Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia

Whole-time consultant post in the paediatric anaesthesia team at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, one of 11 consultants covering the department. The work centres on safe perioperative anaesthesia for elective and emergency paediatric cases, with supervision of junior doctors and service development. The post stands out for regular neonatal surgery, cover for many surgical and procedural specialties and a non-resident on-call rota. Candidates need a fellowship in paediatric anaesthesia and FRCA or equivalent.

What the job involves

• Provide a safe and efficient paediatric anaesthetic service for elective and emergency care, including preoperative assessment and perioperative care
• Maintain the highest clinical standards and share day-to-day patient management with colleagues
• Support elective and emergency theatre sessions, including neonatal surgery and paediatric emergency anaesthesia
• Take part in the non-resident paediatric consultant anaesthetist on-call rota, currently 1 in 9.5
• Run specialist high-risk anaesthesia outpatient clinics
• Work with paediatric surgery, radiology, pain, pre-assessment, theatre and wider teams to deliver safe perioperative pathways
• Contribute to multidisciplinary case discussions and perioperative decision-making
• Supervise, train, appraise and assess junior medical staff and other clinical staff groups
• Cover colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences, working flexibly to meet service pressures
• Take part in service development and business planning with consultants, the CMG and local partners
• Take part in audit, quality improvement, clinical governance, CPD and mandatory governance meetings
• Maintain CPD and engage with appraisal and revalidation, and complete Trust induction and competency programmes

What's required Qualifications

• MB;BS or equivalent
• Fully accredited for Higher Specialist Training, or eligible for the Specialist Register within 6 months of interview
• FRCA or equivalent

Registration & licences

• Full GMC registration

Experience

• Fellowship in paediatric anaesthesia
• Clinical skills and experience to meet all aspects of the job plan
• Experience of quality improvement and audit
• Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
• Evidence of recent research and development activity

Skills & knowledge

• Sound clinical judgement and clear, logical, analytical thinking
• Organising, prioritising and managing clinical workload
• Working in a multidisciplinary team, supervising, appraising and assessing juniors
• Critical appraisal of research and supervising junior research projects
• Understanding of the wider health agenda and modern NHS, with negotiating and influencing skills to overcome barriers to change

Other

• Motivating and developing medical and non-medical staff, with personal integrity and reliability
• Empathy, emotional intelligence and adequate written and spoken English, treating all individuals with dignity and respect

Nice to have

• Membership of relevant specialist societies or associations
• Higher degree such as MSc or MD
• Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest
• Management training on an accredited course
• Awareness of service development issues, with a track record of successful change management
• Postgraduate qualification in teaching and training, or willingness to develop new teaching approaches
• Publications in nationally or internationally recognised peer-reviewed journals in the specialty
• Formal audit and quality improvement courses, or published audit

What's offered

• Continuing medical education commitment from the Trust