Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist

Job summary

We are seeking to appoint 2 enthusiastic and committed Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist to our friendly, supportive and dynamic Anaesthetic Department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The post is full-time with each comprising a total of 10 PA per week (8.0 DCC + 2.0 SPA). The post has fixed sessions in areas of sub-specialty practice and pre-operative assessment, plus annualised flexible sessions in a wide range of surgical specialties.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to work autonomously in their field of expertise to fulfil the clinical and non-clinical duties within the agreed Job Plan. The appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients under his/her care and be responsible with Consultant colleagues for the provision of both comprehensive elective and emergency anaesthetic services. The appointee will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post according to the agreed Job Plan and give these priority at all times.

To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.

About us

The Department of Anaesthesia at Nottingham University Hospitals is friendly, supportive and cohesive. We provide in-patient and day-case anaesthetic services for a comprehensive range of elective and emergency surgical and non-surgical specialities at the City and QMC campuses. Our work is supported by Pre-operative Assessment, Acute Pain and Critical Care services. At the QMC campus, we also provide anaesthetic services for the Major Trauma service and Emergency Department.

Nottingham University Hospitals is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are a large, complex, person-centred organisation with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation. For more information about the Trust, visit our website.

Some of the benefits of working for our organisation include:

• Flexible working
• Opportunities for to be innovative/creative in the workplace
• Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team
• Salary sacrifice schemes
• Cycle to work and travel

Job responsibilities

The post has a draft job plan which best reflects our assessment of what the final plans will be, based on an initial 10 PA contract. The job plan consists of regular Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions in areas of sub-specialty practice, plus flexible DCC sessions which will be scheduled after agreement with the successful candidates. The post holder will contribute to the general, cross-campus out-of-hours service covering a single campus per on-call. These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service. If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, his/her Consultant colleagues and the Trust.

Any Consultant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post on a part-time basis; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with Consultant colleagues. Anaesthesia provides a clinical service across both campuses. It is anticipated that the post holder may be reasonably asked to provide clinical sessions on either campus in the future as required by the service.

Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

Registration

Essential

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
• Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register: CCT holder or expected within 6 months of interview or CESR holder

Qualifications

Essential

• ALS Provider or equivalent.

Desirable

• Higher professional qualification

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential

• Training and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan, including on call work.
• Significant post-graduate experience in Anesthesia at a senior level in the NHS.
• Technical skills/competencies required for all aspects of the job plan.
• Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including junior doctors in training.

Desirable

• Specific training in communication skills
• Completion of Stage 3 SIA relevant to the job plan
• Post-CCT Anaesthesia fellowship relevant to the job plan

Management Skills

Desirable

• Higher management degree/qualification/training
• Experience of change management

Teaching, Audit, & Research

Desirable

• Original research
• Publications
• Higher teaching degree/qualification