list).
Additional remunerated sessions are possible by negotiation.
Working for our organisation
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Professional Registration
* Inclusion on the Specialist Register / Admission to the Register within 6 months of interview
* Full registration with the General Medical Council
Qualifications
* FRCA or equivalent
* Completion of Advanced Pain Training or equivalent
* FFPMRCA
* Participation in a management training course.
* Completion of the CCST/higher specialist training or equivalent in Anaesthesia.
* Current Advanced Life Support Certification or equivalent
* To be formally recognized as Educational Supervisor as defined by the GMC Trainer Standards
* Evidence of Accredited Clinical Supervision of Medical Learners
Knowledge, Training & Experience
* Clinical experience and knowledge in anaesthesia for: Neurosurgery, Upper GI, Spinal Surgery, Orthopaedics, Emergency, General, Paediatrics
* Biopsychosocial management of acute and chronic pain
* Clinical Audit: Experience and undertaking of clinical audit project/s
* Trained to the level of clinical supervisor
* Management Skills
* Understanding of the management responsibilities of NHS Consultants
* IT Skills
* Recent research activity
* Presentation at international meetings
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not be liable for fees for candidates submitted speculatively.
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only be offered for external non-NHS appointments.
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Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Mahindra Chincholkar
Job title: Consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthetics
Email address: mahinra.chincholkar@nca.nhs.uk
Telephone number: 01612060157
Additional information: Daniel Farr
Senior Manager for Neurosurgery and Pain Management
0161 206 8398
daniel.farr@nca.nhs.uk
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