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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthetics
Grade
YM72
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
220-029-AAC-SC
Employer
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Whittington Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
31/07/2024 23:59
Interview date
01/10/2024

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Consultant Anaesthetist

YM72

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Job overview

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dynamic consultant who is eager to join the Anaesthetic team at Whittington Health NHS Trust .

This post is required for the delivery of high-quality general anaesthetic care for patients attending for a variety of surgical procedures at the hospital. We provide surgical services for general surgery, orthopaedics, gynaecology and urology. We are a centre for bariatric surgery and perform approximately 200 cases per annum. Obstetric anaesthesia cover is provided for the Maternity Department for approximately 3600 deliveries per year. There is, in addition, some paediatric work.

The post holder will join a well-structured department that is renowned for providing high quality training for junior staff and is committed to delivering a professional service for patients. They will be required to contribute to and help develop the ongoing activities of the department, including undergraduate and postgraduate education.

You will be performing a 10 PA (programmed activity) job, with 8 PAs for direct clinical care and 2 PAs for supporting programmed activities. 

Candidates must be on the GMC Specialist Register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview

Interview date: 1st October 2024.

Main duties of the job

Please see the full Job Description and the Person Specification for further details about the job role.

Working for our organisation

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff.  We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief.  The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Duties of the post

 

The post holder will be performing a 10 PA (programmed activity) job, with approx. 8.1 PAs for direct clinical care, with 1.9 PAs given for supporting programmed activities initially. The on-call commitment is 1:12 (= 0.5PAs). Consideration will be given to increasing SPA: DCC allocation at job planning and review of non-clinical responsibilities.

There will be some flexibility in the type of lists performed, and these lists can be tailored to an individual’s preference and clinical interests.

The timetable and commitment would be appropriately amended for an individual who wished to work part time, in line with national agreements.

The theatre sessions will include fixed and flexible lists, which are used to cover consultant leave, urgent lists (utilised for cancer surgery and other urgent cases) or trauma and emergency lists.

We are particularly interested in consultants who can work flexibly and adapt to new working practices. This can involve, for example, a session dedicated to pre-operative assessment unit and sessions as “consultant of the day”, in a troubleshooting role, ensuring adequate anaesthetic cover for scheduled lists and emergency procedures on a given day.

The successful candidate would therefore be expected to possess, and maintain to a high standard, a wide range of anaesthetic skills appropriate to all specialities represented at Whittington Health. It is expected that the post holders will adhere to the GMC good conduct and professional standards, as well as those set by the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the Association of Anaesthetists for the speciality.

Supporting PAs include time for teaching and training, continuing professional development (CPD), audit and governance activity, personal management including job planning and appraisal and contributions to departmental management. Any timetable agreed with the successful applicants will be kept under regular review and will be subject to annual job plan review to ensure it remains within the 10 PA contract.

 

The appointee will also be expected to play a role in educating postgraduate doctors and nurses in all specialties. The successful candidates for this post will be expected to participate in undergraduate teaching, including acting as an undergraduate examiner, and support and facilitate research activities as appropriate.

 

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details about the post. 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Full registration with GMC with a licence to practise
  • FRCA (or equivalent)
  • On the Specialist Register for Anaesthesia or within 6 months of completion of UK specialist training (at time of interview)
Desirable criteria
  • Additional degrees or postgraduate qualification
  • Post graduate prizes

Clinical skills and experience

Essential criteria
  • Completion of seven years of training in an Anaesthetic training programme
  • Professional experience of working in the NHS
  • Knowledge and skills in a wide range of anaesthetic techniques and procedures appropriate to the Whittington Hospital including Advanced level training in one of: General anaesthesia, Paediatric Anaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia, Perioperative Medicine, or Regional Anaesthesia
Desirable criteria
  • Additional sub-specialty interest in Bariatric anaesthesia or other area aligned to Whittington service provision.
  • Experience of working in a non-UK health system
  • Relevant experience outside anaesthesia
  • ATLS/APLS

Teaching

Essential criteria
  • An interest and proven ability to teach medical students, medical staff in training and non-medical staff
Desirable criteria
  • An understanding of current issues in medical education
  • Possession of teaching qualification / attendance at recognised teaching course.
  • Achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Educational Supervisor
  • Life support course instructor

Communication Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and spoken English with ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients

Management / Leadership

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of local and NHS-wide management structures
Desirable criteria
  • Previous management/leadership roles
  • Evidence of the ability to lead a team.
  • Management/leadership qualification

Clinical Governance

Essential criteria
  • Demonstration of consistent effective participation in medical audit and quality improvement
  • Awareness of national policies and quality initiatives relevant to role
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of implementing evidence based change to improve patient care.
  • Presentation at regional and national meetings

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Amila Gunawardhana
Job title
Clinical lead
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

Dr. Trudi Young; Deputy Clinical lead: [email protected]

Dr Katie Batte; College Tutor: [email protected]

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Whittington Health NHS Trust
Magdala Avenue
London
N19 5NF
Telephone
020 7288 5286
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