Consultant in Anaesthesia

Job title:

Consultant in Anaesthesia

Company

British Medical Journal

Job description

We’re proud that our workforce – our greatest asset – strives for excellence every day in providing care and support to thousands of people living across Wakefield and North Kirklees. Mid Yorkshire celebrates excellence and innovation. We have modern, state-of-the-art facilities and provide first class learning and development opportunities. Mid Yorks is transforming, grounded in our values to care and improve, respecting our patients, our community and our staff, to deliver the highest standards of care.If you are a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking clinician with a passion for your profession and an enthusiasm to be part of a Trust striving to be the best, get in touch to see what a career at Mid Yorkshire could be like for you.The department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care at Mid Yorkshire consists of sixty-one consultant anaesthetists and sixty trainees, specialty doctors, MTIs and Trust registrars. We provide Anaesthetic & Pain services over 3 sites (Pinderfields, Dewsbury and Pontefract) with the acute surgery, obstetric and intensive care services based at Pinderfields (Wakefield). We are a large Trust with all the major surgical specialties and a Regional Burns Centre which provides the opportunity for sub-specialty interests and a passionate support for regional anaesthesia. These new posts are to support an expansion of our theatre capacity with a new day-case Surgical Hub on the Dewsbury site.Main duties of the jobThe main duties of the posts will include:Elective theatre lists: for a variety of different surgical specialties including general surgery, bariatrics, urology, gynaecology, orthopedics, plastic & burns surgery, ENT, ophthalmic and oral & maxillofacial surgery.Anaesthetic services elsewhere in the hospital (e.g. for adult & paediatric emergencies requiring anaesthetic support and interventional radiology & cardiology)Urgent and emergency care duties including out-of-hours on-call schedules will take due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working.On-call duties will be on the acute & obstetric anaesthetist consultant on-call rota. The current PA allocation for the on-call is 1PA/week.Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.About usWe provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.We are proud of our staff networks – who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.Job description
Job responsibilitiesThese exciting new posts have been created to support expansion of our theatre capacity with a new day-case Surgical Hub on our Dewsbury site. They are offered on a full time (10 PA) basis, although this can be negotiated if requested.Duties will be based across our three hospital sites: Wakefield (Pinderfields), Dewsbury and Pontefract Hospitals. The Acute on-call commitment is based at Pinderfields Hospital.The main duties of the posts will include:Elective theatre lists: for a variety of different surgical specialties including general surgery, bariatrics, urology, gynaecology, orthopedics, plastic & burns surgery, ENT, ophthalmic and oral & maxillofacial surgery.Anaesthetic services elsewhere in the hospital (e.g. for adult & paediatric emergencies requiring anaesthetic support and interventional radiology & cardiology)Urgent and emergency care duties including out-of-hours on-call schedules will take due account of the provisions of working time regulations and safe working.On-call duties will be on the acute & obstetric anaesthetist consultant on-call rota. The current PA allocation for the on-call is 1PA/week.Supporting Professional Activities in accordance with the Trust Framework, with at least a minimum of 1.5 SPAs included in the core 10PA timetable. Additional SPA or DCC time may be commissioned in line with the skills of the successful candidate and changing requirements of the service.o Examples may include formal teaching responsibilities or departmental leadership roles.Dedicated office space is provided on the Pinderfields site, with access to IT/online facilities available within the anaesthestic department at Dewsbury hospital.Administrative support is accessible via the anaesthetic departmental secretary.Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Fully accredited by the college and acceptable to college representative.
• Evidence of thorough and broad training and experience in anaesthetics.
• Able to take responsibility for delivering service without direct supervision.
• Ability to work flexibly within a team

Desirable

• Advanced training/Special Interest Area in either of:
• Perioperative Medicine
• Major General Surgery (including robotic surgery)
• Advanced training/Special Interest Area:
• Education & Training, especially simulation
• Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or QI work.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD
• Research experience / GCP qualified

Management Skills
Essential

• Demonstrates intelligent and analytical approach to problem solving.
• Good time management
• Computer literate.

Desirable

• Possess good organisational and personal management skills

Qualifications
Essential

• Medical Degree from recognised medical school
• FRCA or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher qualifications e.g. MD, PhD, MSc, MRCP
• National or international publications or presentations
• Teaching qualification or prize

GMC Registration
Essential

• Please state full GMC number
• Full GMC Registration with licence to practise.
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthetics or within 6 months of obtaining CCT (or CESR / equivalent) by date of interview

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Expected salary

£99532 – 131964 per year

Location

Wakefield

Job date

Sat, 04 May 2024 00:18:49 GMT

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