Anaesthetic Consultant with Interest in Pain
Apply for the anaesthetic consultant with interest in pain role at NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group.
Job Summary
Applications are invited for this post at a large university teaching hospitals Trust in Liverpool. The applicant will join an anaesthetic department providing services at the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Hospitals. The Pain Medicine service provides inpatient services across hospital sites and local hospices. Outpatient services are at Broadgreen Hospital within a new purpose‑built pain medicine unit containing outpatient facilities and a dedicated theatre suite and recovery for pain management procedures. The applicant will join a dedicated team reviewing 5000 inpatients and 5500 outpatients per year. The applicant will also have an opportunity to work with the Liverpool Refractory Angina Centre providing a patient‑centred multidisciplinary approach to the management of angina pain. The post also has a commitment to elective and emergency anaesthetic services, and the successful applicant will be expected to commit to the on‑call rota.
Job Description
Detailed job description and main responsibilities of this role are explained in the attached person specification.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications
* MB ChB or equivalent
* FRCA or equivalent
* Full GMC registration
* Have CCT in Anaesthesia or be expected to attain such within 6 months of interview date, or be included on the Specialist register.
Desirable Qualifications
* Fellowship of the Faculty of Pain Medicine (FFPMRCA)
Experience and Skills
* Advanced Pain medicine training (or equivalent).
* High standard of clinical skills and expertise in anaesthesia.
* Experience in the perioperative management of high-risk patients undergoing complex surgery.
* Interest and experience in critical care medicine
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Orthopaedics
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Trauma
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: General, urological and gynaecological surgery
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Vascular surgery
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Transfer medicine
* Clinical experience and knowledge (equivalent to higher training) in: Non-theatre anaesthesia
* ALS training
* Experience of working in a multidisciplinary Pain team.
Desirable Experience
* ATLS training or equivalent
* Expertise in difficult airway Management e.g. Advanced training in Airway Management
* Interest and training in echocardiography (TOE and/or TTE)
* Expertise in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia for upper and lower limb surgery, e.g. Advanced training (or equivalent) in general, urological and gynaecological surgery)
* Advanced training (or equivalent) in vascular anaesthesia
* Expertise in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia and fluoroscopic guide procedures for pain management
* Evidence of participation in individual and group psychological work in pain medicine
Teaching
* Evidence of participation in bedside and classroom teaching
* Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a Clinical Supervisor
Teaching (Desirable)
* Experience of teaching nonmedical professionals
* Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as an Educational Supervisor.
* Educational qualification.
Management Ability
* Evidence of involvement in the management of an anaesthetic department
* Ability to organise and advise on efficient anaesthetic services.
Audit and Research
* Evidence of life‑long learning
* Participation in reflective practice and incident reporting processes
* Participation in clinical audit and/or service improvement projects.
Audit and Research (Desirable)
* Involvement in research projects relevant to anaesthesia, critical care or pain medicine.
* Commitment to continue research towards higher qualification.
Presentations and Publications
* Presentations at regional and/or national meetings.
Presentations and Publications (Desirable)
* Publications relevant to the post.
Networking
* Membership of relevant societies
Networking (Desirable)
* Attendance at meetings
Other
* Overseas experience/experience in other UK regions.
Details
* Grade: Consultant
* Salary: £109,725 to £145,478 per annum
* Contract: Permanent
* Working pattern: Full-time
* Reference number: 287-RSUR-194-25
* Job locations: Broadgreen Hospital Site, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Thomas Dr, Liverpool, L14 3LB
Employer Details
* Employer name: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
* Website: https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/
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