Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- 2003 Consultant Contract
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 40 hours per week
- Job ref
- 328-UE-MED-0148
- Employer
- South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The James Cook University Hospital
- Town
- Middlesbrough
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Anaesthesia with an interest in Obstetric Anaesthesia
2003 Consultant Contract
Job overview
Clinical/on-call responsibilities
- Undertake the responsibilities associated with the role of a consultant in anaesthesia, with clinical sessions based at The James Cook University Hospital and The Friarage Hospital, Northallerton
- Contribute to quality improvement and clinical leadership as part of the Obstetric Anaesthesia team
- Cover for periods of colleague absence due to annual leave and other authorised undertakings
- Provide professional supervision and management of trainee and specialty medical staff
- Provide professional supervision of Anaesthesia Associates both in post and in training
- Be actively involved in the leadership of the department
- Regular participation at Audit, Governance and Consultant/Centre meetings
- Take part in annual appraisal, and revalidation
- Active involvement in audit and service improvement projects
- Involvement in research is encouraged
- Teaching both trainees and undergraduates
- Maintain appropriate Continuing Professional Development
- Following appointment, all new colleagues are offered the opportunity to take on a leadership, management or administrative role within the Department or wider hospital
Main duties of the job
A breakdown of a specimen week job plan is shown below
Direct Clinical Care: 8.05 PAs
Monday 2.5 PA
Theatre List 08:00 to 18:00 (1.25 PAs per session)
Tuesday 1.25 PA
Theatre List 08:00-13:00
Wednesday 2.5 PA
Labour ward session 08:00 to 18:00
On Call 1.8 PAs
Supporting Professional Activities: 2.0 PAs
TOTAL: 10.05PAs/week
Each theatre session represents 1.25 PAs and includes the associated pre and postoperative clinical time commitments.
Upon appointment, the Trust allocates as standard practice, each Consultant 1.5 PAs for core SPA, with up to 0.5PA available for additional SPA roles.
Working for our organisation
There are approximately 80 Consultant Anaesthetists employed by the Trust, including in the specialist areas of Cardiac, Critical Care, Paediatrics and Pain who contribute to the work delivered by the perioperative services department, as well as 36 anaesthetic trainees and 8 locally employed anaesthetic doctors. We provide anaesthetic provision to a wide-ranging elective and emergency programme. This includes specialist services such as major neurosurgery, vascular surgery, interventional radiology and robotic ENT, general, urological and gynaecological surgery. We have a highly regarded anaesthesia research team and a newly refurbished anaesthetic department with well-equipped teaching facilities. We have a recently expanded Perioperative Medicine Clinic and a Post Anaesthetic Care Unit. These posts will support our expanding perioperative medicine service. Completion of a new surgical treatment hub including 6 main theatres and 2 minor procedure theatres at Friarage Hospital is due by April 2025 opening up further opportunities for anaesthesia for elective and day case surgery.
We are a large team that strives to deliver the best possible service to the people of South Tees and the surrounding areas. We pride ourselves on our collaborative approach to working and the supportive and friendly environment that we foster here. We look forward to providing the successful candidate with the support and development opportunities required.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBBS or equivalent medical qualification GMC Registration (including current license to practice) Evidence of completion of RCoA core competencies or equivalent by commencement date. This includes completion of Royal College of Anaesthetist’s "Initial Assessment of Competence" and "Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia" ALS or equivalent Transfer training course or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Additional qualification in research methods, statistics, quality improvement, leadership
Experience
Essential criteria
- Applicant should be achieving satisfactory progression in their training programme, if relevant, according to ARCP goals. Must have evidence of adequate experience to fulfil service need. This includes completion of Royal College of Anaesthetist’s "Initial Assessment of Competence" and "Initial Assessment of Competence in Obstetric Anaesthesia".
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of working with multidisciplinary teams in non-clinical environments Evidence of active involvement in research or quality improvement projects.
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebekah Thompson
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01642 854600
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