Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
This is a 9 month fixed term post for a Consultant in Anaesthesia to cover maternity leave.
It is based around 6 anaesthetic sessions per week (3 days), with 1:12 on call making a 10PA contract. Sessions will be decided upon consultation with the speciality director.
Anaesthesia falls within the Surgical Division of the Trust's management structure.
The post could be filled on a whole or part time basis. Any candidate who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full time will still be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis. Job share applicants are also welcome.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will join the existing team of 68 consultants working for the trust in the two main sites of Gloucester and Cheltenham, and peripheral community hospitals.
As a senior employee of the Trust, the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.
Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:
* To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service.
* To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty.
* To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate.
* To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies.
* To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans.
* To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgical Division or the Trust.
About us
We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475 in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.
Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong, and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.
Job responsibilities
The principal places of work for this post are Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital. Other work locations, including off site working at Cirencester, Stroud, and Tewksbury may be agreed in the post-holder's Job Plan where appropriate. The post-holder will generally be expected to undertake their Programmed Activities at the principal place of work or other locations agreed in the Job Plan. Exceptions will include travelling between work sites and attending official meetings away from the workplace. On-call provision will require the post-holder to work at Gloucester Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals.
The post holder will provide:
* 6 clinical Anaesthetic sessions a week and share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to patients presenting for surgery.
* Undertake consultant cover for weekday nights and weekends for theatres/maternity as part of the 1 in 12 rota.
* Support for the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Full General Medical Council registration.
* Fellowship of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (England) or equivalent.
* MBBS or equivalent.
* ALS.
* ATLS.
* PALS or APLS.
Clinical Experience
* General training leading to CCT in anaesthesia or other specialty.
* Experience in Anaesthetic Assessment.
Motivation and Attitude
* Enthusiasm for the speciality general anaesthesia.
* Attitudes compatible with the aims and objectives of the existing team and the Trust.
Personal Skills
* Communication skills, written and verbal.
* Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team.
* Ability to show initiative and enthusiasm and to work under stress; flexibility, able to adapt to changing circumstances.
* Ability to take part in and respond to appraisal.
Quality Management
* Ability to manage risk.
* Ability to manage change.
* Ability to deal with complaints from the public.
* Experience in audit.
* Working knowledge of evidence-based practice.
* Experience of Quality Improvement projects.
Research Experience
* Ability to appraise research critically.
* Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects.
* Publications and presentations relevant to Anaesthetics and Intensive Care in peer-reviewed journals.
Personal Attributes
* Flexibility and willingness to share clinical responsibility for patients.
* Conscientiousness to ensure careful transfer of care.
* Excellent interpersonal skills.
* Ability to communicate effectively with clinical, academic and managerial colleagues.
* Able to work co-operatively as a team member.
* Ability to self-motivate.
* Ability to think laterally.
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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