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We are inviting candidates to join our Anaesthetic Consultant team at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, working across our hospital sites at Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, and the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.
We are excited to announce the opening of our state-of-the-art Orthopaedic Centre in Winchester, scheduled for July 2025. This new facility demonstrates our Trust’s commitment to enhancing healthcare services in the region and collaborating with orthopaedic services across Hampshire and Isle of Wight to serve our communities.
This is a full-time 10 PA Consultant Anaesthetist post, based at the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester (RHCH). Some sessions may be delivered cross-site by mutual agreement depending on service needs.
The successful candidate will work within our friendly Anaesthetic Consultant team, providing departmental leadership and supervising junior and mid-grade doctors at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Main duties of the job
Role-specific duties:
* Provide a safe, effective, responsive, and caring anaesthetic service to a level expected of a Consultant.
* Agree a job plan with the Clinical Director in Anaesthetics and work flexibly to meet department needs.
* Maintain and develop standards through clinical audit, quality improvement, and evidence-based research.
* Participate actively in clinical governance, including incident reporting, investigation, and handling complaints.
* Meet or exceed standards of the National Patients’ Rights Charter.
* Contribute to training requirements of Junior Doctors, including tutorials and supervision.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient at our sites: Basingstoke, North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester, and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of approximately 600,000 across Hampshire and West Berkshire.
Our cultural ambition is a people-centered culture fostering learning, improvement, and excellence.
We provide specialist services nationally and internationally, including treatment for pseudomyxoma peritonei, and are leaders in tertiary liver and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs over 9,000 staff with a turnover exceeding £500 million annually. As a Foundation Trust, we are accountable to our members through the governors, who influence our future plans.
Tackling Climate Change: Hampshire Hospitals aims to embed sustainability and net zero carbon principles into all services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
All candidates will be contacted by email after shortlisting.
For more information, contact Dr. Samantha Wilson at 01256 313461.
Person specification
Professional Qualifications
* Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
* Entry onto GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT at interview
* MBBS or equivalent
* FRCA & CCT in anaesthesia (or CESR)
* Membership of relevant Specialist Societies
* MD or equivalent
Clinical Experience & Knowledge
* Experience in general and regional anaesthesia to UK consultant standards across various surgical specialties
Clinical Skills & Ability
* Organisational ability and administrative willingness
* Flexibility to work at consultant level
* Understanding NHS system and current issues
* Leadership in multidisciplinary teams
* Effective communication and teamwork
* Responsibility, stress management, adaptability
* Attended NHS Management Course
* Critical thinking and continuous learning
Research & Teaching Skills
* Active participation in teaching undergraduates and postgraduates
* Understanding of scientific principles and literature interpretation
* Participation in teaching sessions and audits
* Research projects and publications
Other Requirements
* Well-organised CV including training of trainees
* Willingness for occasional extra work
* Flexibility across Trust sites
* Patient-centered approach, punctuality, professionalism
* Ability to foster positive relations and effect change
* Awareness of service development issues
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