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Job summary

Main area
Anaesthesia
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Part time
40 hours per week (10 PA's per week)
Job ref
164-7018350
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Nottingham University Hospitals
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£99,532 - £131,964 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/03/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Consultant Anaesthetist

Consultant

Job overview

We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic and committed Consultant Anaesthetists to our friendly, supportive and dynamic Anaesthetic Department at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.Ìý Ìý

ÌýThe posts are full-time with each comprising a total of 10 PA per week (8.0 DCC + 2.0 SPA).Ìý Each post has fixed sessions in areas of sub-specialty practice and pre-operative assessment, plus annualised flexible sessions in a wide range of surgical specialties.

Main duties of the job

The appointee will be expected to work autonomously in their field of expertise to fulfil the clinical and non-clinical duties within the agreed Job Plan. The appointee will be responsible for the management of those patients under his/her care and be responsible with Consultant colleagues for the provision of both comprehensive elective and emergency anaesthetic services. The appointee will be required to devote substantially the whole of his/her time to the duties of the post according to the agreed Job Plan and give these priority at all times.

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To understand the role in more detail, please read the attached job description and person specification documents.ÌýÌýÌýÌý

Working for our organisation

The Department of Anaesthesia at Nottingham University Hospitals is friendly, supportive and cohesive.Ìý We provide in-patient and day-case anaesthetic services for a comprehensive range of elective and emergency surgical and non-surgical specialities at the City and QMC campuses.Ìý Our work is supported by Pre-operative Assessment, Acute Pain and Critical Care services.Ìý At the QMC campus, we also provide anaesthetic services for the Major Trauma service and Emergency Department.

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Nottingham University Hospitals is one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country. We are a large, complex, person-centred organisation with an excellent national and international reputation for the quality of patient care, research, education and innovation.Ìý For more information about the Trust, visit our .

Some of the benefits of working for our organisation include:

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Flexible working

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Opportunities forÌý to be innovative/creative in the workplace

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Friendly and supportive work colleagues within the team

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Salary sacrifice schemes

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cycle to work and travel

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Each post has a draft job plan which best reflects our assessment of what the final plans will be, based on an initial 10 PA contract.Ìý Each job plan consists of regular Direct Clinical Care (DCC) sessions in areas of sub-specialty practice, plus flexible DCC sessions which will be scheduled after agreement with the successful candidates.Ìý The post holders will contribute to the general, cross-campus out-of-hours service covering a single campus per on-call.Ìý These duties are subject to review from time to time in the light of the changing requirements of the service.Ìý If alterations to the described duties are required these will be mutually agreed between the appointee, his/her Consultant colleagues and the Trust.

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Any Consultant who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full-time will be eligible to be considered for the post on a part-time basis; if such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis with the Trust in consultation with Consultant colleagues.Ìý Anaesthesia provides a clinical service across both campuses.Ìý It is anticipated that the post holder may be reasonably asked to provide clinical sessions on either campus in the future as required by the service.

Please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification for key duties and responsibilities.

Person specification

Registration

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration with a licence to practice
  • Entry onto the GMC Specialist Register: CCT holder or expected within 6 months of interview or CESR holder

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • ALS Provider or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
  • Higher professional qualification

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Training and experience requisite to meeting all aspects of the job plan, including on call work.
  • Significant post-graduate experience in Anesthesia at a senior level in the NHS.
  • Technical skills/competencies required for all aspects of the job plan.
  • Ability to maintain clinical credibility and authority with a multi-professional team including junior doctors in training.
Desirable criteria
  • Specific training in communication skills
  • Completion of Stage 3 SIA relevant to the job plan
  • Post-CCT Anaesthesia fellowship relevant to the job plan

Management Skills

Desirable criteria
  • Higher management degree/qualification/training
  • Experience of change management

Teaching, Audit, & Research

Desirable criteria
  • Original research
  • Publications
  • Higher teaching degree/qualification

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Sumera Hussain
Job title
Head of Service - City Campus
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0115 9249924
Additional information

Ìýext 55637

orÌý

Dr Chris Harber, Head of Service, QMC Campus:ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Tel 0115 9249924 ext 81195