Substantive Consultant Anaesthetist WM site
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for one enthusiastic and self-motivated consultant to join our department on a substantive basis. This post will be suitable for those with general interests. We would particularly welcome someone with expertise in areas such as Preoperative Assessment, Acute Pain Management, and Obstetric Anaesthesia.
The exact details of the job plan will be tailored to suit each successful candidate's interests and the needs of the Department following the resumption of the elective surgical programme. This job will involve covering general theatre lists and participating in the general on-call rota. All jobs are appointed to the Trust and will involve an element of cross-site working and/or collaboration.
Main duties of the job
This is a full-time post of 10 PA, divided into 8.5 PA for Direct Clinical Care and 1.5 PA for Supporting Professional Activities. SPA time is given to support personal CPD, preparation for GMC appraisal, governance, and quality improvement activities as required for successful appraisal. Each new Consultant will also be offered an additional 0.25 PA for each trainee as Educational Supervisor once they have completed appropriate training.
Time for additional activities will be discussed and agreed at the first job planning meeting within 3 months of appointment. Extra SPA time may be available on negotiation where additional work can be demonstrated.
Of the 8.5 PA for Direct Clinical Care, this is divided into 7.5 PA for theatre sessions and 1 PA for participation in the 1 in 14 on-call rota. This translates to 6 theatre sessions per week (each at 1.25 PA, totaling 7.5 PA).
Job responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities:
Provide High-Quality Care to Patients:
1. The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.
2. Develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.
3. Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
4. Ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.
5. Adhere to the Trust Customer Service Commitment and adopt a professional approach to customer care at all times.
6. Develop clinical practice through self-reflection and learning from experience, application of research into practice, and active contribution within the multi-disciplinary team.
Research, Teaching and Training:
1. Provide high-quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Service Lead. Contribute to training and teaching of medical trainees, medical students, other doctors in training, and other staff groups.
2. Responsible for teaching and training non-Consultant postgraduate colleagues.
3. Where possible, collaborate with academic and clinical colleagues to enhance the Trust's translational research/audit portfolio, at all times meeting the full requirements of Research Governance.
Performance Management:
1. Work with medical, nursing, other clinical, and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
2. Clinical efficiency e.g., Length of Stay (LOS) reductions, admission on day of surgery, reducing cancelled operations and DNA rates.
3. Quality of outcomes e.g., infection control targets, reducing re-admission rates.
4. Financial management e.g., identification, implementation, and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost-effectively e.g., managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.
5. Operational efficiency e.g., day-case rates, waiting list activity, and demand management.
Please refer to our detailed job description for more information.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
* FRCA or equivalent
* CCT in Anaesthesia or equivalent (on or within 6 months of inclusion on Specialist register at time of interview)
* Higher Degree
Experience
* Experience with management of high-risk patients
* Implementation of Quality Improvement processes/audit
* Previous consultant-level experience
* Advanced Training in Obstetric Anaesthesia
* Preoperative Assessment
* Acute Pain
Skills and Knowledge
* Proficiency with regional Anaesthesia esp. upper limb blocks
* Excellent communication, presentation, and influencing skills
* Highly organised, self-motivated, track record of achieving sustained change
* Experience with high-risk orthopaedics and trauma
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.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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