Consultant in Anaesthesia We are seeking three substantive Consultants in Anaesthetics with a general interest. Successful candidates will join a collaborative and forward‑thinking department that delivers a wide range of anaesthetic services across our three main hospital sites. Theatre lists will be at either Ealing, Central Middlesex or Northwick Park sites.
Responsibilities
* Direct supervision of emergency operating as required
* Direct supervision of obstetric anaesthesia as required
* Direct operational management of evening emergency lists and weekend emergency lists
* Weekend review of PACU patients as required
* Preoperative Assessment (POA): We are reconfiguring our POA service so that it will become a single sub‑specialty under the heading of Peri‑Operative Medicine, within the Anaesthetic/Critical Care directorate. It will be desirable for applicants to have training, experience and interest in this field – essential for Job Plan 1. This new service will provide access to standardised high quality peri‑operative care for patients across all surgical specialties. It will have dedicated nursing teams aligned with specific surgical specialties who have received training and support from physicians, anaesthetists and intensivists to achieve agreed upon competencies using standardised templates. High Risk Anaesthetic Clinics (HiRAC) will be delivered alongside physician colleagues and other members of the multidisciplinary team including physios, pharmacists and dieticians.
* Paediatrics: on call and CEPOD activity at NPH involves a significant paediatric cohort, frequently requiring acute management and transport to more specialist units via the local Children’s Acute Transport Service (CATS). NPH also houses a small paediatric HDU with capacity to care for a maximum of two patients with established tracheostomies/long‑term ventilation. We promote the wellbeing and safety of all our patients and carers by acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately, according to the standards determined by our policy and procedures. All posts working with vulnerable groups will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check upon appointment and staff will need to give their consent for the Trust to receive regular updates on their criminal records status throughout their employment.
Job Requirements
Participation in a 1:12 (weekday and weekend) cross‑site (Northwick Park and Ealing sites) on‑call rota is required. Current on‑call is remunerated at 1PA and attracts a 3% availability supplement.
Benefits & Flexibility
LNWUH is a flexible‑working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. We are encouraging applications from BME (Black, Minority Ethnic) candidates as we seek to ensure our workforce structures are representative of the diversity of the communities we serve.
Application Process
Due to the high volumes of applications we receive for certain posts, we reserve the right to close any adverts before the published closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. After the closing date we strongly advise you check the email account which is registered. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted. Our employment checking processes require that all shortlisted applicants provide the contact details of their current HR Department. If shortlisted you will be sent an email reminder to present the contact details of your HR Department at the interview. Please note the Trust uses identity‑checking software for verifying the authenticity of identity documents provided by candidates.
About LNWH
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond. Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people. We run major acute services at Northwick Park Hospital, St Mark’s Hospital, Ealing Hospital, and Central Middlesex Hospital. We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
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