Fixed Term Consultant Anaesthetist

Main area Anaesthetics Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Fixed term: 6 months (The post is offered initially for 6 months, however for excellent candidates there may be future opportunities for extended contract terms)

Hours:

• Full time
• Part time

10 sessions per week

Job ref: 339-ASCR2770-AAR

Site: Southmead Town, Bristol

Salary per annum

Closing: 25/03/2025 23:59

Job overview

NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST

Applications are invited for an exciting fixed term post at North Bristol NHS Trust.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have a varied programme covering a range of some of the above specialities dictated by their clinical interest and expertise.

Please see the attached Consultant Candidate Pack for further details - including draft job plans.

Working for our organisation

North Bristol Trust

North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South-West region providing medical, surgical, neonatal and maternity care for a population of almost a million people in the Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset area, employing more than 9,300 staff, with a revenue budget in excess of £500 million.

The Brunel Building has 802 beds 75% of which are single occupancy. The Women’s and Children’s Centre has a further 152 beds. There is a modern theatre complex over 2 floors of 29 theatres and interventional suites. Individual multipurpose medirooms provide the environment for admission, recovery and discharge, and offer the facility for performing regional blocks. There is a state of the art 46 bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU) adjacent to the operating theatres, emergency department and imaging.

The Brunel Building has brought together the specialist teams formerly based at Frenchay Hospital and Southmead Hospital. These include regional adult services in Orthopaedics, Plastic Surgery and Burns, Neurosurgery, Vascular surgery, Urology and Renal services. NBT is a designated Major Trauma Centre servicing the Severn Network in the South West.

The Anaesthetic department became ACSA accredited in 2020 and is currently going through its re-accreditation process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Relevant clinical activity includes:

• Vascular Network – centralised in the SW to NBT in Oct 2014, providing regional endovascular services
• Expanding regional anaesthesia service providing support to trauma and plastic surgery
• Colorectal centre – leading ERAS service providing a full range of colorectal services
• Bristol Urology Institute – tertiary referral centre for the South West and specialist robotic surgery
• Specialist Elective Orthopaedic Centre including complex deformity spinal surgery.
• Bariatric Unit
• Large Neurosurgical centre active research and clinical trial agenda with innovative treatments not delivered elsewhere in the UK.
• Stroke Thrombectomy Service (24/7)
• Plastics and Burns Unit
• Breast Care Centre providing majority of services as day case
• Busy Obstetric Unit with 6500 deliveries per year
• Pain Clinic with an international reputation for Spinal Cord Stimulator insertion
• An integrated pre-operative service including ERAS, Complex medical assessment, CPET, and Pharmacy

The Southmead Hospital Bristol site includes the maternity department and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the new Bristol Breast Care Centre, clinical research teams and Severn Pathology.

The Trust has teaching status and is linked with the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England. The appointee will be required to reside no more than 30 minutes travelling time (by road) from the Southmead Hospital site for on-call purposes.

Interested applicants are welcome to contact Dr Clinton Lobo, Clinical Lead for Anaesthetics. Email: clinton.lobo@nbt.nhs.uk Tel: 0117 4145114

Applicants are required to be on the Specialist Register and have a CCT in Anaesthesia or be within six months of obtaining it by the interview date. Full Registration with the GMC is essential. The post is based at Southmead Hospital. Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential. The successful candidate will be employed under Terms & Conditions of Service for Consultants (England) 2003.

Person specification

Qualifications

• MB BS (or equivalent)
• Maintain Full registration with the GMC.
• Must have CCT in anaesthesia and have been entered on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of the appointment. Specialist registrars that do not hold a CCT must be due to be awarded one within 6 months of the interview date.
• Higher academic qualification (e.g. MD or MS).
• Qualification in teaching (Diploma or higher)
• European Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia

Experience

• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
• Minimum of 6 years postgraduate experience, three years as a registrar in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.
• Evidence of extensive experience in sub-specialties reflected in the job plan. (Regional, Obstetrics, Neuro, POAC, General)
• Experience of non-UK hospital systems and practices

Knowledge

• Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
• Experience in audit project and written up
• Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues.
• Completion of a general management course or programme.
• Demonstration of involvement in clinical directorate management.
• Demonstration of significant change management

Skills

• Proven teaching ability.
• Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under-graduates & postgraduates.
• Proven track record in research.
• Evidence of relevant publications in peer reviewed journals.
• Ability to teach effectively

Personal Requirements

• Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team.
• Good written communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.

If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 340 3358.

This organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please note that stringent pre-employment checks are undertaken on all successful applicants prior to commencement in post. Please refer to the ‘Information for Prospective Employees’ attachment for information relating to DBS charges.

In accordance with the Trust's Organisation Change policy, staff in a redeployment situation will be given prior consideration for any suitable vacancies advertised for this Trust.

"Exceptional Healthcare, Personally Delivered"

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Our job adverts may close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Considering this, if you are interested in this role, please do apply as soon as you can.