Consultant Anaesthetist

• Together with other colleagues, to provide a high quality care service to patients. This includes all aspects of treatment and relevant. management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group
• Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible also for covering colleagues periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
• Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitionersas a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues
• Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
• Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trusts R&D framework.
• Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes and Learning from Deaths.
• Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan. This may include assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
• Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
• Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty. This will include fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
• Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced. This may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
• Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
• Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
• Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
• Kings is committed to providing Consultant led 7-day services and in the event of future developments the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.

Essential

• Registerable medical qualification.
• Full MRCP.

Desirable

• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g MD) in the field of Perioperative Medicine or Medical Education.

Essential

• Full Registration with GMC.
• Name on GMC Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment.

Essential

• Wide experience in all aspects of anaesthesia, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC.

Desirable

• A special interest or fellowship.
• Ability to provide Anaesthetics in the fields of Ophthalmology/ Obstetrics/ regional.

Essential

• Experience in day-to-day organisation of Anaesthetic services in a busy Teaching Hospital.
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills.
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes.

Essential

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams.

Desirable

• Management course and/or qualification.

Essential

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit.
• Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.

Desirable

• Audit Publications.

Essential

• Experience of clinical research
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.

Essential

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation.

Desirable

• Teaching skills course/qualifications.