Locum Consultant – Anesthetics

This compelling locum opportunity has emerged to cover parental leave and bolster our current activities. It’s available on a full-time basis (10 PA), with flexibility for negotiation upon request.

The Anaesthesia, Pain, and Intensive Care department is comprised of sixty-one consultant anaesthetists and sixty trainees, specialty doctors, MTIs, and Trust registrars. We offer Anaesthetic & Pain services across sites.  As a large Trust encompassing all major surgical specialties and a Regional Burns Centre, we foster sub-specialty interests and strongly support regional anaesthesia. Additionally, we’re set to open a new Day-case Surgical Hub, expanding opportunities for Pain services.

Applicants should hold a CCT or be within six months of receiving one at the time of the advisory appointments committee.

Main duties include:

• Managing elective theatre lists for various surgical specialties like general surgery, bariatrics, urology, gynaecology, orthopedics, plastic & burns surgery, ENT, and maxillofacial.
• Providing anaesthetic services across the hospital for Adult and Paediatric Emergencies.
• Undertaking urgent and emergency care duties while adhering to working time regulations.
• Supporting Professional Activities (SPAs) as per Trust Framework, with a minimum of 1.5 SPAs in a 10 PA timetable.
• On-call commitment is negotiable.
• Dedicated office space provided IT/online access in the anesthetic department
• Administrative support available through the anaesthetic departmental secretary

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Medical Degree from recognised medical school
• FRCA or equivalent

Desirable

• Higher qualifications e.g. MD, PhD, MSc, MRCP
• Audit or Case Presentations
• Teaching qualification/ prize

Experience

Essential

• Sufficient experience at a senior level to be placed on the specialist register.
• Computer literate.
• 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

• Specific educational interests and evidence of educational ideas or project work.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD

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

Desirable

• Advanced training/Special Interest Area in either of:
• Perioperative Medicine
• Major General Surgery
• Advanced training/Special Interest Area:
• Education & Training, especially simulation

For more details please reach us on Priyanka@peglobal.co.uk