Job overview
Anaesthetic Consultant with a General interest (EGH)
10 PA
On Call rota 1 in 12
The Anaesthetics department is a friendly and supportive one. We have achieved ACSA Accreditation from the Royal College of Anaesthetists and are extremely proud of this achievement. We welcome innovation and will support change where it improves care to our patients.
Main duties of the job
The proposed job plan for this post is attached. This will be discussed in detail with the post holder on appointment and become operational.
Job plans will be reviewed annually, following an appraisal meeting. The job plan will be a prospective agreement that sets out a consultant’s typical working pattern, duties, objectives and responsibilities for the coming year. It will cover all aspects of a consultant’s professional practice including clinical work, teaching, research, education, managerial responsibilities and external commitments.
Additional programmed activities may be offered to the post holder. Any offer of additional programmed
activities will be based on the needs of the service and in line with the Trust objectives and will be reviewed on an annual basis.
On Call Arrangements:
The post holder will be required to participate in a non-resident 1:12 on call rota.
The post holder will provide on call for Anaesthetics/HDU on the Epsom Hospital site
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Thank you for showing an interest in working with us at Epsom and St Helier – a family of more
than 7,000 colleagues. We are truly an integrated health and care Trust. In simple terms, that
means that as well as the services we provide at our acute care hospitals (Epsom in Surrey and
St Helier nearby in southwest London) we work with local GPs, mental health services,
community providers and local authorities, with the joint aim of preventing local people from
becoming unwell, and when they do, that they receive the right care, in the right place, with the
right support.
So, as well as great hospital care, together we offer an increasing range of services. These
include adult community health, sexual health and children's therapies. Many of these
community services are run by the partnerships we host, Surrey Downs Health and Care and
Sutton Health and Care.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
2. Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CESR or equivalent
3. EPALS / APLS training
4. Stage 3 ICM training or equivalent
5. Stage 3 Obstetric anaesthesia training or equivalent
6. Stage 3 Paediatric anaesthesia training or equivalent
7. Stage 3 SIA in Advanced airway anaesthesia or equivalent
Desirable criteria
8. Specialist interest in other anaesthetic subspecialties
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
9. Broad range of experience in delivering anaesthesia for elective and emergency surgery for patients of all ages
10. Stage 3 SIA in Advanced airway management or equivalent
Desirable criteria
11. Broad experience in peri- operative medicine for high risk patients
Management experience
Essential criteria
12. Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CESR
Desirable criteria
13. Familiarity with issues of service organisation and development
Teaching
Essential criteria
14. Stage 3 or equivalent experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
Desirable criteria
15. Experience of supervising junior doctors
Reasearch
Essential criteria
16. Ability to contribute to change management
Desirable criteria
17. Ability to critically review research
18. Evidence of Audit/Research
Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.
If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.
ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching.