We are seeking a full-time Locum Consultant to join our OUTSTANDING Trust in our Pain Management team, as part of the Anaesthetic department to cover maternity leave. Applications are invited for a Consultant in Pain Management and Anaesthesia. This new appointment affords an exciting opportunity to join a busy, innovative, developing and expanding anaesthetic department. These posts are full time appointments for a 12 month period (10 PAs) with 9 PAs of Direct Clinical Care including 1 PA for Supporting Professional Activity.
The Department provides anaesthetic services for elective surgery in: General Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Burns Surgery, Urology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedic Surgery and Gynaecology. The Trust has taken delivery of a surgical robot. The first robot assisted operation took place at the end of April 2022. Currently, Colorectal, Gynaecological and urological robotic surgery is well established. The Trust is the only Trust in Merseyside undertaking emergency and elective Bariatric surgery.
The department also provides emergency anaesthetic cover for these services on a 24-hour basis. The Department also provides a 24-hour epidural service for analgesia during labour, and a 24-hour anaesthetic service for obstetric emergencies including caesarean sections.
On call/emergency commitments
Out of hours, there is a 3-tier resident on-call service. Tiers 1 and 2 comprise trainees of which one is primarily for obstetrics duties. The 3rd Tier is staffed by Specialty Doctors.
The 1st on call Consultant is required to liaise closely with the 2nd on call Consultant. The 2nd On Call Consultant Anaesthetist would attend at the request of the 1st On Call Consultant Anaesthetist.
There is a consultant anaesthetic delivered weekend and public holiday orthopaedic trauma service providing all day (08:00 to 18:00) cover.
There are 4 weekend plastic surgical trauma sessions, two of which benefit from anaesthetic cover.
Weekend Elective Activity
There is significant “Out-of-Hours” (OOHs) elective activity. This activity provides increased capacity required to meet clinical targets and is in line with the NHS moving toward seven day working. Historically this came under the term “Waiting List Initiative” activity but increasingly this is being undertaken as part of consultants fixed job plans.
The appointees will be required to take part in the on-call rota, and/or other weekend and public holiday work which may include orthopaedic trauma service rota, the weekend plastic surgical trauma lists and OOHs elective workload subject to appropriate job planning and the varying requirements of the trust.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Achievements:
1. Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
2. Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
3. National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 11th December 2024
Closing Date: 23rd December 2024
Shortlisting Date: 24th December 2024
Proposed Interview Date: 2nd Week of January 2025
This advert closes on Monday 23 Dec 2024
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