Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care

Job overview

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust wishes to appoint a new substantive consultant with a combined interest in Intensive Care and Anaesthesia.

Main duties of the job

The Critical Care component will also be split across both our sites with a slightly higher proportion of time spent supporting the Critical Care unit in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. The on-call component of this will all be in support of the Critical care on call, this is on a 1 in 9 basis.

The daily work pattern will be undertaking a minimum of twice daily ward rounds, the assessment and admission of appropriate patient from all areas of the hospital including ED, AMU, theatres and wards. In addition, the role is expected to support junior residents, ACCP’s and Advance trainees working on the Critical Care units.

You will be encouraged to attend several MDT meetings that include weekly radiology and rehab meetings along with alternate monthly M+M and business meetings.

Almost half of your clinical commitment will be undertaken within anaesthesia, with a mix of elective, urgent and emergency work undertaken across the sites that comprise GHNSHFT. Whilst most of this will be within the theatres complex, some may be in remote areas such as radiology, cardiology or preoperative assessment clinics etc. We currently have intensive care doctors who have additional subspecialist anaesthetic interests such as obstetrics, paediatrics or inpatient pain, and are able to accommodate nearly all subspecialty interests following discussion with the specialty director.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities/Key Responsibilities

• To assess and review patients and perform procedures as required
• To support the clinical decision making of medical and nursing staff
• To ensure timely and effective communication with primary care colleagues, including using the Trust’s electronic discharge summary system.
• To provide on call support out of hours.  To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols. To remain contactable and available when on call
• Independently and safely conduct anaesthesia for a range of surgical specialties across any of the sites supported by GHNHSFT.

Professional Development, Education and Training

• To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of MMC and related requirements
• To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme
• To assist and participate with the development of postgraduate training for F1s, F2s, core trainees,  StRs and other staff as appropriate

Management and Leadership

• ·         Evidence of participation in Audit and Clinical Governance Programmes
• ·         Ability to manage and lead a clinical team

Planning and Organisation

• Evidence of effective team working
• Able to take responsibility, show leadership and make decisions
• Use non-judgemental approach to patients and colleagues regardless of the sexuality, ethnicity, disability, religious  beliefs of financial status
• Flexible and resilient
• Initiative, drive and enthusiasm

Research and Development

• Ability to appraise research critically and apply research outcomes to clinical and organisational problems
• Ability to supervise junior staff undertaking research projects

Communications and Working Relationships

• To work within the framework of team decisions.
• To take a whole systems approach to working with the wider hospital and health community
• To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility

Clinical Governance

• To undertake all work in accordance with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procedures and operating policies
• To adhere to the Trust’s Adverse Clinical Incident Policy