Consultant - Paediatric Anaesthesia

Job overview

Applications are invited for this exciting opportunity to join the anaesthetic team of 64 Consultants and 8 SAS doctors at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. The department is a dynamic, forward thinking and innovative department covering a wide range of specialties. We deliver anaesthesia across 4 sites namely the Royal Cornwall Hospital, St Michael's Hospital, West Cornwall Hospital and St Austell Surgical Hub.

We are looking to a General Anaesthesia Consultant with an interest in Paediatrics.

The Hospital is a major District General Hospital; a major trauma unit, a vascular centre, with comprehensive cancer services, providing over 30,000 anaesthetics per year, and over 4000 births, with over 750 beds. We have 27 operating theatres and anaesthesia delivery areas and 18 critical care beds, and further expansion planned. There is agreed government funding for a new Women and Children’s extension to the hospital to include to obstetric theatres, 2 paediatric theatres and 2 further theatres.

The department provides care in line with the Trusts key values of Respect, Compassion Honesty and Teamwork.

Main duties of the job

• To establish Anaesthesia as integral to the Peri-Operative Outcomes of Paediatric Surgery.
• Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Anaesthesia.
• To share, with colleagues, responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Anaesthetic department.
• Teaching and training of   anaesthetists in training/resident doctors and medical         students where applicable.
• To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).
• To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit.
• To participate in quality improvement, data analysis and information presentation, and service development, as appropriate.
• To attend care group and directorate business, operational and governance meetings as appropriate.
• Fulfil duties of weekly timetable including any out-of-hours responsibilities.
• Deliver pre-operative assessment sessions

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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