General Anaesthesia (Consultant & SAS) Group

The general anaesthetic consultant and SAS body deliver elective and emergency anaesthesia and fulfil the following operational and governance and quality improvement roles:

Colleagues represent RCHT Anaesthesia nationally in their roles as College examiners, and British Society Echocardiography examiner, VASGBI Committee Council member and Faculty of Pain Medicine Professional Standards Committee .

RCHT is well represented in the Deanery with two College Tutors but also the Training Programme Director and Head of School and College CPD advisor.

Main duties of the job

Maintenance of the highest clinical standards in the management of Anaesthesia.

To share with colleagues responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Anaesthetic department.

Teaching and training of junior staff and medical students where applicable.

To have responsibility for ensuring active participation in continuing medical education (CME).

To actively participate in both departmental and Trust matters concerning Clinical Governance and Audit.

To participate in quality improvement, data analysis and information presentation, and service development, as appropriate.

To attend care group and directorate business, operational and governance meetings as appropriate.

Fulfil duties of weekly timetable including any out-of-hours responsibilities.

About us

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust is the biggest provider of healthcare services in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Our three main sites are Royal Cornwall Hospital Truro, St Michael's Hospital Hayle and West Cornwall Hospital Penzance, our staff and services are available across the region.

The Trust employs 5,000+ staff, has a budget of £380 million and 750 beds. We work with health and social care organisations -including NHS Kernow and NHS England- to ensure local healthcare needs are met. We provide acute medical, surgical and specialist services to around 500,000- which can increase significantly during busy holiday periods.

The Trust has teaching hospitals status as part of the University of Exeter Medical School. Keeping at the forefront of medical advances, we continually develop clinical services and are committed to maximising the range of specialist care offered locally.

We can offer you a rewarding career in a supportive working environment. We have extensive educational links to help you realise your full potential and develop skills to provide outstanding healthcare to the local community.

Enjoy an outstanding quality of life in a place that offers surfing beaches and fishing harbours to beautiful countryside and historic towns. With clean air, plenty of opportunities for outdoor activities and excellent schools, colleges and universities (including adult education) it is the ideal place for families and for you to develop your own career.

Job description
Job responsibilities

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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• GMC Registration with a Licence to Practice.
• Primary FRCA or equivalent

Desirable

• FRCA

Experience
Essential

• Ability to offer expert clinical opinion on a broad range of problems in Anaesthesia.
• Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients.
• Teaching (Medical students, peers, MDT).
• Experienced in Clinical Audit and Clinical Governance and the benefits of how this improves the quality of care provided to patients and ensuring this is embedded in clinical practice
• Ultrasound Guided Regional Anaesthesia
• Independent Obstetric On-Call anaesthesia experience
• Emergency CEPOD and Trauma experience
• Paediatric Anaesthesia in accordance with Royal College expectation of Adult General Anaesthetist with Certificate of Completion of Training

Desirable

• Specialist expertise and experience desirable in: Obstetrics
• Professional Management and Leadership

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