ConsultantAnaestheticsPermanent

Consultant Anaesthetist

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

Lancaster

Salary

—

Training post

No

Trust type

Teaching

Posted

4 days ago

About the role

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a full time Consultant Anaesthetist based at the Royal Lancaster Infirmary, part of University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust. This is a wonderful opportunity for any new or senior consultant to join our welcoming, friendly well-established team of 25 consultants, 16 SAS Doctors as well as resident doctors, supporting all general services of the hospital including a busy Emergency Department. You will develop your clinical skills and have opportunity to be involved with leadership, research and audit across all areas of anaesthesia.

As a consultant you will have opportunity to develop special interests in Obstetric Anaesthesia, Paediatrics and Regional Anaesthesia services. Our consultant-led Obstetric services are provided in a dedicated Women's unit. Other surgical subspecialties include Colorectal, Breast, Endocrine, Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Trauma, Maxillo-facial, Ophthalmology, Urology and ENT.

Consultant Anaesthetist

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Trust

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Consultants at Lancaster also provide daytime theatre cover to Westmorland General Hospital, our elective surgical hub. Theatres at Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Westmoreland General Hospital have recently been fully refurbished.

The Trust comprises 5 sites, of which Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Furness General Hospital offer Intensive Care facilities and emergency departments. These ICUs are covered by a separate resident and consultant team out of hours.

Assessment and preparation of patients for theatre and provision of peri-operative and immediate post-operative care at Royal Lancaster Infirmary and Westmorland General Hospital, Kendal.

On-call, non-residential cover of emergency theatres and the obstetric unit, supervising two dedicated resident anaesthetists.

Contribute to service development in areas of special interest and expertise.

Undertake personal appraisal and job-planning as part of revalidation.

Satisfy the criteria for revalidation.

Demonstrate evidence-based practice where appropriate.

Participate in clinical audit, governance and quality improvement.

Involvement in undergraduate and post-graduate medical education is strongly encouraged and well supported.

Maintain mandatory training requirements.

Royal Lancaster Infirmary is a friendly district general hospital based in North West Lancashire close to the Lake District. Westmorland General Hospital is located on the outskirts of the popular Lakeland town of Kendal. All our hospitals are situated in areas of outstanding natural beauty, which offer superb outdoor and recreational activities close to the Lake District, the Ribble Valley and the Yorkshire Dales. There is easy access to the M6 motorway and a direct rail links to Manchester and London. We operate from three main hospitals - Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community health care premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre. FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services. WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses. All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay

Person specification

Essential

Appropriate Medical Qualification in Speciality
Full Registration and Licence to practice with General Medical Council
Demonstrable amount of experience in speciality
Entry on the GMC specialist register or be within six months of obtaining your CCT at the time of interview.
Previous NHS experience

Desirable

Evidence of effective leadership skills
Demonstrates the ability to manage risk
Evidence of good team working collaboratives
Knowledge of systems and processes within the NHS
Evidence of publication and or research