Fixed Term Consultant Anaesthetist

Job overview

United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust have a vacancy for a full time Consultant in General Anaesthesia. On-call duties for this Consultant post will be based at Pilgrim Hospital however post-holders will be expected to operate flexibly across all hospital sites. The Department of Anaesthesia at ULTH is accredited by the Royal College of Anaesthetists.

For applicants who have specific subspecialty interests we would strongly encourage colleagues who wish to pursue other specialty interests to contact us to discuss in further detail.

Any Consultant who is unable to work full time will be considered. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed and negotiated on an individual basis.

Main duties of the job

The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his / her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive on-call General Anaesthetic service at Pilgrim Hospital, and provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence.

Successful candidates will be expected to provide cross cover across all sites of ULTH.

He/she will be required to play an active part in the robust clinical governance programme in operation within the Department and to take part in regional and national audits and participate in service improvement. He/she will also be required to report all critical incidents and expected to attend regularly Clinical Audit, Critical Incident Reporting, Morbidity & Mortality and Anaesthetic Departmental Team meetings.

He/she will be expected to undertake clinical supervision of Foundation, Core or Specialty trainees including workplace assessment, feedback and communication with educational supervisors as appropriate. The appointee will have continuing responsibility for patients in his / her care and for the proper functioning of the department. Involvement in research where appropriate is encouraged.

He/she will be encouraged to participate in management duties within the Department and the organisation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Trust is committed to the provision of a high quality, consultant led service. The Appointee will be expected, in conjunction with his/her colleagues, to provide a comprehensive Anaesthetic service to ULTH.

The post-holder’s on-call duties will be based at Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincolnshire, but it is a condition of the appointment that the post-holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust’s locations or outreach district general hospital clinics.

In addition he/she will be required to: • Undertake such other duties as may be identified to meet the needs of the service. • Take part in a 1:13 Consultant weekday night and weekend on call and to provide, on a reciprocal basis, emergency cover for colleagues during periods of absence. • Have continuing responsibility for patients in his/her care and for the proper functioning of the department. • Take part in team, department audits.

The post holder will be expected to partake in teaching activities for junior doctors in training and medical students.

The Job Plan and duties will be reviewed and updated on a regular basis in line with demands of the service.

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