Locum Consultant Anaesthetist

Job Overview

This post is to provide, develop and expand services including High Dependency Care, Maternal Critical Care, and Gynaecology including Reproductive Medicine, Gynecological Oncology & Robotic Surgeries and Obstetrics provided at the Liverpool Women's Hospital.

The department expects and promotes good teaching and training for junior anaesthetic staff and the successful appointees will contribute in this area along with providing training for other groups of staff within the Trust.

Supporting professional activity time (SPA) is offered initially as 1.5 PA (6 hrs) for purposes of, among others, continuing professional development, enhanced appraisal and revalidation, with further SPAs granted after agreement of a job plan with the Clinical Director and Medical Director.

The post holder will have adequate office accommodation and secretarial support. Funding is available for appropriate study leave and Continuing Professional Development.

We are seeking doctors who are on the Specialist Register in Anaesthesia and hold the FRCA or equivalent. The successful candidate will have recent, wide knowledge and experience of high risk obstetric anaesthesia and suitable experience of anaesthesia for high dependency care especially for obstetrics and gynaecology. The candidate will be expected to take an active part in the Society of Mersey Obstetric Anaesthesia and Obstetric Anaesthesia Association activities.

Main duties of the job

A core component of this post is a clinical commitment to the Trust's Main Delivery Suite and is intended to provide the appointee with the opportunity of continuing and expanding the obstetric anaesthetic services already established at the Liverpool Women's Hospital. The work on delivery suite encompasses elective and emergency obstetric anesthesia in supporting the busy unit.

It is envisaged that twilight sessions may become necessary in the future and this will be under review.

Close teamwork with anaesthetic, obstetric and midwifery colleagues are essential, as this is a tertiary referral centre for complicated obstetric problems. Taking part and developing high dependency care along with routine obstetric anaesthesia and analgesic tasks provides an enjoyable and challenging field to teach trainees and develop research active in the department and Trust.

Job responsibilities

There is a whole day (2 sessions) Gynaecology Oncology list working in a busy and vital area of Gynaecology. Patients of wide age range and fitness require surgical assistance and anaesthetic care.

Commitment includes additional 2 sessions made up of theatre lists or Preoperative assessment clinic in Gynaecological Surgery at the Liverpool Women's Hospital.

Provide teaching and training for junior anaesthetic staff and other groups of staff within the Trust.

Support professional activity time (SPA) and further SPAs are granted after agreement of a job plan with the Clinical Director and Medical Director.

Person Specification Teaching Experience

• Evidence of achieving GMC standards to be recognised as a clinical supervisor
• Teaching Experience

Skills, Knowledge and Aptitudes

• Able to work within the existing directorate framework and compatibility with all existing consultant staff
• Committed to specialty and enthusiastic about the role of anaesthetists
• Commitment to team working and Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organisational skills
• Experience of supervising anaesthetic trainees
• Experience of teaching non-medical professionals
• Evidence of caring and responsible attitude to colleagues

Qualifications

• MBChB or equivalent FRCA or equivalent
• Minimum of 7 years' experience in anaesthesia
• Full GMC registration CCT (or equivalent) with entry on Specialist Register for anaesthesia or within six months of anticipated CCT date on the date of interview
• Additional postgraduate training (MRCP, MD etc)
• Minimum of 1 year worked within the NHS

Experience

• Smooth progression through training consistent with personal circumstances
• Higher level training in obstetric anaesthesia with recent, wide knowledge and experience of high risk obstetric anaesthesia
• Higher training in general, urological and gynaecological surgery
• Higher training in day case anaesthesia
• Minimum of 6 months training in intensive care at ST level
• ALS
• Advanced level training in obstetric anaesthesia or Evidence of managing Anaesthetic services on a labour ward - including elective/emergency section lists and input into the care of complex parturient
• Experience with anesthesia for the Robotic Surgeries
• Advanced level training in general, urological and gynaecological anaesthesia

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Salary

£109,725 to £145,478 a year (dependent on experience)