Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Peri Operative Medicine

Job overview

South Warwickshire University NSH Foundation Trust are looking for a Consultant Anaesthetist to join a large team providing Obstetric, Emergency & Elective lists as well as specialised services for Preoperative Assessment.

Main duties of the job

In association with all Consultant Anaesthetists, the successful candidate will carry shared responsibility for the organisation and operation of all aspects of clinical and supporting work of the anaesthetic department.

The post is offered on the basis of 10 programmed activities (PA).

DCC activity will be timetabled theatre based sessions with flexible specialty content agreed with the successful candidate.

On call Duties and scheduled emergency work at weekends are expected.

The successful candidate will share responsibility for continuing clinical cover with Consultant colleagues.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Department conducts a business meeting on the afternoon of the first Friday of each month open to all permanent anaesthetic staff, preceded by an Educational Supervisors’ meeting. All senior doctors in substantive posts are members of the Medical Staff Committee which meets every two months.

Anaesthetists run the ICU, obstetric anaesthetic and epidural service, chronic pain clinic and acute pain service. An ICU Outreach team operates 24/7. There is a Clinical Nurse Manager for ICU and Theatres Services (Ian Purcell) and Clinical Nurse Specialist for Acute Pain (Mel Muston).

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.