Consultant Cardiac Anaesthetist - Brighton, United Kingdom - 279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
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2 weeks ago

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University Sussex Hospitals (East) are looking for an outstanding substantive consultant anaesthetist to join our team at the Sussex Cardiac Centre working in a fantastic area of the country.

Our anaesthetic department is dynamic and has an excellent reputation for teaching, research and innovation for the benefit of our population.

The successful applicants will have the opportunity to hone and expand their clinical skills in addition to developing services within University Hospitals Sussex and our partner organisations.


Despite being an established service, there are plenty of opportunities for leading service development and quality improvement projects and experience/enthusiasm for these areas would be welcomed.


We are large teaching department with an associated medical school so we expect all consultants to participate in the education and training of medical and non-medical colleagues.

Those with a proven track record of delivering education to these groups will find plenty to occupy themselves.

Further details of the duties of the role can be obtained by contacting the clinical lead or clinical director.


At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating.

Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed.

We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs.

This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.


As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be.

From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop.

We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.


The job plan will consist of fixed cardiac surgery/cardiology lists based at the Royal Sussex County Hospital, weeks with daytime responsibility for the cardiac intensive care unit, and can include flexible general anaesthetic sessions by agreement which may vary in nature from week to week depending on the interest and skill set of the successful individual.

The post holder will participate in a dedicated on-call rota for cardiac anaesthesia and CICU at the RSCH sites


Participation in monthly department governance meetings and regular cardiac meetings will be included within the SPA allocation of this post.

In addition, there will be responsibilities for supervising and assessing specialist trainees and other members of the multi disciplinary team


The theatre template is defined around a rolling five-week timetable with one week for cover of the CICU and the remainder covering cardiac theatres and general anaesthetic sessions.

Each job plan has an average one or more sessions every week nominated as 'flexible'. Flexible sessions are usually fixed in time, but flexible in-year sessions may also be job planned by mutual agreement.


The SPA activity undertaken by the post holder will be reviewed after 3 months in post in line with current trust guidance and additional SPA time up to 2PAs in total will be provided by mutual agreement.


The post holder will have a commitment to teaching of both undergraduates and postgraduates and evidence of active participation in teaching.

When appointed to the Trust Consultants will be expected to work from any Trust site.
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