Consultant Anaesthetist

The successful candidate will contribute to the full range of anaesthetic services provided by the Department and will be expected to work collaboratively and flexibly to support the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care.

The post holder will contribute to the provision of consultant anaesthetic cover across a wide range of surgical specialties and will support colleagues where required to maintain service provision.

Clinical sessions are available across a diverse range of surgical specialties including General, Vascular, Neuro, Urology, Orthopaedics, ENT, Head & Neck, Ophthalmology, Trauma, Breast, Thrombectomy and Gynaecological Surgery.

The successful candidate will also be expected to participate in the consultant on-call rota, contribute to the supervision, education and training of junior doctors and take an active role in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement and service development within the Department.

You will be able to find a full Job Description and Personal Specification attached within the supporting documents.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.

Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.

Qualifications

Experience

Essential: - Broad training and experience in Anaesthetics

Ability

Essential: - Commitment to team approach and multi-disciplinary working; - Counselling and communication skills

Audit

Research

Essential: - Active Research Interests

Desirable: - Evidence of initiating, progressing and concluding research projects with publication

Management

Essential: - Commitment to participating in and understanding of the management process

Teaching

Essential: - Evidence of teaching medical students and junior doctors

Desirable: - Organisation of (undergraduate and/or postgraduate) teaching programmes

Personal Qualities

Essential: - Evidence of ability to work both in a team and alone