Consultant Anaesthetist

NHS; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 105,000 - 140,000

Job description

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are delighted to be able to offer an opportunity for a highly motivated, ambitious Anaesthetist to join our well-integrated Perioperative team at Freeman Hospital. This new Consultant anaesthetic post is the result of the expansion of our surgical theatre capacity with the opening of the new Day Case Treatment Centre in October 2022. The successful candidate would provide specialist peri-operative care including pre-operative assessment, intra-operative anaesthetic management and post-operative care to patients undergoing a wide range of operative procedures, with on call participation on the general theatre on call rota.

The post would be suitable for any candidate who enjoys the challenge of and has experience in the perioperative management of both major and day-case (Ambulatory) surgical cases. The Freeman is essentially an elective surgically orientated hospital that manages the following specialities: hepatobiliary, ENT, urology, vascular, general surgery and orthopaedics in medically high-risk patients. We also have an extensive robotics programme covering urology, ENT, hepatobiliary and colorectal surgeries. Experience in providing perioperative care for robotic surgical cases is not essential as in-house training will be provided if required.

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist perioperative care including pre-operative assessment, intraoperative anaesthetic management and post-operative care to patients undergoing a wide range of operative treatments.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job responsibilities

Clinical:

• The provision of the highest quality patient care is the standard for all clinical work.
• Clinical duties will be to provide pre-operative assessment and peri-operative care for elective and emergency patients across the spectrum of surgical specialties offered at Freeman Hospital, excluding cardiothoracic surgery.
• Provision of anaesthesia for all directorate surgical specialities for elective and emergency patients.
• On-call commitment to the general on call rota covering emergency theatre work.
• Flexible sessions and sessions in emergency surgery may be included in the job plan.
• Flexibility is expected in the weekly timetable to ensure efficient use of the Consultants time and directorate resources.
• Work closely with consultant colleagues, Anaesthetic and Critical care Unit nurses, theatre staff, surgeons and ward staff to ensure good communication at all times for the benefit of high-quality patient care.
• Clinical sessions will be of a nominal five-hour duration and include theatre anaesthesia with attendant pre- and post-operative care.
• It is a condition of employment so far as reasonably practicable, that all employees must minimise the risk of infection to themselves, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors and in so doing be familiar with and adhere to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.

Administrative:

• Undertake administrative duties in relation to the care of his/her patients and in relation to the running of the Directorate in cooperation with the Clinical Director and Directorate Managers.
• To undertake general administrative duties within a context of compliance with Directorate and Trust aims and objectives.
• To become involved with the financial management of the Directorate budget at all times looking to ensure the delivery of high-quality care to agreed standards but at the same time reviewing working practices to provide the most efficient use of resources.
• To participate in the collaborative working between the three peri-operative departments within the Trust in regard to management planning, clinical governance, risk management, therapeutics, equipment, education and training.
• To participate in all aspects of Clinical Governance, making a significant contribution to multi-disciplinary quality improvement, audit, and risk management activities in peri-operative and critical care.

Research:

• This Trust welcomes and encourages research as a high profile activity that improves patient care. The emphasis being studies that fall within the National Institute of Health Research portfolio.
• The Directorate recognises that high quality research is an integral part of development and quality care, and undertakes to support and encourage such activities wherever possible.

Teaching:

• Teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate level is core directorate business and all staff are expected to make an active contribution.
• Active involvement in clinical supervision of postgraduate trainees and foundation doctors in the directorate is expected from all Consultants.
• Participation in the teaching and training of other health care professionals within the Directorate.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications and Specialist Skills

• Primary Medical Qualification.
• Full GMC Registration.
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register (within 6 months from the date of the AAC).
• Higher Degree.
• Special skills training in the specialty.

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of experience in the specialty.
• Evidence of a substantial commitment to the specialty.
• Ability to offer an expert clinical opinion within the speciality.
• Ability to take independent responsibility for the clinical care of patients referred to a tertiary centre.

Management and Administration Experience

• Involvement with management and project leadership within the specialty.
• Evidence of involvement in authoring or reviewing clinical guidelines.
• An understanding of Clinical Governance.
• Proven management and administrative experience and understanding of management goals.
• Evidence of leadership / project management.
• Evidence of having implemented change.
• Experience in developing and implementing new technologies.

Teaching

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff.
• Experience of participation in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.
• Ability to teach clinical / technical / practical skills.
• Attendance at courses to develop teaching skills.
• Postgraduate qualification in medical education.

Research

• Evidence of involvement in and understanding of research methodology and publication of findings.
• Research/critical review of literature.
• Publications in the last five years.

Audit

• Evidence of participation in audit.
• Evidence of having changed practice as a result of audit.
• Evidence of having revisited the audit to assess improvement.

Personal Attributes

• Alignment with the Trust's values.
• Flexible approach to service delivery and committed approach to development.
• Committed to share in professional, managerial and teaching responsibilities necessary to fulfil the obligations of the Directorate to the Trust and its workforce.
• A commitment to personal / unit CPD.
• Ability and willingness to work the on-call rota.
• Ability and willingness to work a more flexible pattern of working in the future if required, including evening and weekend work.

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.

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum pro rata.