Responsibilities
1. Participate as a member of the team of dedicated medical and nursing staff, to provide anaesthetic services as needed, across the trust.
2. Participate in the supervision and education of doctors in training allocated to the department.
3. Participate in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and research activity within the department.
4. Support the department in making the most efficient use of the resources available, be prepared to work flexibly and deputise for absent colleagues and undertake additional duties in occasional emergencies or unforeseen circumstances.
5. Be available, exceptionally, for irregular commitments outside the normally rostered duties, essential for the safety and continuity of patient care.
6. Be familiar with and comply with the principles expected by the GMC, as outlined in Good Medical Practice, including full and active participation in the trust appraisal process.
Post details
The post holder will be based at Southport and Ormskirk Hospitals. The post has resident on-call duties, primarily within the maternity and critical care units, and may occasionally involve resident on-call duties for the emergency list (1st on-call). The post includes being part of a shift rota to cover out-of-hours services on the ICU and maternity units, and attracts 10 + 3.5 PA's of which 1.5 are for SPA.
Requirements and logistics
The successful candidate will need at least 2 years of anaesthesia experience and have passed basic competencies including those for Obstetrics. Involvement may be required in initial resuscitation and stabilisation of the critically ill child.
Professional and compliance information
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks may be applicable. Applicants may need to submit to DBS checks as per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and related guidance. Costs related to DBS checks are deducted from salary after appointment. Enrolment in the DBS Update Service is encouraged with a small annual fee.
Flexible working: We support flexible working patterns. All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment, with no limit on the number of requests, and requests are considered regardless of reason.
We operate within Team MWL and recognise staff through various programmes and provide benefits including pension, unsocial hours payments where applicable, 27 days annual leave (pro rata), NHS discounts, and a Staff Health and Wellbeing programme. The Trust is smoke-free across all sites.
Application integrity
You must ensure that your application, including personal statements and behaviour examples, are truthful and factually accurate. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others or generated by artificial intelligence as your own. The Trust will not accept AI-generated applications and will check all applications against AI detection software.
Additional information
Before applying, review the Trust's Values and Behaviours: We are KIND, We are OPEN, We are INCLUSIVE. An applicant guide is available in the supporting documents. Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL soon.
Service description
Anaesthetic services are provided for routine and emergency surgical, orthopaedic, urological, gynaecological, ENT and Ophthalmology lists, and for the Accident and Emergency Department, Critical Care Unit, Delivery Suite and Maternity unit, as well as the Acute and Chronic Pain Service.
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