Locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthetics - Leicester, United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Description

Locum Consultant in Anaesthesia
UHL is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national, and international population. We serve the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and specialist services over a much wider area.

Applications are invited for enthusiastic and highly motivated Locum Consultants in Anaesthesia to join our expanding team at the University Hospitals of Leicester.

This is a full time post for 12 month, many of our previous post holders have proceeded to a substantive position.

To provide Consultant Anaesthetic cover for anaesthesia, elective and emergency surgery at UHL including preoperative assessment and postoperative care.
To participate in an Anaesthetic On-Call Rota and/or weekend emergency or trauma cover.
Deliver a high quality anaesthetic service, supporting the department with a positive attitude towards flexible working.
Supervise and train junior anaesthetists.
Take part in pre assessment and high risk clinics.
Teaching Post-graduate and under-graduate, research and administration.
To work flexibly to help cover the workload of the CMG.
high-quality care for all,
research and education excellence

And we will embed health equality in all we do - taking active steps to reduce the avoidable differences in healthcare that some people face, working in partnership with communities.

This is an exciting moment as we look to the future with clarity on what we already do well and where we need to focus our energies to make an even bigger difference for the people we serve.

The overriding purpose is to support the provision of highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement.

Responsibility for the provision of a safe and efficient anaesthetic service elective and emergency care at UHL including preoperative assessment and postoperative care.

To participate in the Consultant Anaesthetist non-resident on-call rota and weekend resident rota.
To support the Consultant-delivered Perioperative Medicine Service
To work flexibly to support the workload and cover for colleagues' annual leave and other authorised absences.
~ To participate in service development and business planning in collaboration with the other Consultants in the department, the CMG and local GPs and commissioners within the local CCGs.

Professional supervision and management of junior medical staff including the observance of local employment and human resource policies and procedures

Responsibilities for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing medical education activity, locally and nationally.

The post-holder is expected to participate in teaching and training of junior staff and other clinical staff groups. The appointee will also have supervision responsibilities for junior medical staff within the specialty.

If appropriate the post-holder will be named in the contract of junior staff as the person responsible for overseeing their training and as an initial source of advice to such doctors regarding their careers.

Participating in medical audit, the Trusts Clinical Governance processes and in CPD CPD is provided in job plans and attendance at audit and other governance meetings is mandatory.

In line with GMC Good Medical Practice it is the responsibility of the post-holder to ensure that all duties are carried out to the highest possible standard, and in accordance with current quality initiatives within the area of work.

The post-holder is expected to participate in professional continuing medical education study leave is provided for this purpose.
The post-holder will be required to maintain their continuing professional development (CPD) to be able to successfully revalidate.

As per the Trust requirement the successful candidate will be required to have annual appraisal and attend / keep fully up to date with statutory and mandatory training as stipulated.

Qualifications / Training

Fully Accredited for Higher Specialist Training or will be eligible for inclusion on the Specialist Register within 6 months of the interview date.

Evidence of clinical or research commitment and a relevant specialty interest

Demonstrable skills in written and spoken English that are adequate to enable effective communication with patients and colleagues
Equality & Diversity
Experience of and commitment to teaching undergraduate and postgraduates.
Evidence of training for teaching and teaching efficacy
Evidence of clinical or research commitment in specialty interest

Related training and research interests
Experience in and commitment to medical audit.
Published research in a relevant field.
Evidence of clinical or research commitment in specialty interest