Overview
Applications are invited for the post of Consultant Anaesthetist. This post is for 10 Programmed Activities (PAs). The post will be supporting the ongoing expansion of surgical, critical care, pain management, perioperative medicine & acute oncology services at The Christie.
To contribute to the provision of anaesthesia across a range of oncological specialties held at The Christie. The post holder will do sessions in anaesthesia for oncological surgery, radiotherapy & dependent on the successful candidate's interests, there is also an opportunity to undertake sessions in proton therapy to help support the general anaesthestic service to our paediatric patients. An overview of the 10 PA job plan, there is a split of 7.5PA for Direct Clinical Care(DCC) & 2.5PA for Supporting Programmed Activities(SPA), allocated according to the job plan. On appointment, the successful candidate will review & agree a job plan with the Clinical Director for Anaesthesia & Critical Care, in collaboration with the Directorate Operations Manager for the department consultant's individual needs & specialist interests are supported & encouraged, whilst also ensuring our services are fully supported. The department of Anaesthesia & Critical Care is dynamic & rapidly expanding which offers further opportunities for the successful candidate to develop in the future. Applicants with a specialist interest in Critical Care are welcomed & will be accommodated with prospective job plans when possible.
Main duties
This post is complemented by 25 other consultants, eight of which contribute to critical care cover.
There are nine resident specialty doctors covering OCCU, supported by two specialist trainees in acute medicine or internal Medicine, one clinical fellow and an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP).
The post holder will share with the other consultants the responsibility for the continuity of care of patients treated at The Christie. The successful candidate will be expected to work with local managers and professional colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share administrative duties with consultant colleagues.
Subject to the provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Service, the successful candidate is expected to follow division's agreed policies and procedures, drawn up in consultation with health care professionals on clinical matters, and to follow the standing orders and financial instructions of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust.
The Christie is one of Europe's leading cancer centres, treating over 60,000 patients a year. We are based in Manchester and serve a population of 3.2 million across Greater Manchester & Cheshire, but as a national specialist around 15% patients are referred to us from other parts of the country. We provide radiotherapy through one of the largest radiotherapy departments in the world; chemotherapy on site and through 14 other hospitals; highly specialist surgery for complex and rare cancer; and a wide range of support and diagnostic services. We are also an international leader in research, with world first breakthroughs for over 100 years. We run one of the largest early clinical trial units in Europe with over 300 trials every year. Cancer research in Manchester, most of which is undertaken on the Christie site, has been officially ranked the best in the UK.
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