Locum Consultant in Paediatric Anaesthesia - Leeds, United Kingdom - Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

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Leeds, United Kingdom

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THE LEEDS WAY VALUES Our values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this as a strength, as well as a responsibility.

They have been developed by our staff and set out what they see as important to how we work.

Our five values are:

Patient-centered Collaborative Fair Accountable Empowered All our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

By bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving forward change to deliver the highest quality care.

By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.

WYAAT is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country.

The Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that ambition.

The post-holder will be required to participate in the undergraduate teaching programme for the school of Medicine, University of Leeds, which is organised on a speciality or clinical area basis.

The post-holder will be required to collaborate with clinical colleagues to deliver appropriate undergraduate teaching in accordance with the Trust contract with the NHS Executive in association with the University of Leeds.

The appointee will be expected, with colleagues to also contribute to the teaching of postgraduates, including the teaching programme for SpRs in anaesthesia in the Yorkshire Deanery.

JOB PLAN AND WORKING ARRANGEMENTS The job plan review will take place annually, normally with the Clinical Director or Lead Clinician for Anaesthesia.

There may be an interim review of the job plan where duties, responsibilities, accountability arrangements or objectives have changed or need to change significantly within the area.

5.1 Proposed Job Plan The post consists of 10 PAs with 8.5 PAs of direct clinical care (DCC) and 1.5 PA of supporting professional activity (SPA).

These 10 PAs will be delivered in anaesthesia.

This job plan will fit together with colleagues job-plans with a careful rota of clinical sessions, to ensure robust cover.

5.2 Accountability The post-holder is managerially accountable for the use of resources to the Chief Executive and professionally accountable to the Chief Medical Officer through Clinical Directors.

This may be amended in the light of the Trusts management arrangements.

5.3 Standards of Conduct and Behaviour He/she will be required to work to the standards set out by the General Medical Council in Good Medical Practice.

This includes protecting patients when you believe that a doctors or other colleagues conduct, performance or health is a threat to them.

If, after establishing the facts, it is necessary, you must follow the Trusts procedures in this matter and inform your Clinical Director or Medical Director in the first instance.

Your general conduct at work should comply with the standards set out in the Trusts document on Appraisal, in particular the section on Core Behaviours.

5.4 Consultant Appraisal Appraisal will be a contractual requirement for all consultant staff and the Trust attaches considerable importance to this approach intended to be of benefit to individual consultants and to achieve the highest possible standards in the delivery of healthcare and services.

Arrangements for annual appraisal will be managed through the medical director for workforce 5.5 Leave Arrangements All leave should be applied for in accordance with the Trusts Leave Policy, normally giving six weeks notice of any leave, other than in exceptional circumstances.

5.6 Training During the course of your employment, you agree to undergo whatever training the Trust deems necessary. You will undertake all mandatory training required for the role. This may include, but is not limited to, induction training, professional development and safe working practices.

Funding of such training will be in accordance with the Trusts Staff Development Policy.

5.7 Continuing Medical Education The Trust fully supports the requirement for CME by the relevant Royal College and acknowledges that it is an essential component of a consultants professional activities that will be reviewed during the appraisal process and revalidation.

Time and financial support for these activities will be granted in accordance with the Trusts Leave Policy.

5.8 Secretarial Support As part of the resource commitments to enable the post-holder to fulfil their job plan, the appointee will have access to such secretarial assistance as is required.

As a supervisor/manager