Consultant Anaesthetist

Job overview

Applications are invited for the post of Consultant in Anaesthesia at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH). 6.25 Programmed Activities will be offered – 5.25 Direct Clinical Care and 1 Supporting Professional Activities. The specific job plan will be developed in partnership between the needs of the department and the successful applicant. It is expected that the initial job plan will be reviewed after 6 months of service. Initial job plan will include sessions within all major units at the RNOH including the peripheral nerve injury unit, sarcoma unit, joint replacement unit, spinal unit, shoulder unit, foot & ankle unit and the preoperative assessment department. Candidates must be able to demonstrate clinical experience at either fellowship or consultant level for anaesthesia for complex orthopaedic and spinal surgery. Job plans may be changed to accommodate where possible the specific requests of the candidate and the needs of the department.

Currently the Trust permits flexibility in time and space to accommodate SPAs

Main duties of the job

Non-fixed commitments include:

• To join the team of consultant anaesthetists who provide anaesthesia at RNOH
• To provide pre and post-operative care
• To participate in the teaching of trainee anaesthetists
• To participate in postgraduate academic meetings of the anaesthetic department and departmental audit
• To attend consultant administrative departmental meetings
• To undertake audit of personal practice
• To improve service delivery and participate with clinical governance in line with local and national guidelines
• To undertake research

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• The postholder will be expected to maintain the highest clinical standards in the practice of anaesthesia and will undertake any reasonable clinical responsibility which relates to providing anaesthesia services.
• The postholder will be expected to be actively involved in the management of the department including attendance at the anaesthetic department meetings, MDT and regular morning meetings. They will be expected to take an active and engaged role in departmental and academic responsibilities as allocated by agreement across the department, including cover for colleagues’ annual leave and other authorised absences as appropriate.
• The successful applicant will engage fully and proactively in clinical governance activities, including clinical audit.
• The postholder will be expected to engage in continuing professional development.
• A formal job plan will be agreed between the appointee and their Clinical Director on behalf of the Chief Medical Officer prior to the commencement date of the appointment.
• The job plan shall be reviewed annually. It will cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education and managerial responsibilities, including a clear schedule of commitments, both internal and external.
• It shall also include personal objectives, including details of their link to wider service objectives and details of the support required by the consultant to fulfill the job plan and the objectives.

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.