Job summary
- Main area
- Anaesthetics
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (participation in 1st and 2nd on call rota)
- Job ref
- 236-OCO-CON-ANAE-25
- Employer
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Royal Oldham Hospital
- Town
- Oldham
- Salary
- £105,504 - £139,882 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant Anaesthetist
Consultant
Job overview
The post holder will complement and develop existing services through the provision of specialist knowledge & expertise in Anaesthetics.
In addition, the Royal Oldham Hospital (ROH) of the Northern Care Alliance (NCA) is increasing its paediatric surgical workload with a potential casemix age of 6 months and older. We are therefore looking to increase our paediatric anaesthetic expertise in order to cover this change.
Surgery currently includes Orthopaedics and Trauma, General Elective & Emergency Surgery, Vascular Elective and Emergency Surgery, Colorectal Surgery, Cancer Surgery, Urology, Day Case Gynaecology, Elective and Emergency Maternity.
There is a busy Obstetric Unit with over 5,000 deliveries per annum. The department at ROH has a strong reputation for teaching and has CT and ST trainees for Anaesthesia, ACCS and ICU. The Department has a strong learning structure with opportunities to be involved in the regular Simulation. The post offers a 10 PA contract primarily to cover theatre work during the week dependent on the requirements of the service at ROH. The post also includes on-call duties, weekend trauma and pre-operative assessment clinic cover. While routine cover will be at the Oldham and Rochdale sites, there may be an expectation to occasionally work at other sites.
Main duties of the job
The Anaesthesia and Surgical Division are looking to appoint a number of Consultant Anaesthetists to join our growing team at The Royal Oldham Hospital. You will join an enthusiastic and supportive team of anaesthetists and intensivists in the provision of an anaesthetic service to the Royal Oldham Hospital and Rochdale Infirmary.
We are looking for experienced and enthusiastic candidates who can demonstrate:
- Candidates must be on the specialist register for anaesthesia or have a reasonable expectation of achieving this within six months
- Candidates must be able to demonstrate an ability to deliver obstetric anaesthesia
- Expertise in ophthalmic regional anaesthesia is desirable
- FRCA or equivalent
- APLS is essential ATLS or ETC certification is desirable
- Completion of CCT/higher specialist training or equivalent in Anaesthesia
- Current Advanced Life Support Certification
- Participation in a management training course
Working for our organisation
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester.
Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS Trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about Consultant careers at the Northern Care Alliance please visit our careers landing page: Consultant careers :: Northern Care Alliance Careers
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person specification
Registration
Essential criteria
- Full registration with the General Medical Council with a valid license to practice
- Inclusion on the Specialist Register / Admission to the Register within 6 months of interview (CCST or CCT in Anaesthetics (or within six months of entitlement)
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Accredited Clinical & Educational Supervision of Medical Learners
Essential Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MBChB or show evidence of equivalent training and experience
- Higher Level Obstetrics
- Higher Level Paeds
Desirable criteria
- Post Graduate Degree e.g. MD, PhD, MSc
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Wide experience in Anaesthesia
- Broad experience in the management of all aspects of Anaesthetics
- Evidence of audit work and where this has brought about change
- Evidence of participation in research
Desirable criteria
- Research Skills: Publication of research articles, demonstrating understanding of research methodology and commitments
- Evidence of relevant peer reviewed papers and other publications (e.g. book chapter, book editor, case report – not abstracts or letters)
Communication
Essential criteria
- All applicants to have demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication about medical topics with patients and colleagues
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Jenny Nicholls
- Job title
- Directorate Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0161 627 8518
- Additional information
Clinical Directors for Anaesthesia, Royal Oldham Hospital:
Dr Joanne Humphreys 0161 627 8385 ([email protected]
Dr Andrew Brammar, 0161 627 8385 ([email protected])
Mr Aqeel Bhutta (Divisional Clinical Director) ([email protected])
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