Locum Consultant in Anaesthetics

Job overview

Newham Hospital Department of Anaesthetics has undergone significant expansion, driven by the implementation of the Barts Health Surgical Strategy. Within this trust wide strategy Newham has established itself as a high-volume low acuity surgical hub catering for a range of specialties including elective orthopaedics in the Gateway Surgical Centre.

We are seeking a Locum Anaesthetist with a specialist interest in Pain medicine. This individual would need to share our values and vision to join our team of consultants to enable this to happen. You will need to be committed and keen, able to work collaboratively with diverse groups, and be able to show leadership and integrity. As one of our Locum Anaesthetists, you will be expected to take a role within the managerial structure of the department, and you will demonstrate a commitment to education, supporting the junior staff in their professional development. Above all else you will be an excellent clinician who delivers great care to your patients.

We are particularly looking for anaesthetists with a specialist interest in regional anaesthesia orthopaedic and regional anaesthesia.

Main duties of the job

• Provide safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic services, with a specific focus on advancing the department's acute and chronic Pain Medicine pathways.
• Participate in the consultant anaesthetic on-call rota at Newham Hospital, which includes managing paediatric and obstetric emergencies.
• Ensure that clinical standards are maintained and continuously developed through clinical audit, quality improvement (QI) projects, and evidence-based research, particularly within pain management services.
• Participate actively in clinical governance frameworks. This includes the timely reporting of incidents, undertaking learning responses, compassionate patient engagement, fulfilling the Duty of Candour, and proactively responding to complaints.
• Maintain a thorough familiarity with the Royal College of Anaesthetists’ curriculum for postgraduate medical education. Contribute actively to the training requirements of junior doctors, including delivering tutorials and providing educational supervision.

Agree to a formal job plan with the Clinical Lead for Anaesthetics and participate in the rota to deliver a robust, consultant-led service

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Newham University Hospital is a 371 bedded Acute Hospital is part of Barts Health NHS trust and serves one of Britain’s most diverse, fastest growing, and youngest populations. We are an organisation which is firmly wedded to the needs and priorities of our local population. This is demonstrated in the way services are developed, the ways in which we listen to and engage patients and local residents, and how we are shaping our social responsibility agenda as a local employer and provider of training. A borough wide clinical strategy has recently been developed in collaboration with system partners, and alongside the trust’s surgical strategy these documents will shape the development of the department.

Many local people have complex medical and social needs, and some find the way that the NHS traditionally delivers services difficult to access. Our strategy is focused on providing excellent care, specialising in meeting the needs of our community and delivering the best treatment and support as close to patients’ homes as possible in partnership with community and specialist providers.