Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Winchester

Salary

£113,565 – £150,569

Posted

Yesterday

About the role

We are looking for a Locum Consultant Anaesthetist to support our services at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across both our hospital sites at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester. This post is offered for 9 months. We anticipate that substantive posts will become available within this timeframe. The post is offered on a 10 PA contract, but less than full time would be considered. SPA allowance for locum Consultants is 1.5 PA and is included within the 10 PA contract; for details see below. The successful candidate will work within our friendly Anaesthetic Consultant team and provide departmental leadership and supervision of a group of junior and mid-grade doctors at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Role-specific duties: Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic service to a level expected by a Consultant.Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Anaesthetics and work flexibly as far as is possible to accommodate the needs of the Department.To ensure that standards are maintained and developed through clinical audit, quality improvement hampshirehospitalscareers.co.uk and evidence-based research.Participate actively in clinical governance, including reporting of incidents, investigation of serious incidents and any complaints.Show a determination to meet or exceed the standards of the National Patients' Rights Charter.To be familiar with the Royal College of Anaesthetists' curriculum for Junior Doctor Training and contribute to their training requirements, including tutorials and educational supervision where required.

Person specification

Essential

Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
Entry onto GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT at time of interview
MBBS or equivalent
FRCA & CCT in anaesthesia (or CESR)
Experience of general and regional anaesthesia to the level expected of UK consultant anaesthetist for a wide range of surgical specialities
Evidence of organisational ability
Willingness to share administrative responsibilities
Willingness to work flexibly to a level which would be reasonably expected of a consultant
Understand the NHS system nationally; regionally and locally
Aware of issues affecting current and future NHS practice
Understands concepts and principles of clinical goverance
Able to demonstrate leadership capability with multi-disciplinary teams
Effective communicator and team worker
Able to take responsibility, cope with stressful situations and adapt to change
Commitment to teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates, with evidence of active participation in teaching
An understanding of general principles, scientific method, and interpretation of literature
Willingness to participate in formal teaching sessions
Thorough understanding of principles of medicine audit
Completed audit projects with evidence of active participation in audit
An appropriate, well-organised, and clearly presented CV including experience in the training of Specialist Trainees
Willingness to pick up occasional extra work both in and out of hours beyond job plan with mutual agreement
Willingness to work across Trust sites dependent on the needs of the service
A sympathetic approach to patients and relatives
Punctuality, reliabilty and approachability
Ability to maintain excellent professional relations with others

Desirable

Membership of relevant Specialist Societies
MD or equivalent
Attended an NHS Management Course appropriate to consultant duties
Critical and enquiring approach to knowledge acquisition
Attendance at specialist programmes to improve teaching, possession of certificates or diplomas of special expertise in teaching
Evidence of personal research projects and their presentation
Publications in peer reviewed journals
Demonstrable ability to effect positive sustainable change