Job summary
Applications are invited for Consultant Anaesthetist post based at Northwick Park/St Mark's, Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospitals, part of the London North West University Healthcare Trust.
Our priority is to appoint the best possible consultant anaesthetists to join our friendly, collegiate and hard-working department. However we are also looking for candidates who will be able to bring new skills, techniques and ideas to our department. Candidates should have proven capabilities in their chosen area of expertise, either through higher training or clinical posts.
The Trust is a regional centre for Head and Neck/Maxillofacial surgery, gastrointestinal surgery (St Marks Hospital) and vascular surgery aswell as vascular, orthopaedic, trauma, urological and obstetrics. The post-holders will join teams providing elective and emergency anaesthetic care to these surgical specialties.
They will also become part of the group of over 70 consultant anaesthetists/intensivists. Appointees to these vacancies will need to be willing and able to contribute to a future shared vision with colleagues across all hospitals in London.
The 4 substantive posts include preoperative assessment and options for specialistinterest areas as follows:Post 1 - ENT/OMFSPost 2 - Regional (breast/trauma/vascular)Post 3 - Orthopaedics/regionalPost 4 - General
Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC or within 6 months of being included onto the Specialist Register. (CCT/CESR)
Main duties of the job
Out of hours cover is provided with a 1:12 on-call rota, which includes both first and second on-call responsibilities and provides cover for the general emergency theatres (Northwick Park and Ealing sites) as well as obstetric services and the surgical recovery areas. The successful appointees will be expected to participate in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and clinical audit. They will be required to undertake management duties and work in a multidisciplinary team.
There are acute hospital services at Central Middlesex, Ealing, Northwick Park and St Mark's Hospitals. The service provided by the Anaesthetic and Critical Care Departments across all sites has now become fully integrated, a collaboration which typifies the cross-site and collaborative culture within the Directorate.
We have a strong track record in clinical excellence, clinical research and teaching and receive very positive feedback from our rotating trainees.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
1. Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
2. St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
3. Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
4. Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a University teaching NHS Trust for Imperial and Brunel, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached JD for detailed information, if you would like to know more about the posts.
Person Specification
Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
5. Experience in the management of high risk patients Evidence of higher training or equivalent in obstetric anaesthesia, paediatric anaesthesia and anaesthesia for airway surgery to cover NPH on calls.
Desirable
6. Formal teaching/training related qualifications or accreditation Formal qualification in business skills
Management and Audit
Essential
7. Understanding the principles of clinical governance and its implications. Leadership skills. Knowledge of finance/budgets. Ability to organise and prioritise workload effectively. Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team. IT skills and computer literacy. Understanding and experience of audit
Desirable
8. Management qualification or current study towards management qualification. Evidence of service audit, design or change management
Qualifications and Experience
Essential
9. Completion of specialist training programme in anaesthesia or equivalent (CCT/CESR)
10. FRCA or equivalent. SIA (Special Interest Area) or equivalent Fellowship or equivalent proven capabilities in relevant area of expertise for post being applied for
Desirable
11. SIA/fellowship in perioperative medicine, Prehabilitation, CPET qualification.
12. NHS experience within the last 3 years. Experience as a Locum Consultant at an acute hospital. Experience in acute management of critically ill children. Evidence of service audit, design or change management.
Registration
Essential
13. Candidate should be on the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia (CCT/CESR) or, if UK trainee, within 6 months of CCT at time of interview.
Teaching
Essential
14. Stage 3 or equivalent level of training in Education and Training (including has met requirements to be a clinical supervisor). Experience in teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
Desirable
15. Training completed to be Educational Supervisor