Consultant Anaesthetist w/ interest in Chronic Pain Medicine
Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Chronic Pain Medicine
We are looking to appoint a full-time Consultant Anaesthetist with interest in Chronic Pain Medicine. The job plan comprises of a weekly average of 7 PAs of clinical work spread over specialties, 1.4 PAs for on call and 1.5 SPAs. Further job plan details can be found within the job description.
Key Responsibilities
* Deliver and maintain highest clinical standards in the specialty of anaesthesia and chronic pain.
* Play an active role in clinical governance and audit, supporting a culture of continuous improvement and learning.
* Maintain high standards of continuing professional development and medical education.
* Deliver quality teaching and training.
* Teach and mentor trainees.
* Contribute to quality improvement, risk management initiatives, and policy development to ensure the Anaesthesia Service is of the highest quality and reflective of best practice.
* Participate in work-related projects.
* Adhere to Hospital Policies and Procedures.
* Comply with Health and Safety Regulations, ensuring safe working practices in a safe working environment.
Main Duties of the Job
We are immensely proud of the Trust's Outstanding status and the successful candidate will join a department that is friendly, engaged and provides excellent training and mentor support. The team comprises of 40 Consultants, 11 SAS Grades, up to 16 Trainees, 3 Acute Pain Nurses, and 4 administrative staff. The successful appointee will work as an integral part of the team and have equal access to junior staff.
Contact Information
Informal enquiries are welcomed by contacting Dr. Ganesh Kumar, Clinical Lead (ganesh.kumar@nhs.net) or Dr. Rajesh Aggarwal (rajesh.aggarwal2@nhs.net) on 01737 768511 ext. 6045.
About Us
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient diagnostic services whilst Crawley Hospital and Horsham in West Sussex and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding', and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
* Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
* National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
* We are in the top 20% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
* Our staff rate us the best in the country among comparable acute trusts when asked if they would recommend the Trust as a place to work and when asked whether care of patients is the organisation's top priority.
* Our workforce is amongst the most motivated in the country; we achieved the top acute hospital score in the country for staff engagement in the last national staff survey.
Job Responsibilities
For further information regarding the role, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them including any examples you would like to highlight.
Person Specification
Criteria
* Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role.
* A complete and accurate application.
* Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement.
* Evidence of essential experience for role.
* Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role.
* Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration.
* Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours.
* Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification.
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.
£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum (depending on experience).
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