Consultant in General Anaesthesia - Bristol, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

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Bristol, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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There never has been a more exciting time to join us; University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust and Weston Area Health Trust have joined to become one organisation.

Together, we form one of the largest NHS trusts in the country.

The Department of General Anaesthesia sits within the Division of Surgery; however the wider anaesthesia service bridges four clinical divisions of

UHBW:

Surgery (general anaesthesia and critical care), Specialised Services (cardiac anaesthesia), Women's and Children's (paediatric and obstetric anaesthesia) and Weston Business Unit.

The Department of Anaesthesia is seeking consultants in general anaesthesia to join the team based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary.

The successful applicant will join a group of 45 substantive consultants within the general anaesthesia group. The post will be offered at 10 PAs.

This post will be based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary and will address a flexible service requirement for adult general anaesthetic services for maxillofacial, ENT, dental, obstetrics, gynaecology, thoracic, upper & lower GI and ophthalmic surgery, fixed lines, acute and chronic pain and pre-operative assessment.

The role will be split across the following hospital sites: Bristol Royal Infirmary, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol Eye Hospital, South Bristol Community Hospital and Weston General Hospital.

The applicant must hold FRCA (UK) or equivalent and be within 6 months of their CCT date at the time of interview.

The primary responsibility of the post holder is to help ensure the smooth running of the service provided by the General Anaesthetic department.

This post will be based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary with cross-site working covering Weston General Hospital.

The post holder will be expected to contribute to the general on-call consultant rota as well as predictable weekend working based at the Bristol Royal Infirmary site.

The post holder will be expected to use their SPA to maintain the skills required to cover the general on-call commitments.

1.5 SPA per week is allocated for continuing professional development as well as core aspects of teaching, administration, audit, management and research.

Additional SPA may be awarded to Consultants undertaking additional roles in the department and/or wider hospital. There will be annual job plan meetings during which SPA and DCC allocations will be reviewed.

For a more detailed job description including the main responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Interview date will be Thursday February 1st2024.

Clinical Director for General Anaesthesia:
Dr Claire Dowse

AGM for Anaesthesia:
Mr Lee Bradley

Contact:
Jane McLean