Locum Consultant Anaesthetist role at North Bristol NHS Trust
Job Overview
Applications are invited from exceptional individuals with first‑class clinical expertise and excellent team‑working skills to join the outstanding Consultant Anaesthetic team at North Bristol NHS Trust on a locum contract.
North Bristol Trust is seeking to appoint exceptional consultants in anaesthesia to these exciting locum roles. Candidates should evidence broad interest in:
* Vascular
* Regional
* Neuroanaesthesia
* Major Elective Orthopedics
* Major Urology
* Plastics
* Gastrointestinal
* Pre‑operative assessment
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have a varied programme covering a range of some of the above specialities. Job plans will be agreed with the clinical leads and take into account applicant's clinical interest and expertise, and the requirements of the department.
Please contact Clinton Lobo, clinical lead for further details - including draft job plans.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust is the largest Trust in the South‑West region, providing medical, surgical, neonatal and maternity care for a population of almost a million people. The Trust employs more than 9,300 staff and has a revenue budget in excess of £500 million.
The Brunel Building has 802 beds, 75% single occupancy. Additional facilities include a Women’s and Children’s Centre (152 beds), a modern theatre complex with 29 theatres, an 46‑bed ICU adjacent to the theatres, and the soon‑to‑open Elective Care Centre.
The Anaesthetic department is ACSA accredited and currently undergoing re‑accreditation.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
* Vascular Network, centralised in the SW to NBT in Oct 2014, providing regional endovascular services
* Expanding regional anaesthesia service providing support to trauma and plastic surgery
* Colorectal centre –leading ERAS service providing a full range of colorectal services
* Bristol Urology Institute – tertiary referral centre for the South West and specialist robotic surgery
* Specialist Elective Orthopaedic Centre including complex deformity spinal surgery.
* Designated Major Trauma Centre
* Bariatric Unit
* Large Neurosurgical centre active research and clinical trial agenda with innovative treatments not delivered elsewhere in the UK.
* Stroke Thrombectomy Service (24/7)
* Plastics and Burns Unit
* Breast Care Centre providing majority of services as day case
* Busy Obstetric Unit with 6500 deliveries per year
* Pain Clinic with an international reputation for Spinal Cord Stimulator insertion
* An integrated pre‑operative service including ERAS, Complex medical assessment, CPET, and Pharmacy
The Southmead Hospital Bristol site includes the maternity department and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and the new Bristol Breast Care Centre, clinical research teams and Severn Pathology.
The Trust has teaching status and is linked with the University of Bristol and the University of the West of England.
Contact Details
Dr Clinton Lobo, Clinical Lead for Anaesthetics.
Email: clinton.lobo@nbt.nhs.uk
Tel: 0117 4145114
Appointment & Requirements
Applicants are required to be on the Specialist Register and have a CCT in Anaesthesia or be within six months of obtaining it by the interview date. Full Registration with the GMC is essential. The post is based at Southmead Hospital. Experience and familiarity with UK hospital systems and practices or equivalent is essential. The successful candidate will be employed under Terms & Conditions of Service for Consultants (England) 2003.
If you are shortlisted we will contact you by email with details of your interview of which you will need to confirm your attendance. Therefore it is important that you check your online account regularly.
Please Note
* AAC Panel date will be confirmed during the shortlisting process.
Qualifications
* MB BS (or equivalent)
* Maintain Full registration with the GMC.
* Must have CCT in anaesthesia and have been entered on the GMC Specialist Register at the time of the appointment. Specialist registrars that do not hold a CCT must be due to be awarded one within 6 months of the interview date.
Experience
* Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
* Minimum of 6 years postgraduate experience, three years as a registrar in an approved training post, or equivalent. Part of this period may be in a post of equivalent responsibility and training potential.
Knowledge
* Evidence of recent CME/ reasonable training progression at this stage of career.
* Experience in audit project and written up.
* Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues. Knowledge of political context within which we operate.
Skills
* Proven teaching ability.
* Willingness to undertake teaching of medical under‑graduates & postgraduates.
Personal Requirements
* Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships within a team.
* Good written communication skills. Evidence of the ability to communicate with patients, colleagues and staff at all levels.
Equality and Inclusion
COMMITTED TO EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, JOB SHARE APPLICATIONS WELCOME
North Bristol NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
At North Bristol Trust (NBT), we know diverse and inclusive environments lead to happier and healthier teams and improved patient care and outcomes. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are currently under‑represented in NBT’s workforce at Band 8a and above. These include people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
If you feel you meet the requirements of the Disability Act / Two Ticks scheme and require further support/advice, please contact us on tel 0117 414 1151.
North Bristol NHS Trust does not reimburse travel expenses relating to interview attendance.
We typically commence at the minimum band unless prior NHS service at the same band exists. Progression through the scale is by annual increments.
If you apply for this vacancy and have not received a communication from North Bristol NHS Trust within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.
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