Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. FRCA (or equivalent); completion of specialist training in anaesthesia. SIA/ Fellowship in area relevant to job plan –e.g. perioperative medicine/ regional
Desirable criteria
2. Formal teaching or management qualification. CPET qualification
Registration
Essential criteria
3. GMC Specialist Register for Anaesthesia (or within 6 months of CCT).
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
4. Competence in general anaesthesia including emergencies; experience in managing high-risk patients.
5. Evidence of Stage 3, SIA or equivalent training in obstetric anaesthesia, paediatric anaesthesia and anaesthesia for airway surgery/shared airway to cover NPH on calls.
6. Recent experience and capabilities to manage the critically ill child to at least stage 3 (or equivalent) standard.
Desirable criteria
7. NHS experience within the last 3 years. Additional experience in perioperative care e.g. prehabilitation or preoperative assessment. Experience as a Locum Consultant at an acute hospital.
8. APLS/EPLS, ALS
9. Experience and capability to manage complex airways to SIA standard (or equivalent) SIA (or equivalent) in perioperative medicine/prehabilitation
Teaching
Essential criteria
10. Experience in teaching and training undergraduates, postgraduates and junior medical staff.
11. Stage 3, SIA or equivalent level of training in Education and Training (including has met requirements to be a clinical supervisor). Commitment to work as educational supervisor.
Desirable criteria
12. Simulation or educational qualification
Management and Audit
Essential criteria
13. Leadership skills. Ability to motivate and develop the multi-disciplinary team, balancing departmental and personal objectives
14. Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures.
15. Understands the managerial, administrative and organisational roles expected of consultants as evidenced by Stage 3 or equivalent training in Management and Professional and Regulatory Requirements. Understands the principles of quality improvement (QI) and audit as evidenced by Stage 3 training or equivalent in Safety and QI.
Desirable criteria
16. Management qualification or current study towards this.
17. Evidence of service design or leadership training. Knowledge of finance/budgets
Research
Essential criteria
18. Knowledge of research methodology; ability to apply evidence-based practice. Ability to work within research governance procedures.
Desirable criteria
19. Training in research methodology and IT. Publications in peer review journals Presentations to learned societies. Evidence of ongoing interest and achievement in research
Communication and Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
20. Excellent communication (written and spoken), teamwork and professionalism; commitment to CPD.
Desirable criteria
21. Experienced in electronic patient record records, eg CERNER