This is a locum post for a Consultant in Anaesthesia to cover maternity leave. It is a full time post in the department.

It is based around 6 anaesthetic sessions per week (3 days), with 1:12 on call making a 10PA contract. Sessions will be decided upon consultation with the speciality director.

The successful applicant will join the existing team of 65 consultants working for the trust in the two main sites of Gloucester and Cheltenham, and peripheral community hospitals.

As a senior employee of the Trust the post-holder will work in close co-operation with, and support other, clinical, medical professional and managerial colleagues in providing high quality healthcare to the Trust's patients.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicants will join a cohesive and enthusiastic department of over 120 anaesthetists, including 68 Consultants and 20 SAS doctors providing a full range of elective and emergency anaesthetic services delivered across the Trust's two acute sites (Gloucestershire Royal and Cheltenham General Hospitals) as well as the county's smaller peripheral hospitals.

About us

specialist services including upper & lower GI surgery, vascular surgery, trauma, renal medicine/haemodialysis, obstetrics, gynaecology, paediatrics, paediatric oncology, neurology, rheumatology, dermatology, maxillo-facial surgery and ENT.

Cheltenham General Hospital specialises in lower GI surgery, gastroenterology, urology (incl robotic surgery), ophthalmology, gynaecological cancer surgery as well as interventional radiology and cardiology. It is the haematology/oncology cancer centre for three counties.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Clinical responsibilities

The post holder will provide:

• 6 clinical Anaesthetic sessions a week and share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to patients presenting for surgery.
• Undertake consultant cover for weekday nights and weekends for theatres/maternity as part of the 1 in 12 rota. Oncall duties will have to be undertaken on both the Gloucester or Cheltenham sites.
• Support for the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.

Teaching and training

• As part of the Severn deanery, we have a large number of trainees working within the department at from novices to ST7s. we have an active local and regional teaching programme.
• To participate in the undergraduate teaching programme. The Department is involved in teaching medical students from Bristol, as the Trust achieved Academy status in 2004. Fourth year students are placed in the Department and participate in a structured teaching program.
• The anaesthetic department has a close relationship with the Paramedic Training School and the local ambulance service and paramedics regularly undertake attachments.

Where agreed, to act as Educational Supervisor to junior and SAS medical staff, being responsible for their appraisal and personal development planning.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Fellowship of Royal College of Anaesthetics (England) or equivalent

Desirable

• ALS
• ATLS
• PALS or APLS

Experience
Essential

• General Training leading to CCT in anaesthesia or other specialty

Desirable

• Experience in Anaesthetic Assessment

BMJ Ref: BMJ-100531/318-22-LOCANAE