Job overview
X5 Consultants in Anaesthetics with various interests:
Please specify in your personal statement which post you are applying for:
· X1 Consultant with a General Interest with On-Call – Monday at Epsom
· X1 Consultant with a General Interest with On-Call – Wednesday at Epsom
· X 1 Anaesthetic Consultant with an interest in Trauma with On-Call - Wednesday at St Helier
· X1 Anaesthetic Consultant with an interest in Urology On-Call -Thursday at Epsom
· X1 Anaesthetic Consultant with an interest in Colorectal with On-Call -Monday at Epsom.
AAC Dates: 7th and 27th Jan
The Department of Anaesthetics is a friendly and supportive and we have achieved ACSA accreditation from the Royal College of Anaesthetists. We welcome innovation and encourage and support service development initiatives where it improves care to our patients.
You will be required to work across both sites .The job plan will include 10 Programmed Activities including 1 SPA.
The Anaesthetic department is aligned with the St George's Hospital teaching programme for medical students and the SW Thames School of Anaesthesia training programme. We have ACSA accreditation. There is a well-established simulation teaching programme which may give opportunities for suitably qualified applicants. We score highly each year in the national hip fracture database report and are one of the busiest 5 units in London. Our National Emergency Laparotomy Audit (NELA) pathway and patient outcomes score as excellent.
Main duties of the job
Principle Duties of the Post
The principal duty of this post is to provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients:
1. To always, comply with the GMC’s guidance on ‘Good Medical Practice’ as amended or
substituted from time to time.
2. To ensure that patient confidentiality is always maintained.
3. To undertake duties as defined within the attached job plan in so far as practicable and in
agreement with your Clinical Director.
4. To be responsible and managerially accountable for the reasonable and effective use of Trust
resources that you use and influence, and professionally accountable to the Medical Director.
5. On commencement to ensure personal attendance at the Trust’s corporate Induction (or
arranged Consultant Induction).
6. To participate in the Trust’s Statutory & Mandatory training programme.
7. To be responsible for the Clinical Management of in and outpatients under your care
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Proposed Job Plan:
The proposed job plan for this post is attached. This will be discussed in detail with the post holder on
appointment and become operational.
Job plans will be reviewed annually, following an appraisal meeting. The job plan will be a
prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s typical working pattern, duties, objectives and
responsibilities for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice
including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities and external commitments.
Additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder. Any offer of additional programmed
activities will be based on the needs of the service and in line with the Trust objectives and will be reviewed
on an annual basis.
This job plan will include 1.5 SPA (core) for revalidation and mandatory training in anaesthetics.
New consultants also have 0.5 SPA time for 12 months (on top of the core 1.5 SPA allocation) for mentorship and
guidance with an allocated senior consultant. Any extra SPA above the core standard SPA time will be reviewed after 12
months during appraisal and job planning, to maintain or decrease it as required.
Additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder. Any offer of additional programmed activities will
be based on the needs of the service and in line with the Trust objectives and will be reviewed on an annual basis.
All new Consultants will be allocated a mentor for guidance and support.
The trust also offers a New Consultants Programme run in house by the GMC which includes external speakers.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
2. Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CESR or equivalent
3. ALS training
4. EPALS / APLS training
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
5. Broad range of experience in delivering anaesthesia for elective and emergency surgery for patients of all ages
Management & Administrative Experience
Essential criteria
6. Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CESR
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
7. Broad range of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
Desirable criteria
8. Experience of supervising junior doctors
Research Experience
Essential criteria
9. Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
Desirable criteria
10. Publications in peer review journals
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
11. Commitment to continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
12. Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities to local, regional or national levels
Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.
If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.
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As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching.