Consultant Anaesthetist - Manchester, United Kingdom - The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
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Due to a growth within our service, we are seeking to appoint several consultants to support the department of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Services across a range of oncological specialties in our large tertiary single site cancer centre.

The post holders will initially provide sessions in Anaesthesia at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust.

To contribute to the provision of Anaesthesia across a range of oncological specialties held at The Christie.


The post holder will do sessions in anaesthesia for oncological surgery and radiotherapy and also will provide consultant out-of-hours on call cover for Theatres.


One of the post holders will also have the opportunity to contribute to the Oncology Critical Care Unit (OCCU) rota and on call cover for Critical Care.


There is a possibility to expand the post responsibility to critical care on call and daytime cover depending on willingness and qualifications of a post holder.

The department has a rolling rota developed from the agreed job plans of all consultants. Individual job plans reflect this and are reviewed annually, in keeping with current trust policy.


The Department of Anaesthesia, Acute & Chronic Pain and Critical Care resides within the directorate of Anaesthesia, Theatres and Surgery (ATS) which is part of the division of Clinical Support & Specialist Surgery.


The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, situated in south Manchester, is the largest cancer treatment centre of its kind in Europe, and an international leader in cancer research and development.

The Christie serves a local population of 3 million within the Greater Manchester and Cheshire Cancer Network, providing surgery, radiotherapy and complex chemotherapy services.

Satellite radiotherapy sites in Oldham, Salford, Macclesfield and a mobile chemotherapy service to enable the majority of care to be delivered close to the patient's home.


The hospital has continued a program of major investment at the main hospital site, this includes: the recent opening of NHS England's first Proton Beam Therapy Centre, an eight bedded Oncological Critical Care Unit (OCCU) with Level 3 facilities, nine theatres, two Da Vinci robotic surgical systems, an active Clinical Trials Unit, Oak Road Treatment Centre chemotherapy suite (the largest in the UK - working 6 days a week), Brachytherapy unit, expanded Young Oncology and Haem-oncology unit, Maggie's Centre, Manchester Cancer Research Centre and the exciting redevelopment of the Paterson research facility to be opened 2023, which will give the opportunity of collaborative team research.

This post is complemented by 19 other consultants, nine of which contribute to critical care cover.

There are nine resident specialty doctors covering OCCU, supported by two specialist trainees in Acute Medicine and one Advanced Nurse Practitioner.


The post holder will share with the other consultants the responsibility for the continuity of care of patients treated at The Christie.

S/he will be expected to work with local managers and professional

colleagues in the efficient running of services and will share administrative duties with consultant colleagues.

Clinical

Anaesthetic Services

Anaesthetic care is available for a range of specialised oncological surgical procedures, often complex and requiring multidisciplinary input. The specialties involved include GI and colorectal surgery, urology, gynaecology, plastic and reconstructive surgery. Anaesthetic services are also provided for brachytherapy/radiotherapy, including paediatric and interventional radiology.

Acute and Chronic Pain Service


The Acute Pain Service at the Christie has long been established as a part of patient care in the trust.

This service oversees approximately 300 epidurals and 300 PCAs per year offered through theatres and the OCCU, predominately for the surgical patients.

The service also provides, and has

written, the epidural, acute pain and PCA guidelines and prescription charts for the trust. It also provides the educational programme and educational materials for all grades of staff.


The Service also has a close relationship with the Supportive Care Team (approximately 15% of acute pain patients coming through The Christie also have chronic pain problems).

Surgery


The Christie Directorate of Surgery is a specialist tertiary referral surgical centre that concentrates on rare cancers, complex procedures and multi-disciplinary cancer surgery and sits within the Cancer Centre Services Division of the Trust.

All of our specialities (colorectal surgery, urology, gynaecology, plastic and reconstruction) work as a single service in a network across populations ranging from million, with Senior Specialist Registrars and Clinical Fellows allocated by the Specialty Training Committees to support these areas.

Surgery is an integral part of The Christie comprehensive cancer centre. Our surgical teams work closely with other professionals, e.g. Clinical and Medical Oncology, Di
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