Fixed Term Consultant Anaesthetist

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have a vacancy for a full time Consultant in General Anaesthesia. On-call duties for this Consultant postwill be based at Pilgrim Hospital however post-holders will be expected to operate flexibly across all hospital sites. The Department of Anaesthesia at ULTH is accredited by the Royal College of Anaesthetists. For applicants who have specific subspecialty interests we would strongly encourage colleagues who wish to pursue other specialty interests tocontact us to discuss in further detail. Any Consultant who is unable to work full time will be considered. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussedand negotiated on an individual basis.

The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive on-call General Anaesthetic service atPilgrim Hospital, and provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence. Successful candidates will be expected to provide cross cover across all sites of ULTH. He/she will be required to play an active part in the robust clinical governance programme in operation within the Department and to take part in regional and national audits and participate in service improvement. He/she will also be required to report all critical incidents and expected toattend regularly Clinical Audit, Critical Incident Reporting, Morbidity & Mortality and Anaesthetic Departmental Team meetings. He/she will be expected to undertake clinical supervision of Foundation, Core or Specialty trainees including workplace assessment, feedback andcommunication with educational supervisors as appropriate.The appointee will have continuing responsibility for patients in his / her care and for the proper functioning of the department. Involvement inresearch where appropriate is encouraged. He/she will be encouraged to participate in management duties within the Department and the organisation.