Consultant Anaesthetist

The trust is looking to expand its elective surgical capacity and following appointment of a new senior management team, is looking to deliver clinical services fit for the 21st century. In keeping with this vision of aspiring to deliver excellence, the trust is actively canvassing to reconfigure the current service provision, so all clinical services are on a single site, rather than the current 2 site model.

We are looking to recruit an anaesthetist and intensivist, whose clinical leadership abilities will help shape the future direction of the clinical service provision within the trust. There is a full-time general post, with a range of surgical specialty interests including colorectal surgery, trauma and orthopaedics, general surgery, gynaecology, urology and day-case ENT.

On call duties currently include providing anaesthetic services for emergency surgery, maternity, paediatric emergencies for stabilisation and transfer, ICU cover on a 1 in 8 basis.

All applicants must be either on the GMC Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining their CCT award at the time of interview.

Main duties of the job

• Participation in the provision of anaesthetic services to the Trust, with a specialist interest to meet the needs of the
• To participate in the provision of a combination of services, split between the two hospital sites namely Southport & Formby District General Hospital and Ormskirk District General Hospital.
• Provision of anaesthetic services for the variety of district general surgical services for adults and
• The post holder will participate in a consultant on-call rota (1 in 8) as part of a team of 2-consultants to provide out-of-hours cover for the emergency surgical list, a consultant-led obstetric unit, the critical care unit and for paediatric
• The post holder will be jointly responsible with consultant colleagues for the proper functioning of the department.

About us

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.

We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.

Our services:

Acute Care

Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.

Primary Care

Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.

Community Services

Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.

Specialist Regional Services

We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.

Achievements:

• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)

National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme

Job description
Job responsibilities

The Trust is happy to consider flexible working arrangements and extended days to deliver a desirable work life balance, support professional goals and personal development.

The Department of Anaesthesia consists of 18 Consultants, 1 Associate Specialists, 17 Specialty Doctors, 3 ST3s,7 core trainees including an ACCS trainee providing an Anaesthetic service to the Trust.

Advert Date: 6th August 2024

Closing Date: 27th August 2024

Shortlisting Date: 28th August 2024

Interview Date: 30th September 2024

Person Specification
Professional Qualifications
Essential

• Full registration with General Medical Council and Licence to Practice
• MB ChB or equivalent.
• FRCA or equivalent.
• Inclusion on the GMC Specialist Register or within six months of receiving CCT at the time of interview.

Desirable

• MD/MSc or equivalent

Clinical Knowledge & Training
Essential

• Minimum of 12 months recent experience of working in pain medicine/ anaesthesia within the NHS
• Successful completion of Higher Training, or equivalent, in General Duties, including the following non-essential Units of Training: General, urological and gynaecological surgery
• Successful completion of Higher Training, or equivalent, in General Duties, including the following non-essential Units of Training: Obstetrics
• Successful completion of Higher Training, or equivalent, in Paediatric Anaesthesia
• Successful completion of Higher Training, or equivalent, in intensive care medicine.
• Evidence of advanced training, or equivalent, preferably in at least one of the General Duties Units of Training.
• Ability to stabilise and provide initial management of the critically ill and/or emergency anaesthetic patient.
• Current ALS Provider
• Ability to manage respiratory and cardiac arrest in adults and children
• Current PLS/ APLS Provider

Desirable

• Advanced training or equivalent in Obstetric anaesthesia
• Advanced training or equivalent in general, urological and gynaecological surgery
• 6-month attachment for Higher Training in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Management/ Leadership / Audit
Essential

• Understanding of NHS management and leadership responsibilities of a consultant.
• Evidence of active and consistent engagement with clinical audit and/ or QIP(s)

Desirable

• Good IT and computing skills.
• Completion of appropriate management/ leadership course(s)
• Previous participation in a management/ leadership role.

Teaching
Essential

• Recognition by the GMC as a Clinical Supervisor
• Evidence of delivering teaching to undergraduate students, postgraduate doctors and/ or allied healthcare professionals

Desirable

• Recognition by the GMC as an Educational Supervisor
• Formal training/ qualification in Teaching and/or Learning
• Life support course instructor

Research/Publications
Desirable

• Evidence of recent and current research, with relevant publications.
• Formal training in Research Methodology

Professional Interests
Desirable

• Membership of appropriate professional society (ies). Knowledge of the up-to-date literature.
• Knowledge of the up-to-date literature.

Personal Attributes
Essential

• Excellent verbal and written English skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, approachability and ability to motivate and develop others
• Ability to lead change and the development of services and promote excellence and best practice

Desirable

• Caring and responsible attitude to colleagues

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