South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust are looking to appoint a full time, fixed term Locum Consultant for Anaesthetics to cover maternity leave.
Main duties of the job
The Department has developed the role of the Duty Consultant to raise the priority of NCEPOD and Trauma surgery during extended weekday working hours. To this end, existing Consultants and new appointees will be allocated to full-day sessions to improve the assessment of patients for and delivery of anaesthesia for expedited, urgent and immediate surgery.
This role will be included as programmed activity on Consultant job plans. Participating Consultants will be allocated to a regular day of the week (Monday to Friday) from 08:00 to 20:30 (3.25 PA). New appointees will be involved in the continuing development of this service.
About us
Come and join a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC. South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust have been rated as outstanding following our latest inspection by the CQC and we are recruiting new staff to come and help us improve even further. In addition, our staff survey results have placed us 4th in the country for recommended place to work.
We provide services across Warwickshire and beyond ranging from Hospitals in Warwick, Stratford-Upon-Avon, Royal Leamington Spa and Shipston-on Stour to Community Services across the county. We are a progressive, expanding organisation with great ambition around improving quality, integrating pathways and delivering high levels of productivity. Our values can be summed up in one sentence. We are 'Trusted to provide safe, inclusive, effective and compassionate care'. Throughout the recruitment process you will be asked to think about how you demonstrate these values and how they impact on your work. It doesn't matter what role you do, whether it is patient facing or not, we are all working in the same way with our values at the core.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Indicative Proposed Job Plan
Anaesthetic sessions are Theatre based and will comprise of Orthopaedics, General Surgery including Breast, ENT, Urology, Gynaecology and Maxillofacial specialties.
The definitive job plan will be agreed in conjunction with the post-holder. This proposed 10 PA post will consist of an 8 week cycle, some weeks have a higher number of DCC sessions than others, and it is remunerated at 9 DCC Programmed activities / 1 SPA per week. Supporting Professional Activity: 1 PA is included for supporting professional activities: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Attendance at some MDT meetings for education Audit Mortality Review Anaesthetic Department meetings Mandatory training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full registration with GMC
- FRCA (or equivalent)
Desirable
- ALS / ATLS
- EPALS / APLS
- PROMPT/MOET
Experience
Essential
- Anaesthesia and Peri-Operative Medicine
- Obstetric Anaesthesia and Analgesia
- Competence in resuscitation and transfer of the sick child
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