Consultant General Anaesthetist / Ortho Hub

Applications are invited for a Consultant General Anaesthetist at the James Paget University Hospital. This modern District General Hospital has approx. 500 beds and is situated in a coastal holiday area of East Anglia. It serves a population of 250,000 that increases considerably in the summer months.

There are 10 theatres including a Day Care Unit with 3 theatres. There is a Delivery Suite with an adjacent maternity theatre and recovery area. Intensive care Unit has 12 ITU / HDU beds.

The Trust has been awarded £17m to build a stand-alone Orthopaedic Elective Hub on site. This will consist of 2 laminar flow theatres, 4 Recovery bays and 8 day care pods and attached to the new 28 bedded concept ward to reduce elective orthopaedic RTT. The planned completion date is September '24. This Hub will provide 7 day elective theatre service. The Trust is working towards 7 day working and the selected candidate will be expected to support the 7 day job plan. Clinical Sessions in the Job Plan will include the weekend elective DCC in the Orthopaedic Hub

The main and day care theatres accommodate a wide choice of surgical lists including all the usual district general hospital activity. There is a plan to start robotic surgery business case for which is approved and the preparations are in progress. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to provide a flexible anaesthetic service to a variety of surgical specialties.

Main duties of the job

Share with consultant colleagues the general Anaesthetic work load including participation in general anaesthetic on call including maternity cover on call.

Provide a flexible anaesthetic service to a variety of a surgical specialties.

Provide with the other Consultants a system of mutual out-of-hours cover and cover for annual, study and professional leave.

Give a consultation and advisory service to medical colleagues in other specialities in the Trust.

Liaise with medical staff in other specialities and participate in the regular clinical meetings and other post-graduate activities of the hospital.

• Take part in the Royal College of Anaesthetists Continuing Professional Development programme. The Trust will provide study leave expenses inline with national terms and conditions of service.
• Be expected to actively participate in the Clinical governance within the department and the Trust.
• Be expected to fulfil criteria for Clinical supervision and encouraged for Educational supervision to participate in training and teaching of post-graduate and undergraduate trainees.
• Participate in the departmental Quality Improvement programmes under the direction of the Clinical Lead.
• Develop and promote an interest in research in anaesthesia.
• The post holder will be responsible to the Clinical Lead, Anaesthesia.

The successful candidate will :

Provide a flexible anaesthetic service to a variety of surgical specialties e.g. General surgery, colorectal surgery, orthopaedic, trauma, gynae, urology, ENT, dental, emergency surgery. Regular lists in a variety of surgical specialties will be accommodated in the job plan with an opportunity to develop a special area of interest. There may be an opportunity to participate in daytime Obstetric sessions.

Be supported for their Continual Professional Development, within the Trust as well as externally by providing study leave and funding.

Be expected to actively participate in the Clinical governance within the department and the Trust.

Participate in the departmental Quality Improvement programmes under the direction of the Clinical Lead

Be expected to fulfil criteria for Clinical supervision and encouraged for Educational supervision to participate in training and teaching of post-graduate and undergraduate trainees

Be encouraged to show leadership qualities to develop services

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

Desirable

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

Desirable

Academic Achievements

Essential

Desirable

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