Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist

Main area Anaesthetist Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 40 hours per week (10 Session Per week) Job ref 213-MED-DH-

Employer King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Denmark Hill Town Denmark Hill Salary £109,725 - £145,478 Per annum excluding London zone allowance Salary period Yearly Closing 07/06/:59

Main duties of the job

The post will be based mainly at Denmark Hill site and the proposed 10 PA Job Plan is attached. There will be an average of 8.5 Programmed Activities of Direct Clinical Care with the remainder being allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities worked over an average of 3.5 days (this includes covering the non-resident cardiac on call with a 1:7 or 1:9 frequency which attracts a 5% or 3% uplift).

Integral to these responsibilities is the following:

• The provision of a first class clinical service
• Effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty
• Sustaining and developing teaching and research in conjunction with King's College London / KHP
• Undertaking all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies
• Conducting clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's service plans
• Maintaining the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Division or the Trus

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Togetherwith othercolleagues, to providea high-qualitycare service topatients.Thisincludes all aspectsof treatment and relevant management dutiesfor the properfunctioning of the Care Group.
• Shared responsibility with other colleagues and Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract
• Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
• Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
• Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group's management team where part of the service structure
• Contribute to the Care Group's research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework
• Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
• Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Group's Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies
• Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s)
• Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post- qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
• Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
• Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
• Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
• Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
• King's is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.

Qualifications & Higher Education

• Full Registration with GMC and completed subspecialty training programme in anaesthesia at time of appointment or equivalent experience
• On the specialist register at the point of taking up the post

Training and Experience

• Wide experience and accredited training in most aspects of anaesthesia including cardiothoracic surgery and capable of delivering services appropriate to a large teaching hospital (e.g. maxillo-facial surgery and Day Surgery)
• Advanced cardiac training/fellowship and experience in TOE (transoesophageal echocardiography)
• Experience of delivering Anaesthesia at Consultant level and supervising junior colleagues within that capacity.
• Accreditation in TOE (transoesophageal echocardiography)

Administration

• Experience in day to day organisation of Anaesthetic services in a busy NHS Hospital

Management and Leadership

• Experience in day to day organisation of anaesthetic services in a busy Teaching Hospital
• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
• Familiarity with current structure of Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
• Management course and/or qualification

Audit

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
• Organisation of Audit/Journal Clubs and Morbidity & Mortality Meetings.

Research and Publications

• Experience of clinical research
• Publication of relevant peer reviewed papers in the field of Anaesthesia/ transplantation

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.